Gabriel Seth's PR assistant

NSFW. Blog for Warhammer 40,000 fandom stuff: novel reviews, canon and fanon discussions, fanfiction and art, and relevant reblogs. This blog complies with the Three Laws of Fandom – all ships are welcome here. AO3: i_cant_say

[gabriel-seths-pr-assistant]

About

Made a tumblr account so I can join the Warhammer 40,000 fun here.

A quick Q&A:

What first caught my attention about WH40K I love the living WMD human rights violations that are Space Marines. To protect humanity, their own humanity is surgically excised, then they're raised in a death-worshipping warrior cult teaching them their only purpose in life is to die gloriously. This makes them great literary vehicles for a lot of themes I enjoy exploring (and fun to poke with sticks).

First WH40K novel Angels of Darkness by Gav Thorpe (2003). I do own a first edition copy of Ian Watson's Space Marine (1993), but I read that a bit later.

Favourite WH40K book or series Everything by ADB, everything by Abnett, a lot by Simon Spurrier and Graham McNeill, some by Chris Wraight (I need to read more of his novels so he can move up the list) and Guy Haley.

Most re-read WH40K book or series I added this question because I realised I hadn't actually named any books in the previous one (I have a lot of favourites). However, these are (some of) the novels I'm currently revisiting, either for fanfic purposes or just for the joy of reading them: - The Night Lords omnibus by Aaron Dembski-Bowden - The Gaunt's Ghosts series by Dan Abnett - Eisenhorn (+ Ravenor and Bequin) by Dan Abnett - The Unremembered Empire (+ the prequel Know No Fear) by Dan Abnett

Favourite character(s) As the blog name reveals, I do have a soft spot for Gabriel Seth, the most misunderstood character in the setting. I also like Guilliman, another character who is often misrepresented in the fandom. If my AO3 account is anything to go by, though, it's Septimus, along with First Claw – they're fun to poke with sticks.

Army/faction played 20 years ago, it was Grey Knights. Now I just enjoy reading the books.

Favourite faction Night Lords. They're horrible people, I love them.

Take on the current state of WH40K lore I'm old-school; Gaunt's Ghosts was my main serial when I was most involved with the wider fandom, and I'm nowhere near done exploring the M40 and M30 eras of the lore. One day, I will make the jump to M42, but it won't be today. So I have no takes on the newest lore. Fandom-wise, I'm likewise happy to play in my own corner of the sandbox.

What I do in fandom I write fanfics (slowly). I participate in a handful of annual AO3-based fanwork exchanges, and also post my own ideas (mostly NSFW, mind the tags). FYI, this blog is pro-shipping. I remember when this meant shipping Scully/Mulder in the X-Files, which means I'm too old for all that discourse nonsense. All ships are welcome here (yes, also that one).

Goals for this blog To get a little more involved with the fandom again, hopefully participate in some discussions, post my fics and book recommendations, etc.

Feel free to get in touch if you like!

[fumospace]

I'm going to try drawing the same pose from multiple angles(i just runout of pose help---) Not sure if it'll work or not .

[fumospace]

[fumospace]

[skullivander]

I don't have AC in my apartment so Quincy gets to suffer in the heat too.

[skullivander]

Coloured this in ibisPaint which was a struggle. I'm never leaving CSP again! To everyone who uses ibisPaint, you are God's strongest soldiers.

[wh40kartwork]

Eisenhorn Trilogy: Hereticus Interior Art

by Tazio Bettin

[cursed-40k-thoughts]

Darktide Captions Guy is in fine form

[drbigsadbabymd-blog]

It's honestly sad as hell how much Astartes NEED companions, like they're highly social creatures. They're like cows; they need a herd, they'll get depressed if you just stick one by itself in a field.

It makes them so vulnerable to manipulation.

In Unremembered Empire, John Grammaticus easily manipulates Narek, who is holding him prisoner, with "What if we were friends, don't you want a friend? Doesn't that sound nice?" and Nareks like "...ah fuck it does"

[Spoiler: it does not go well for Narek]

Or, hell, Abaddon is wildly successful in recruiting Astartes for the Black Legion because he knows just how many guys feel lost without a herd. That yearning for a battle-brother bond is so deeply hardwired into them, they'll jump to attention the second you offer it.

These poor guys.

I mean they're monsters, but still. Sad lil guys.

[lesresillesdhorus]

You know what, I should really get more annoying about Horus Lupercal

[lesresillesdhorus]

He is the victim. He is the problem. He is a retelling of the myth of Lucifer. The basis of his personhood was forged in an act of violence. He is an incredibly talented politician and leader with crippling self esteem issues. He is loved by all and given zero support. He knows that his father is in the wrong but only knows how to act exactly like his father. He loves deeply and is consumed by hatred. The second he was shown a hint of a more diplomatic approach he immediately understood it to be correct and then the effort he put in toward a genuinely good thing were sabotaged. He is a master manipulator who is incredibly susceptible to manipulation. He killed the person he loved most and died full of remorse, abandonned by all. He compels me to write fucking fix it AUs when I'm a seasoned lover of tragedy, because fuck me, I want that guy to be happy. I'm so insane about him you people have no idea

[fourgods-nobrakes]

All of this. He’s so compelling. He can be so generous of heart and his wrath is catastrophic. He wanted his sons to have a place in a galaxy where the war was won, and the war he started will never end. The core pessimism of the Warhammer galaxy is embodied in this man whose actions could only ever lead to ruin, no matter what he intended. If I think about it too long it makes me cry. It’s so much. He’s so much. As he should be.

[angronius]

finished listening to Hunger. Gabriel,,,,, SETH….

I love Flesh Tearers

[reclusiarch-orm]

A warhammer fan's ABC's

A is for Akshually ☝🏻🤓

B is for Brutality

C is for Chemical Castration

D is for Daddy Issues

E is for Extremism

F is for Folklore References

G is for Gogrute Builliman

H is for Homoeroticism

I is for Irritation (did GW just retcon my favorite book?????)

J is for Jobouet Girlgiman

K is for [mini discontinued] (rip)

L is for Lurid Descriptions of Warfare

M is for Minis (unpainted)

N is for Nuln Oil (ah fuck-) [black puddle blots out the rest or the post]

[novosev]

Grigore can be moody and dramatic too, as a treat

[briarfox13]

"Men of Tanith, do you want to live forever?!"

My little ode to the Gaunt's Ghosts novels which are incredibly close to my heart 💚

[annahenriart]

We’re not so different?

[wh40ksummerfest]

WH40K Summer Fest Exchange 2026

The Warhammer 40,000 Summer Fest Exchange is back for 2026!

This fandom event is a Warhammer 40,000/Horus Heresy-focused gift exchange for fanart and fanfiction, hosted on AO3 – you can see previous years' gift collections here: 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025.

Sign up to write a fanfic or create a piece of fanart, and receive a story or artwork in return!

Schedule:

May 15–May 31: Nominate your favourite characters and pairings June 1–June 14: Sign up for the exchange June 14–June 15: Matching and assignments go out August 2: Assignments due – deadline countdown August 15: Works go live (unless delayed for pinch hits) August 22: Creators are revealed; the collection will remain open for treats

All deadlines are 3:59pm GMT | 5:59pm CEST | 11:59am EDT | 8:59am PDT.

👉 You must be 18+ and have an AO3 account to participate.

For information on how to sign up and participate, see the AO3 exchange profile.

Please follow this blog for updates!

[novemberkorrigan]

* just leaves that little art here. * I brought you some Uzas today :"}

What will I bring you tomorrow? Who knows...

[nukednick]

i'd too be angry if i were bald. understandable

[epiclad]

Got another thing off my to-do list! It's based on a scene from Soul Hunter (iykyk), except I wanted Talos explaining it to Eurydice instead of Septimus (because I wanted that final panel). Will still need to do proper art of First Claw someday.

Tried playing around with a style I could use to render these quick, but still make it look good… for future comic projects! Used a hard brush for the linework, and went straight to colors after. Process on my artstation!

[revivisection]

deeply devout commissar and sketchy but ultimately loyal soldier one of the 40k dynamics of all time for real

[gabriel-seths-pr-assistant]

And then you get Ciaphas Cain and Jurgen, the sketchy but ultimately loyal commissar and his deeply devout soldier.