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Everybody's raving about Galactic Racer's great muppets, and they're right, but I want to acknowledge that there's just a completely ordinary guy who sits next to Sebulba. Sebulba's friend Jason. I want to write his Wookieepedia entry.

A screenshot from Star Wars Galactic Racer. An alien lizard monkey muppet guy sits at a table. Next to him is a human man. He is wearing a jacket, and pants.

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Chris Thursten @cjpt.bsky.social · 12h

I think they've managed to get more profoundly lost in the territory between 'draw two circles' and 'draw the rest of the owl' than anyone in history. Just staggeringly far away from having a picture of an owl

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Mike Cook @mtrc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

New Post: Why I Love AI Next month it'll be twenty years since I went to university, learned to program, and studied AI. I wrote about why I loved it, why I still love it, and why, unfortunately, it no longer exists. www.possibilityspace.org/blog/posts/i...

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Chris Thursten @cjpt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Massive congrats to @marshdavies.bsky.social and @rossignol.bsky.social on GOLD TEETH! Which I guess is out now, because I have it. The book's come out beautifully, and I'm a big fan of Marsh's decision to disembowel himself on page 44.

A big red pirate roleplaying hardback called GOLD TEETH. There's a skull and crossbones on it. Its teeth are gold.

An illustration of a grotty little sailor getting disemboweled by a cannon. He looks surprised that this has happened to him, which is honestly out of character for Marsh.

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Chris Thursten @cjpt.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

It’s not the Toho crossover I was expecting, but sure, this tracks.

Godzilla (1954) is joined in his destruction of Tokyo by my cat, Potato (2026)

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Chris Thursten @cjpt.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I'm so sorry to hear this Jay, my heart goes out to you and your family.

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Chris Thursten @cjpt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Last weekend was pretty great.

Me and my wife (!) Abby in a cloud of confetti, which would subsequently be blown back into the faces of all our friends.

Me and my (wife!) at our wedding meal. A silly man has said something silly; everybody appears to be screaming.

Me being dramatically dipped by my wife (!) during our first dance. Our friends look on, screaming.

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Chris Thursten @cjpt.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I've sent the email and now Book Four is off to my editor. These moments feel so strange. It's like being one of those big dockside gantry cranes watching a boat plop out to sea. Bye, boat! I'll just stand here, then.

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Chris Thursten @cjpt.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

This is such a good use of the Steel Rook! An idea I am going to... steel...

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Chris Thursten @cjpt.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

So sad to hear about John Blanche. Hard to say anything that hasn't been said about the impact his art has had on so many of us. For me, writing Warhammer means building out from - and always arcing back toward - images like these and all of the ideas and feelings bound up in them. Rest in peace.

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Chris Thursten @cjpt.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Thought I'd kick off the year by painting a Blood Bowl team, having never done one before. That was January. Now it's basically June. Anyway, here are some Bretonnians.

A collection of painted Bretonnians for Blood Bowl, including one very small frog.

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Chris Thursten @cjpt.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

It’s a shame to see the Black Library Weekly coming to an end, but I’m glad to have had the chance to contribute some book recs to this penultimate edition.

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Chris Thursten @cjpt.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Great weekend of Age of Sigmar at the Big Bristol Brawl. Came away with Best Army, Best Painted, and Best Chaos! Potato for scale.

Three Warhammer event trophies - two that look like skulls with paintbrushes sticking out of them, and a third that looks like a hammer. They are being sniffed by a small golden cat.

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Chris Thursten @cjpt.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

“Anything’s a horse if you’re brave enough” really is an under acknowledged core pillar of Warhammer

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Chris Thursten @cjpt.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

My post-layoff professional hiatus has come to an end and I'm looking to rebuild my contact book. If you're in need of: ✏️ Fiction! Produced entirely by my human brain and hands! 🧙‍♂️ Narrative design, worldbuilding or creative direction! 🎺 Comms, bizdev or marketing support! ...then get in touch!

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Chris Thursten @cjpt.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I think so! If you think of Darkoath as dark fantasy taking place in one corner of a much larger setting then I don’t think the lack of wider knowledge should hinder you. I have friends in the same position who seemed to enjoy it!

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Chris Thursten @cjpt.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

The new Black Library app is now available, and my first novel Darkoath is free for the first month! Including the audiobook, if you’d like to hear Jon Rand’s excellent narration.

A screenshot from the new Black Library app showing a range of free titles, including ‘Darkoath’

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Chris Thursten @cjpt.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

I dunno, man, I live in the south west. That’s just a folk festival

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Paul Scott Canavan @paulscottcanavan.com · 22/02/2026

SORE GUM'S SECOND EP DROPS MARCH 6TH!!! Here's a little teaser of the three tracks. Gordy Crawford and I worked hard on this and I think it fucking slaps 🙏

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Chris Thursten @cjpt.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

There's a new Black Library app on the way, and if you link your account in the first month you can get Darkoath for free in ebook and audiobook! That's two of the different kinds of book it is! www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articl...

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A new Black Library app is on the way – here’s what you need to know

Collect all your eBooks and audiobooks in one place.

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Chris Thursten @cjpt.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Thanks for running a great event, man!

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Chris Thursten @cjpt.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Our team dodged the wooden spoon by a hair! I’m proud of us.

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Chris Thursten @cjpt.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Wrapped up Brotherhood 2026 in Cardiff with two pieces of glass for army painting! First place in the player vote, second place with the judges. Really happy - this is the first time I’ve won the vote at an event. Please do not ask any follow up questions about my win/loss ratio over the weekend.

Two glass trophies from Brotherhood 2026, a team event for Warhammer Age of Sigmar.

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Chris Thursten @cjpt.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

I’m at Firestorm in Cardiff this weekend for team Age of Sigmar. First proper outing for Abraxia and her various hangers-on since I finished my Slaves to Darkness project at the start of the year.

A collection of Slaves to Darkness Warhammer miniatures arranged on a gaming table.

A close-up of a Chaos Lord miniature and his retinue.

Chaos Warriors clash with Seraphon in a game of Age of Sigmar.

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Chris Thursten @cjpt.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Grombrindal: Ancestor’s Burden is out now in paperback! Some of these stories have previously been available as six magazines, a hardback, an audiobook, an ebook, and a Word document on my computer. This is perhaps the most convenient iteration yet!

A paperback copy of ‘Grombrindal: Ancestor’s Burden’ on a bookstore shelf.

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Cinderfall Gaming @cinderfallgaming.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

In today’s Black Library review we check out Abraxia, Spear of the Everchosen by @cjpt.bsky.social , the first full length story focussing on the everchosen’s herald. youtu.be/A4AEusMVX5g?...

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Age of Sigmar Black Library Review: Abraxia Spear of the Everchosen by Chris Thurston

YouTube video by Cinderfall Gaming

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Graham Smith @grahamsmith.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

A new website about PC games, from me, @brendyc.bsky.social and @jonhicks.com. Reader-supported, which means no ads, no guff, and lots of games blogging about delightful things to play. If you liked our work on RPS, we think you'll like @jank.cool.

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Jay “Lorehunter” Kirkman @theblacklibrarian.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

The 2025 @goonhammer.com Book Awards! Who will win Best #BlackLibrary Writer? Nominees are: > @johnfrench.bsky.social > @guyhaley.bsky.social > Robbie MacNiven > @aptshadow.bsky.social > @cjpt.bsky.social VOTE NOW! www.goonhammer.com/the-2025-goo... #Warhammer #BookSky

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Jay “Lorehunter” Kirkman @theblacklibrarian.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

2025 @goonhammer.com Book Awards Who will win Best Age of Sigmar Novel? > Abraxia, Spear of the Everchosen by @cjpt.bsky.social > Starseer's Ruin by @aptshadow.bsky.social > Ushoran, Mortarch of Delusion by @dalelucas.bsky.social VOTE NOW! www.goonhammer.com/the-2025-goo... #Warhammer

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Paul Scott Canavan @paulscottcanavan.com · 06/01/2026

I painted Minilla for my friend Chris. You're welcome, sorry @cjpt.bsky.social

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Tom Francis @pentadact.com · 08/01/2026

I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice: www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1... I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.

A timeline visually representing the advice from my post, emphasising how dramatically and reliably having more time, with a testable build, converts to your game being better and your studio being safer.

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Chris Thursten @cjpt.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

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Chris Thursten @cjpt.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

I repainted Abraxia’s face after seeing Valera Lutfullina’s cover treatment for the limited edition hardback. Such a great piece.

A close-up of a painted Abraxia miniature, showing horned woman with burning eyes.

The limited edition hardback of Abraxia: Spear of the Everchosen, featuring a stylised depiction of the title character.

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Chris Thursten @cjpt.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

And, in the same time span, these guys. When I started collecting Age of Sigmar, Varanguard were unimaginably intimidating minis. I have now painted six of them and this is still the case. Also! All of these minis correspond to characters in the novel. According to me, anyway.

Three painted Varanguard minis - armoured knights with daemonic weapons.

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Chris Thursten @cjpt.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

After maybe 15 months (!) of sporadic effort, I’ve finally finished painting Abraxia and her entourage. I wrote the novel faster.

A painted miniature of Abraxia - an armoured warrior with a burning spear riding a pale, wingless draconic monster.

Three painted Chaos Lord miniatures, including a sorcerer.

A painted Daemon Prince miniature standing over a lava flow.

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Chris Thursten @cjpt.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Happy to have made two contributions to the Black Library in the last year. Thanks to everybody who read Abraxia or Grombrindal - the community response to both was really fun to watch. Unlikely to be much new fiction from me in 2026, as I'm currently working on novel number four. 2027, though...

Hardback copies of 'Grombrindal: Ancestor's Burden' and 'Abraxia: Spear of the Everchosen' on a wooden tabletop.

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Chris Thursten @cjpt.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Happy New Year, all. I'm glad to put 2025 behind me, on balance. But this was also the year that I had a game dev stress dream about herding cats so vivid that it led obliquely but inexorably to the adoption of my golden son, Potato. So thanks, 2025. Thanks, game development. Thanks, Potato.

A small golden cat called Potato sits on a tabletop next to a wicker basket and a fruit bowl. He is sitting still because he can see, off-camera, that I have some smoked salmon.

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Chris Thursten @cjpt.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

It’s a dreadful privilege to be so Known. Thank you, friend

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Paul Scott Canavan @paulscottcanavan.com · 18/12/2025

Was very happy to contribute some thoughts to this excellent article 🙏

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Chris Thursten @cjpt.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

There’s something incredibly funny to me about getting a buzzy recap of that time I got laid off

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Marsh Davies @marshdavies.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Hard to think of *any* issue in my life on which the public have been so uniformly opposed to the govt's agenda. The unanimity exceeds any anti-war movement, even. What could the govt even propose that would less popular? Excited to see Starmer try!!

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Chris Thursten @cjpt.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Just finished More Everything Forever by @adambecker.bsky.social - really thorough and humane joining-of-the-dots between AI, effective altruism, SF, cosmism and plutocracy that arcs, as most things should, toward the inevitable conclusion that Le Guin was right about everything

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Chris Thursten @cjpt.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

I'm all in favour of Chaos Christmas. Abraxia's probably the least festive book I've written - it's more of a breezy beach read - but enjoy!

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Chris Thursten @cjpt.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Due to scheduling weirdness, Grombrindal was also up for the 2024 vote earlier this year, alongside Darkoath. I've managed to split my own vote twice with a single book. Good job, Grombrindal.

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Chris Thursten @cjpt.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Both Grombrindal and Abraxia are up for 2025's Black Library Book of the Year! Delighted if either of them to get your vote. www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articl...

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Vote for your favourite Black Library book of 2025

May the best book win.

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Chris Thursten @cjpt.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

I thought it was a cool worldbuilding detail that Hashutite runes are so volatile that they ignite on contact with the air, so I tried to make sure that all of the script on these miniatures is visibly alight. This is why it has taken me two months to paint fourteen models.

A front view of a Helsmiths of Hashut Tormentor Bombard.

Rear view of a Helsmiths of Hashut Tormentor Bombard. Plus rear view of a hobgrot with his bum out.

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