Black Library launches Scouring series, Ashes of the Imperium arrives

Black Library released Ashes of the Imperium, the opening novel of its Scouring series written by Chris Wraight, and made the title available in digital and audio formats on 05 Dec 2025. Positioned as a direct follow up to the Siege of Terra, the book explores the immediate aftermath as Terra lies in ruins, Horus is dead, the Emperor is silent, and a fractured Imperium grapples with a widening power vacuum and a surge of retribution.

The publisher product page lists the novel in eBook and audiobook formats and shows eBook and MP3 pricing on the store page. The product entry includes the story blurb that frames the Scouring era as a time of political and military chaos, and it links to sample extracts for readers who want a preview. The page also provides purchase and format options and offers excerpt downloads in ePub, Mobi, and audio formats.

For players and narrative organizers the release supplies concrete, usable material. Use the book to build post Siege campaign arcs, to seed tournaments and league storylines that reflect a destabilized Imperium, and to inform painting schemes and army rosters that emphasize retribution and fractured loyalties. Event organizers can center scenarios on contested power centers, civilian evacuations, or purge operations that mirror the book s themes. Check the Black Library product page to download the available samples and to confirm format compatibility before purchasing.

Community forums and club nights now have an immediate shared reference point for Scouring era debates and scenarios. With digital and audio editions accessible since 05 Dec 2025, readers can absorb the setting quickly and apply it to narrative play, mission design, and hobby projects. Verify edition details on the store page, use the sample extracts to plan game sessions, and consider the novel a direct source of inspiration for campaigns set in the turbulent years after the Siege of Terra.