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	'''Zelia Lor:''' A young daughter of a [[Rogue Trader\|galactic explorer]], she [[Heresy\|helps her mom dig up ancient alien artifacts]] and [[Derp\|hates weapons in a setting where everything that's alien and most things that aren't actively trying to kill you.]] Instead, she believes that the best way to overcome fear is by [[Magnus\|learning]]. Voted most likely to be slowly tortured to death by the [[Inquisition]] for seeking out [[Chaos\|the truth]]. Either that or Guilliman has her earmarked to become a historitor (Most likely the latter, because let’s be honest - this IS a kids’ book series). Also, her pacifism is naturally met with disdain from others, so at least that's not being outright ignored. Told by her mother to seek safety at the [[Golden Throne\|Emperor's Seat]], likely referring to [[Holy Terra]], though given the civilian landscape of the homeworld of Mankind its not as safe as one would first believe.		'''Zelia Lor:''' A young daughter of a [[Rogue Trader\|galactic explorer]], she [[Heresy\|helps her mom dig up ancient alien artifacts]] and [[Derp\|hates weapons in a setting where everything that's alien (and most things that aren't) is actively trying to kill you.]] Instead, she believes that the best way to overcome fear is by [[Magnus\|learning]]. Voted most likely to be slowly tortured to death by the [[Inquisition]] for seeking out [[Chaos\|the truth]]. Either that or Guilliman has her earmarked to become a historitor (Most likely the latter, because let’s be honest - this IS a kids’ book series). Also, her pacifism is naturally met with disdain from others, so at least that's not being outright ignored. Told by her mother to seek safety at the [[Golden Throne\|Emperor's Seat]], likely referring to [[Holy Terra]], though given the civilian landscape of the homeworld of Mankind its not as safe as one would first believe.

	'''Talen Stormweaver:''' The son of an [[Imperial Guard]] officer, Talen decided to run away from home to [[Heresy\|avoid military conscription]] and became a hive ganger (so, he ran away from a hard life as a soldier for a harder life as a hooligan constantly look over his shoulder for both the authorities, his family, and his fellow gangers, and that's BEFORE factoring in [[Tyranids\|external]] [[Dark Eldar\|threats]] [[Chaos\|visiting]] [[Orks\|his]] [[Necrons\|homeworld]]...brilliant). He's fairly aggressive and kind of a brute; however, that is offset by his [[noblebright\|loyalty to his friends]]. He carries around a [[miniature\|toy soldier]], which is one of the only reminders he has of his older brother who went off to war. All in all, the only character whose preview is not a thinking-emoji level setup, let alone one of [[C.S. Goto\|potentially multilasered]] proportions. Expect someone to make a greenstuff version of him as a [[Necromunda]] Juve. It would be ironic if his gang got conscripted by the Imperial Guard anyway, as they are known to do - he just better hope that the Commissar never finds out about the whole draft-dodging thing (pfft, who are we kidding? His family totally reported him and his gang will be conscripted solely for the Commissar to execute him).		'''Talen Stormweaver:''' The son of an [[Imperial Guard]] officer, Talen decided to run away from home to [[Heresy\|avoid military conscription]] and became a hive ganger (so, he ran away from a hard life as a soldier for a harder life as a hooligan constantly look over his shoulder for both the authorities, his family, and his fellow gangers, and that's BEFORE factoring in [[Tyranids\|external]] [[Dark Eldar\|threats]] [[Chaos\|visiting]] [[Orks\|his]] [[Necrons\|homeworld]]...brilliant). He's fairly aggressive and kind of a brute; however, that is offset by his [[noblebright\|loyalty to his friends]]. He carries around a [[miniature\|toy soldier]], which is one of the only reminders he has of his older brother who went off to war. All in all, the only character whose preview is not a thinking-emoji level setup, let alone one of [[C.S. Goto\|potentially multilasered]] proportions. Expect someone to make a greenstuff version of him as a [[Necromunda]] Juve. It would be ironic if his gang got conscripted by the Imperial Guard anyway, as they are known to do - he just better hope that the Commissar never finds out about the whole draft-dodging thing (pfft, who are we kidding? His family totally reported him and his gang will be conscripted solely for the Commissar to execute him).

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	'''Zelia Lor:''' A young daughter of a [[Rogue Trader\|galactic explorer]], she [[Heresy\|helps her mom dig up ancient alien artifacts]] and [[Derp\|hates weapons in a setting where everything that's alien and most things that aren't actively trying to kill you.]] Instead, she believes that the best way to overcome fear is by [[Magnus\|learning]]. Voted most likely to be slowly tortured to death by the [[Inquisition]] for seeking out [[Chaos\|the truth]]. Either that or Guilliman has her earmarked to become a historitor (Most likely the latter, because let’s be honest - this IS a kids’ book series). Also, her pacifism is naturally met with disdain from others, so at least that's not being outright ignored. Told by her mother to seek safety at the [[Golden Throne\|Emperor's Seat]], likely referring to [[Holy Terra]], though given the civilian landscape of the homeworld of Mankind its not as safe as one would first believe.		'''Zelia Lor:''' A young daughter of a [[Rogue Trader\|galactic explorer]], she [[Heresy\|helps her mom dig up ancient alien artifacts]] and [[Derp\|hates weapons in a setting where everything that's alien and most things that aren't actively trying to kill you.]] Instead, she believes that the best way to overcome fear is by [[Magnus\|learning]]. Voted most likely to be slowly tortured to death by the [[Inquisition]] for seeking out [[Chaos\|the truth]]. Either that or Guilliman has her earmarked to become a historitor (Most likely the latter, because let’s be honest - this IS a kids’ book series). Also, her pacifism is naturally met with disdain from others, so at least that's not being outright ignored. Told by her mother to seek safety at the [[Golden Throne\|Emperor's Seat]], likely referring to [[Holy Terra]], though given the civilian landscape of the homeworld of Mankind its not as safe as one would first believe.

	'''Talen Stormweaver:''' The son of an [[Imperial Guard]] officer, Talen decided to run away from home to [[Heresy\|avoid military conscription]] and became a hive ganger (so, he ran away from a hard life as a soldier for a harder life as a hooligan constantly look over his shoulder for both the authorities, his family, and his fellow gangers, and that's BEFORE factoring in [[Tyranids\|external]] [[Dark Eldar\|threats]] [[Chaos\|visiting]] [[Orks\|his]] [[Necrons\|homeworld]]...brilliant). He's fairly aggressive and kind of a brute; however, that is offset by his [[noblebright\|loyalty to his friends]]. He carries around a [[miniature\|toy soldier]], which is one of the only reminders he has of his older brother who went off to war. All in all, the only character whose preview is not a thinking-emoji level setup, let alone one of [[C.S. Goto\|potentially multilasered]] proportions. Expect someone to make a greenstuff version of him as a [[Necromunda]] Juve. It would be ironic if his gang got conscripted by the Imperial Guard anyway, as they are known to do - he just better hope that the Commissar never finds out about the whole ~~conscription~~-dodging thing (pfft, who are we kidding? His family totally reported him and his gang will be conscripted solely for the Commissar to execute him).		'''Talen Stormweaver:''' The son of an [[Imperial Guard]] officer, Talen decided to run away from home to [[Heresy\|avoid military conscription]] and became a hive ganger (so, he ran away from a hard life as a soldier for a harder life as a hooligan constantly look over his shoulder for both the authorities, his family, and his fellow gangers, and that's BEFORE factoring in [[Tyranids\|external]] [[Dark Eldar\|threats]] [[Chaos\|visiting]] [[Orks\|his]] [[Necrons\|homeworld]]...brilliant). He's fairly aggressive and kind of a brute; however, that is offset by his [[noblebright\|loyalty to his friends]]. He carries around a [[miniature\|toy soldier]], which is one of the only reminders he has of his older brother who went off to war. All in all, the only character whose preview is not a thinking-emoji level setup, let alone one of [[C.S. Goto\|potentially multilasered]] proportions. Expect someone to make a greenstuff version of him as a [[Necromunda]] Juve. It would be ironic if his gang got conscripted by the Imperial Guard anyway, as they are known to do - he just better hope that the Commissar never finds out about the whole draft-dodging thing (pfft, who are we kidding? His family totally reported him and his gang will be conscripted solely for the Commissar to execute him).

	Well, his gang is definitely not getting conscripted, considering they and their planet got ground to dust by the [[Pokemon]] Masters. He's also traumatized due to the whole ordeal, as well as the fact his gang ends up hating him and tries to kill him right before said skeletons come in guns blazing.		Well, his gang is definitely not getting conscripted, considering they and their planet got ground to dust by the [[Pokemon]] Masters. He's also traumatized due to the whole ordeal, as well as the fact his gang ends up hating him and tries to kill him right before said metal skeletons come in guns blazing.

	'''Mekki:''' What happens when you cross a [[tech-priest]] with Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory. (...so "Young Sheldon"?) He hails from [[Mars]] and is described as an [[Heretek\|inventor]], due to his creation of a small robotic swarm that assist him with certain duties. His right arm is paralyzed, so instead of doing the normal, cool Mechanicus thing and replacing it with cybernetics he decides to just build a brace to help him move it. Omnissiah only knows why he wasn't forcefully re-purposed as a [[servitor]] for his blatant tech-heresy yet, especially considering he's from Mars; even on backwater Forge Worlds things like Vorax Automata are shunned and forbidden because of their animalistic intelligence. This goes double as this is post-Great Rift, where Guilliman's protection of Cawl's tech heresies (one of which includes AI-tech) has the AdMech inching closer to another civil war. Mekki also looks like [[Avatar: The Last Airbender\|Aang]], complete with bald head and warm-colored clothing. He's also the only one that can effectively communicate with Fleapit via the Jokaero's cybernetics.		'''Mekki:''' What happens when you cross a [[tech-priest]] with Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory. (...so "Young Sheldon"?) He hails from [[Mars]] and is described as an [[Heretek\|inventor]], due to his creation of a small robotic swarm that assist him with certain duties. His right arm is paralyzed, so instead of doing the normal, cool Mechanicus thing and replacing it with cybernetics he decides to just build a brace to help him move it. Omnissiah only knows why he wasn't forcefully re-purposed as a [[servitor]] for his blatant tech-heresy yet, especially considering he's from Mars; even on backwater Forge Worlds things like Vorax Automata are shunned and forbidden because of their animalistic intelligence. This goes double as this is post-Great Rift, where Guilliman's protection of Cawl's tech heresies (one of which includes AI-tech) has the AdMech inching closer to another civil war. Mekki also looks like [[Avatar: The Last Airbender\|Aang]], complete with bald head and warm-colored clothing. He's also the only one that can effectively communicate with Fleapit via the Jokaero's cybernetics.

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	'''Alish:''' A 12-year old from the Realm of Light, who is "restless, inquisitive and highly intelligent" and has the instinctive ability to repair "almost any mechanical device." She also loves inventing and has apparently designed and built everything from clocks to airships, despite being 12. Mary Sue classic. And to make her extra stupid, the one thing she refuses to build is weapons, despite A) walking around with a sodding huge hammer and B) living in the monster-and-barbarian-filled world of AoS where access to weapons can and will save lives. Basically Zelia, but in fantasy.		'''Alish:''' A 12-year old from the Realm of Light, who is "restless, inquisitive and highly intelligent" and has the instinctive ability to repair "almost any mechanical device." She also loves inventing and has apparently designed and built everything from clocks to airships, despite being 12. Mary Sue classic. And to make her extra stupid, the one thing she refuses to build is weapons, despite A) walking around with a sodding huge hammer and B) living in the monster-and-barbarian-filled world of AoS where access to weapons can and will save lives. Basically Zelia, but in fantasy.

	'''Kiri:''' At fifteen, she seems to be the oldest of the bunch, coming from the realm of metal. Kiri is "as strong and steadfast as steel" who was raised in the barbarian slave camps of Aqshy (because the whole character would probably have been a lot different if it was a Slanneshi warband) where she learned to fight as soon as she could walk. "Somehow this harsh life hasn't made her cruel or resentful" - direct quote, and we're pretty bloody surprised too. She uses a slingshot. She fought in Chaos gladiator pits '''and won''' with a ''slingshot''. Not a [[sling]], which can do some actual damage, a toy slingshot. This is just silly, and before you bring up David from Scripture (who also had an ''actual'' sling which is an actual weapon), at least he fought one giant in a 1-v-1 challenge not several and he had ~~a real weapon, plus~~ divine aid.		'''Kiri:''' At fifteen, she seems to be the oldest of the bunch, coming from the realm of metal. Kiri is "as strong and steadfast as steel" who was raised in the barbarian slave camps of Aqshy (because the whole character would probably have been a lot different if it was a Slanneshi warband) where she learned to fight as soon as she could walk. "Somehow this harsh life hasn't made her cruel or resentful" - direct quote, and we're pretty bloody surprised too. She uses a slingshot. She fought in Chaos gladiator pits '''and won''' with a ''slingshot''. Not a [[sling]], which can do some actual damage, a toy slingshot. This is just silly, and before you bring up David from Scripture (who also had an ''actual'' sling which is an actual weapon), at least he fought one giant in a 1-v-1 challenge, not several, and had divine aid.

	'''Thanis:''' A 12-year old gal from the realm of Fire. The big sister type of the group who protects her friends.		'''Thanis:''' A 12-year old gal from the realm of Fire. The big sister type of the group who protects her friends.

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	=== Age of Sigmar ===		=== Age of Sigmar ===

	'''Elio:''' Token cleric from the realm of life. His medical skills are "second to none," presumably among his age bracket of a mere 14 years. Obsessive about various plants, but apparently interested in all critters great and small, up to and including monsters like [[manticore]]s. Also, he's not much of a fighter - because that's not a concern with giant man-eating monsters or certain [[Drycha\|murderously xenophobic plant-people]], right? Basically the embodiment of the gentle giant/pacifist healer trope, in a setting where people like that exist to be fed to Chaos Warriors or ~~Vampires~~ to show the audience how evil they are.		'''Elio:''' Token cleric from the realm of life. His medical skills are "second to none," presumably among his age bracket of a mere 14 years. Obsessive about various plants, but apparently interested in all critters great and small, up to and including monsters like [[manticore]]s. Also, he's not much of a fighter - because that's not a concern with giant man-eating monsters or certain [[Drycha\|murderously xenophobic plant-people]], right? Basically the embodiment of the gentle giant/pacifist healer trope, in a setting where people like that exist to be fed to Chaos Warriors, Vampires or Orcs to show the audience how evil they are.

	'''Alish:''' A 12-year old from the Realm of Light, who is "restless, inquisitive and highly intelligent" and has the instinctive ability to repair "almost any mechanical device." She also loves inventing and has apparently designed and built everything from clocks to airships, despite being 12. Mary Sue classic. And to make her extra stupid, the one thing she refuses to build is weapons, despite A) walking around with a sodding huge hammer and B) living in the monster-and-barbarian-filled world of AoS where access to weapons can and will save lives. Basically Zelia, but in fantasy.		'''Alish:''' A 12-year old from the Realm of Light, who is "restless, inquisitive and highly intelligent" and has the instinctive ability to repair "almost any mechanical device." She also loves inventing and has apparently designed and built everything from clocks to airships, despite being 12. Mary Sue classic. And to make her extra stupid, the one thing she refuses to build is weapons, despite A) walking around with a sodding huge hammer and B) living in the monster-and-barbarian-filled world of AoS where access to weapons can and will save lives. Basically Zelia, but in fantasy.

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	{{topquote\|Life in the 41st Millennium is hard.\|Cavan Scott making the greatest understatement of all time.}}		{{topquote\|Life in the 41st Millennium is hard.\|Cavan Scott making the greatest understatement of all time.}}

	To the fans who know the lore in depth, Warhammer is the [[Daemonculaba\|worst]] [[Haemonculi\|possible]] [[~~Marines Malevolent~~\|setting]] for a children's series which could exist even in theory, so of course it now has its own "junior" product line. It makes perfect sense though -anyone who's read a fairy tale can confirm this.		To the fans who know the lore in depth, Warhammer is the [[Daemonculaba\|worst]] [[Haemonculi\|possible]] [[Night Lords\|setting]] for a children's series which could exist even in theory, so of course it now has its own "junior" product line. It makes perfect sense though -anyone who's read a fairy tale can confirm this.

	Enter '''Warhammer Adventures''', a series of middle-grade (ages 8 to 12) novels published by [[Black Library]] and based on [[Age of Sigmar]] and [[Warhammer 40,000 8th edition]], which were released during February 2019. They have been highly succesful. Unfortunately this has lead sections of the community to respond pretty poorly to the success, mostly by spreading out-right lies about the content of the books.		Enter '''Warhammer Adventures''', a series of middle-grade (ages 8 to 12) novels published by [[Black Library]] and based on [[Age of Sigmar]] and [[Warhammer 40,000 8th edition]], which were released during February 2019. They have been highly succesful. Unfortunately this has lead sections of the community to respond pretty poorly to the success, mostly by spreading out-right lies about the content of the books.

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Age of Sigmar

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	'''Alish:''' A 12-year old from the Realm of Light, who is "restless, inquisitive and highly intelligent" and has the instinctive ability to repair "almost any mechanical device." She also loves inventing and has apparently designed and built everything from clocks to airships, despite being 12. Mary Sue classic. And to make her extra stupid, the one thing she refuses to build is weapons, despite A) walking around with a sodding huge hammer and B) living in the monster-and-barbarian-filled world of AoS where access to weapons can and will save lives. Basically Zelia, but in fantasy.		'''Alish:''' A 12-year old from the Realm of Light, who is "restless, inquisitive and highly intelligent" and has the instinctive ability to repair "almost any mechanical device." She also loves inventing and has apparently designed and built everything from clocks to airships, despite being 12. Mary Sue classic. And to make her extra stupid, the one thing she refuses to build is weapons, despite A) walking around with a sodding huge hammer and B) living in the monster-and-barbarian-filled world of AoS where access to weapons can and will save lives. Basically Zelia, but in fantasy.

	'''Kiri:''' At fifteen, she seems to be the oldest of the bunch, coming from the realm of metal. Kiri is "as strong and steadfast as steel" who was raised in the barbarian slave camps of Aqshy (because the whole character would probably have been a lot different if it was a Slanneshi warband) where she learned to fight as soon as she could walk. "Somehow this harsh life hasn't made her cruel or resentful" - direct quote, and we're pretty bloody surprised too. She uses a slingshot. She fought in Chaos gladiator pits '''and won''' with a ''slingshot''. Not a [[sling]], which can do some actual damage, a toy slingshot. This is just silly, and before you bring up David from Scripture, at least he fought one giant in a 1-v-1 challenge not several and he had a real weapon, plus divine aid.		'''Kiri:''' At fifteen, she seems to be the oldest of the bunch, coming from the realm of metal. Kiri is "as strong and steadfast as steel" who was raised in the barbarian slave camps of Aqshy (because the whole character would probably have been a lot different if it was a Slanneshi warband) where she learned to fight as soon as she could walk. "Somehow this harsh life hasn't made her cruel or resentful" - direct quote, and we're pretty bloody surprised too. She uses a slingshot. She fought in Chaos gladiator pits '''and won''' with a ''slingshot''. Not a [[sling]], which can do some actual damage, a toy slingshot. This is just silly, and before you bring up David from Scripture (who also had an ''actual'' sling which is an actual weapon), at least he fought one giant in a 1-v-1 challenge not several and he had a real weapon, plus divine aid.

	'''Thanis:''' A 12-year old gal from the realm of Fire. The big sister type of the group who protects her friends.		'''Thanis:''' A 12-year old gal from the realm of Fire. The big sister type of the group who protects her friends.

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	'''Mekki:''' What happens when you cross a [[tech-priest]] with Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory. (...so "Young Sheldon"?) He hails from [[Mars]] and is described as an [[Heretek\|inventor]], due to his creation of a small robotic swarm that assist him with certain duties. His right arm is paralyzed, so instead of doing the normal, cool Mechanicus thing and replacing it with cybernetics he decides to just build a brace to help him move it. Omnissiah only knows why he wasn't forcefully re-purposed as a [[servitor]] for his blatant tech-heresy yet, especially considering he's from Mars; even on backwater Forge Worlds things like Vorax Automata are shunned and forbidden because of their animalistic intelligence. This goes double as this is post-Great Rift, where Guilliman's protection of Cawl's tech heresies (one of which includes AI-tech) has the AdMech inching closer to another civil war. Mekki also looks like [[Avatar: The Last Airbender\|Aang]], complete with bald head and warm-colored clothing. He's also the only one that can effectively communicate with Fleapit via the Jokaero's cybernetics.		'''Mekki:''' What happens when you cross a [[tech-priest]] with Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory. (...so "Young Sheldon"?) He hails from [[Mars]] and is described as an [[Heretek\|inventor]], due to his creation of a small robotic swarm that assist him with certain duties. His right arm is paralyzed, so instead of doing the normal, cool Mechanicus thing and replacing it with cybernetics he decides to just build a brace to help him move it. Omnissiah only knows why he wasn't forcefully re-purposed as a [[servitor]] for his blatant tech-heresy yet, especially considering he's from Mars; even on backwater Forge Worlds things like Vorax Automata are shunned and forbidden because of their animalistic intelligence. This goes double as this is post-Great Rift, where Guilliman's protection of Cawl's tech heresies (one of which includes AI-tech) has the AdMech inching closer to another civil war. Mekki also looks like [[Avatar: The Last Airbender\|Aang]], complete with bald head and warm-colored clothing. He's also the only one that can effectively communicate with Fleapit via the Jokaero's cybernetics.
			This has been confirmed that Mekki was implied to have escaped from Mars to avoid such fate and Rogue Traders tend to be too distant for Mechanicus to investigate along with their habit of hiring Techpriests who sometimes dabble in Heretek.

	'''Fleapit the [[Jokaero]]''': Yes, a frigging techno space-ape is in this book series and it is helping the children. Well sort of. The kids are awful to him and nickname him 'fleapit'. He's got a proper name of course (unfortunately he got stuck with one practically asking for him to get his nickname - Flegan-Pala), but these are Imperial Kids. This is still Warhammer 40K, after all. Has [[TVTropes\|hammerspace]] of the pocket dimension variety, and is aware of his race's creators.		'''Fleapit the [[Jokaero]]''': Yes, a frigging techno space-ape is in this book series and it is helping the children. Well sort of. The kids are awful to him and nickname him 'fleapit'. He's got a proper name of course (unfortunately he got stuck with one practically asking for him to get his nickname - Flegan-Pala), but these are Imperial Kids. This is still Warhammer 40K, after all. Has [[TVTropes\|hammerspace]] of the pocket dimension variety, and is aware of his race's creators.

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	Enter '''Warhammer Adventures''', a series of middle-grade (ages 8 to 12) novels published by [[Black Library]] and based on [[Age of Sigmar]] and [[Warhammer 40,000 8th edition]], which were released during February 2019. They have been highly succesful. Unfortunately this has lead sections of the community to respond pretty poorly to the success, mostly by spreading out-right lies about the content of the books.		Enter '''Warhammer Adventures''', a series of middle-grade (ages 8 to 12) novels published by [[Black Library]] and based on [[Age of Sigmar]] and [[Warhammer 40,000 8th edition]], which were released during February 2019. They have been highly succesful. Unfortunately this has lead sections of the community to respond pretty poorly to the success, mostly by spreading out-right lies about the content of the books.

	Each novel will feature a group of children going on amazing adventures, like in every kids novel ever released, but with just enough xenophobia and mistrust to lay the groundwork for other 40K stories. The whole series has been described by Black Library sources as "The Grim Darkness of the far future, but with a nightlight on". Black Library have recruited writers with a track record for commercial tie-in fiction and books for children. This description also describes [[Dan Abnett]], so your mileage may vary. Black Library editorial has strict rules to ensure that it stays both 'Warhammer' and 'Child Friendly'. Anyone who has actually read the books realise that these are basically high-peril kids adventures. We get a whistle stop tour of the horrors in the grim-dark galaxy and it feels very Warhammer, just without going into [[Ian_Watson\|Ian Watson]] levels of derp.		Each novel will feature a group of children going on amazing adventures, like in every kids novel ever released, but with just enough xenophobia and mistrust to lay the groundwork for other 40K stories. The whole series has been described by Black Library sources as "The Grim Darkness of the far future, but with a nightlight on". Black Library have recruited writers with a track record for commercial tie-in fiction and books for children. This description also describes [[Dan Abnett]], so your mileage may vary. Black Library editorial has strict rules to ensure that it stays both 'Warhammer' and 'Child Friendly'. Anyone who has actually read the books realise that these are basically high-peril kids adventures. We get a whistle stop tour of the horrors in the grim-dark galaxy and it feels very Warhammer, just without going into [[Ian_Watson\|Ian Watson]] levels of derp.

	The intial books have apparently sold very well, according to Games Workshop's own social media and book sales tracker Nielsen BookScan.		The intial books have apparently sold very well, according to Games Workshop's own social media and book sales tracker Nielsen BookScan.
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	==Characters==		==Characters==
	Something you'll notice is that both settings follow a particular set of generic cliche characters: a peace-loving leader, a brash misfit of a brawler, and a prodigal artisan. Who, despite never going past their teenage years, are somehow just as, if not more, proficient as full-grown professionals in their settings. In 40k it can be explained as them being flashed taught like many manufactoria workers are on particularly bad Hive Worlds. With the caveat that doing so causes gradual brain degradation until you're basically a vegetable by your middle age and thrown away like a used battery.		Something you'll notice is that both settings follow a particular set of generic cliche characters: a peace-loving leader, a brash misfit of a brawler, and a prodigal artisan. Who, despite never going past their teenage years, are somehow just as, if not more, proficient as full-grown professionals in their settings. In 40k it can be explained as them being flashed taught like many manufactoria workers are on particularly bad Hive Worlds. With the caveat that doing so causes gradual brain degradation until you're basically a vegetable by your middle age and thrown away like a used battery.

	Yep, you're essentially getting the same template used for literally every other book series marketed towards pre-teens. Bear in mind they are from a licensed novel series by professional authors being sold for real money, and not something you dug out of the crusty underbelly of DeviantArt or Fanfiction.net that you read for laughs - and while that's perfectly fine, some of us can't shake the fact that there's [[C.S. Goto\|examples of that being a distinction without a difference.]]		Yep, you're essentially getting the same template used for literally every other book series marketed towards pre-teens. Bear in mind they are from a licensed novel series by professional authors being sold for real money, and not something you dug out of the crusty underbelly of DeviantArt or Fanfiction.net that you read for laughs - and while that's perfectly fine, some of us can't shake the fact that there's [[C.S. Goto\|examples of that being a distinction without a difference.]]
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	'''Zelia Lor:''' A young daughter of a [[Rogue Trader\|galactic explorer]], she [[Heresy\|helps her mom dig up ancient alien artifacts]] and [[Derp\|hates weapons in a setting where everything that's alien (and most things that aren't) is actively trying to kill you.]] Instead, she believes that the best way to overcome fear is by [[Magnus\|learning]]. Voted most likely to be slowly tortured to death by the [[Inquisition]] for seeking out [[Chaos\|the truth]]. Either that or Guilliman has her earmarked to become a historitor (Most likely the latter, because let’s be honest - this IS a kids’ book series). Also, her pacifism is naturally met with disdain from others, so at least that's not being outright ignored. Told by her mother to seek safety at the [[Golden Throne\|Emperor's Seat]], likely referring to [[Holy Terra]], though given the civilian landscape of the homeworld of Mankind its not as safe as one would first believe.		'''Zelia Lor:''' A young daughter of a [[Rogue Trader\|galactic explorer]], she [[Heresy\|helps her mom dig up ancient alien artifacts]] and [[Derp\|hates weapons in a setting where everything that's alien (and most things that aren't) is actively trying to kill you.]] Instead, she believes that the best way to overcome fear is by [[Magnus\|learning]]. Voted most likely to be slowly tortured to death by the [[Inquisition]] for seeking out [[Chaos\|the truth]]. Either that or Guilliman has her earmarked to become a historitor (Most likely the latter, because let’s be honest - this IS a kids’ book series). Also, her pacifism is naturally met with disdain from others, so at least that's not being outright ignored. Told by her mother to seek safety at the [[Golden Throne\|Emperor's Seat]], likely referring to [[Holy Terra]], though given the civilian landscape of the homeworld of Mankind its not as safe as one would first believe.

	'''Talen Stormweaver:''' The son of an [[Imperial Guard]] officer, Talen decided to run away from home to [[Heresy\|avoid military conscription]] and became a hive ganger (so, he ran away from a hard life as a soldier for a harder life as a hooligan constantly look over his shoulder for both the authorities, his family, and his fellow gangers, and that's BEFORE factoring in [[Tyranids\|external]] [[Dark Eldar\|threats]] [[Chaos\|visiting]] [[Orks\|his]] [[Necrons\|homeworld]]...brilliant). He's fairly aggressive and kind of a brute; however, that is offset by his [[noblebright\|loyalty to his friends]]. He carries around a [[miniature\|toy soldier]], which is one of the only reminders he has of his older brother who went off to war. All in all, the only character whose preview is not a thinking-emoji level setup, let alone one of [[C.S. Goto\|potentially multilasered]] proportions. Expect someone to make a greenstuff version of him as a [[Necromunda]] Juve. It would be ironic if his gang got conscripted by the Imperial Guard anyway, as they are known to do - he just better hope that the Commissar never finds out about the whole draft-dodging thing (pfft, who are we kidding? His family totally reported him and his gang will be conscripted solely for the Commissar to execute him).		'''Talen Stormweaver:''' The son of an [[Imperial Guard]] officer, Talen decided to run away from home to [[Heresy\|avoid military conscription]] and became a hive ganger (so, he ran away from a hard life as a soldier for a harder life as a hooligan constantly look over his shoulder for both the authorities, his family, and his fellow gangers, and that's BEFORE factoring in [[Tyranids\|external]] [[Dark Eldar\|threats]] [[Chaos\|visiting]] [[Orks\|his]] [[Necrons\|homeworld]]...brilliant). He's fairly aggressive and kind of a brute; however, that is offset by his [[noblebright\|loyalty to his friends]]. He carries around a [[miniature\|toy soldier]], which is one of the only reminders he has of his older brother who went off to war. All in all, the only character whose preview is not a thinking-emoji level setup, let alone one of [[C.S. Goto\|potentially multilasered]] proportions. Expect someone to make a greenstuff version of him as a [[Necromunda]] Juve. It would be ironic if his gang got conscripted by the Imperial Guard anyway, as they are known to do - he just better hope that the Commissar never finds out about the whole draft-dodging thing (pfft, who are we kidding? His family totally reported him and his gang will be conscripted solely for the Commissar to execute him).

	Well, his gang is definitely not getting conscripted, considering they and their planet got ground to dust by the [[Pokemon]] Masters. He's also traumatized due to the whole ordeal, as well as the fact his gang ends up hating him and tries to kill him right before said metal skeletons come in guns blazing.		Well, his gang is definitely not getting conscripted, considering they and their planet got ground to dust by the [[Pokemon]] Masters. He's also traumatized due to the whole ordeal, as well as the fact his gang ends up hating him and tries to kill him right before said metal skeletons come in guns blazing.

	'''Mekki:''' What happens when you cross a [[tech-priest]] with Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory. (...so "Young Sheldon"?) He hails from [[Mars]] and is described as an [[Heretek\|inventor]], due to his creation of a small robotic swarm that assist him with certain duties. His right arm is paralyzed, so instead of doing the normal, cool Mechanicus thing and replacing it with cybernetics he decides to just build a brace to help him move it. Omnissiah only knows why he wasn't forcefully re-purposed as a [[servitor]] for his blatant tech-heresy yet, especially considering he's from Mars; even on backwater Forge Worlds things like Vorax Automata are shunned and forbidden because of their animalistic intelligence. This goes double as this is post-Great Rift, where Guilliman's protection of Cawl's tech heresies (one of which includes AI-tech) has the AdMech inching closer to another civil war. Mekki also looks like [[Avatar: The Last Airbender\|Aang]], complete with bald head and warm-colored clothing. He's also the only one that can effectively communicate with Fleapit via the Jokaero's cybernetics.		'''Mekki:''' What happens when you cross a [[tech-priest]] with Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory. (...so "Young Sheldon"?) He hails from [[Mars]] and is described as an [[Heretek\|inventor]], due to his creation of a small robotic swarm that assist him with certain duties. His right arm is paralyzed, so instead of doing the normal, cool Mechanicus thing and replacing it with cybernetics he decides to just build a brace to help him move it. Omnissiah only knows why he wasn't forcefully re-purposed as a [[servitor]] for his blatant tech-heresy yet, especially considering he's from Mars; even on backwater Forge Worlds things like Vorax Automata are shunned and forbidden because of their animalistic intelligence. This goes double as this is post-Great Rift, where Guilliman's protection of Cawl's tech heresies (one of which includes AI-tech) has the AdMech inching closer to another civil war. Mekki also looks like [[Avatar: The Last Airbender\|Aang]], complete with bald head and warm-colored clothing. He's also the only one that can effectively communicate with Fleapit via the Jokaero's cybernetics.
	This has been confirmed that Mekki was implied to have escaped from Mars to avoid such fate and Rogue Traders tend to be too distant for Mechanicus to investigate along with their habit of hiring Techpriests who sometimes dabble in Heretek.		This has been confirmed that Mekki was implied to have escaped from Mars to avoid such fate and Rogue Traders tend to be too distant for Mechanicus to investigate along with their habit of hiring Techpriests who sometimes dabble in Heretek.

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	'''Alish:''' A 12-year old from the Realm of Light, who is "restless, inquisitive and highly intelligent" and has the instinctive ability to repair "almost any mechanical device." She also loves inventing and has apparently designed and built everything from clocks to airships, despite being 12. Mary Sue classic. And to make her extra stupid, the one thing she refuses to build is weapons, despite A) walking around with a sodding huge hammer and B) living in the monster-and-barbarian-filled world of AoS where access to weapons can and will save lives. Basically Zelia, but in fantasy.		'''Alish:''' A 12-year old from the Realm of Light, who is "restless, inquisitive and highly intelligent" and has the instinctive ability to repair "almost any mechanical device." She also loves inventing and has apparently designed and built everything from clocks to airships, despite being 12. Mary Sue classic. And to make her extra stupid, the one thing she refuses to build is weapons, despite A) walking around with a sodding huge hammer and B) living in the monster-and-barbarian-filled world of AoS where access to weapons can and will save lives. Basically Zelia, but in fantasy.

	'''Kiri:''' At fifteen, she seems to be the oldest of the bunch, coming from the realm of metal. Kiri is "as strong and steadfast as steel" who was raised in the barbarian slave camps of Aqshy (because the whole character would probably have been a lot different if it was a ~~Slanneshi~~ warband) where she learned to fight as soon as she could walk. "Somehow this harsh life hasn't made her cruel or resentful" - direct quote, and we're pretty bloody surprised too. She uses a slingshot. She fought in Chaos gladiator pits '''and won''' with a ''slingshot''. Not a [[sling]], which can do some actual damage, a toy slingshot. This is just silly, and before you bring up David from Scripture (who also had an ''actual'' sling which is an actual weapon), at least he fought one giant in a 1-v-1 challenge, not several, and had divine aid.		'''Kiri:''' At fifteen, she seems to be the oldest of the bunch, coming from the realm of metal. Kiri is "as strong and steadfast as steel" who was raised in the barbarian slave camps of Aqshy (because the whole character would probably have been a lot different if it was a Slaaneshi warband) where she learned to fight as soon as she could walk. "Somehow this harsh life hasn't made her cruel or resentful" - direct quote, and we're pretty bloody surprised too. She uses a slingshot. She fought in Chaos gladiator pits '''and won''' with a ''slingshot''. Not a [[sling]], which can do some actual damage, a toy slingshot. This is just silly, and before you bring up David from Scripture (who also had an ''actual'' sling which is an actual weapon), at least he fought one giant in a 1-v-1 challenge, not several, and had divine aid.

	'''Thanis:''' A 12-year old gal from the realm of Fire. The big sister type of the group who protects her friends.		'''Thanis:''' A 12-year old gal from the realm of Fire. The big sister type of the group who protects her friends.