There’s a lot coming in next week’s Games Workshop pre-orders. Fans of Warhammer: The Old World, Warhammer: The Horus Heresy, and Blood Bowl all have something to look forward to.

Head to Warhammer: The Old World starting with General Hans von Löwenhacke. A mercenary by circumstance rather than choice, General von Löwenhacke is one of the most trusted generals in the fragmented Empire. The miniature will be available in Forge World resin.

Harald Gemunsen, Grand Master of the Knights Panther is the Grand Master of one of the largest Knightly Orders in the Empire. His goal? Protect the soul of the Empire and her people from threats. Available in Forge World resin.

The Wizards three include a Battle Wizard, Elementalist, and Necromancer, each with a familiar. These are self-taught talents who can cast a variety of useful and deadly spells on behalf of whichever patron is paying them. They are all made of Forge World resin, and each Wizard is sold separately with their familiar.

There’s also some classic kits returning.

Captain of the Empire, and Engineer with Hochland Longrifle are two heroes that are the last word in Imperial martial skill: a mighty Captain twisting a massive flamberge with consummate skill mid-duel, and a crafty Engineer poised with his Hochland Longrifle, making the final adjustments to aim before taking out an enemy Champion. The Captain has two head options, while the Engineer may instead peer through a new-fangled telescopic contraption. Both miniatures come with molded 20mm bases which you can trim and set on the 25mm square base included in the blister pack.

Empire of Man State Troops, Greatswords, and Flagellants are three different types of infantry for the Empire of Man. 30 State Troops are professional soldiers equally capable with halberds, spears or the old sword’n’board – for extra hitting power, the ability to fight in two ranks or additional armor, respectively. The kit contains enough parts to make up to three command groups and comes with a 290-piece transfer sheet. Greatswords are a cut above. They fight with lethal two-handed swords and full plate armor. The set contains 20 troops with enough kit to build two full command groups, plus 290 transfers. Flagellants lack armor and skill at arms, but they more than make up for that with the Frenzy special rule and brutal two-handed flails. As well as 290 transfers, you get 30 Flagellants and enough parts to build up to three Standard Bearers and three hot-headed Prophets of Doom.

Empire of Man State Missile Troops and Archers deliver some long range support. Missile Troops is a box of 30 soldiers who can be armed with crossbows or handguns, for extra range or armor penetration. There are enough parts in the box to build three full command groups, and the Sergeants can be equipped with Hochland Longrifles and powder monkeys. Archers are scouts and skirmishers – 20 skilled bowmen who can move up the field and pepper the advancing foe, redeploying with a nimbleness the State Troops lack. The Archers have enough parts to build two unit champions, while the State Troops also receive a 290-piece transfer sheet.

Empire of Man Helstorm Rocket Battery and Steam Tank deliver some machines of war to bring heavy damage to the enemy. Steam Tanks are monstrous engines of war delivering bone-crushing S8 cannon hits, and woe betide any foe that comes into contact with the tank at top speed. The kit comes with numerous cosmetic options – especially for the Engineer poking his head imperiously from the hatch.

The Helstorm Rocket Battery may also be built as a Helblaster Volley Gun, both devastating heavy artillery pieces designed to ruin an oncoming enemy attack. The former can bombard the field with blast markers, while the latter can put out up to 30 shots a volley. This box comes with two to build how you please, as well as six crewmen and some optional battlefield accessories.

Numerous heroes from several eras of Warhammer are meanwhile returning in metal and mounted on plastic horses.

The Grand Masters three features The Knights Panther, Knights of the Blazing Sun, and Knights of the White Wolf. These three Grand Masters return from the dim, distant depths of the early 90s to reassume command. Each is sold separately and comes with a plastic horse.

Warrior Priests of Sigmar and Priests of Ulric are three sets that include: an individual Warrior Priest of Sigmar, a pack of three more, and a pack of two Priests of Ulric.

The Witch Hunter roam the land in service of all of the great churches and temples.

Sir Cecil Gastonne, the Wyrm Slayer earned his title by killing Norndrak the Tyrant and earning renown across the realm. He now spoils for a fight with Khemri, and can even earn the Terror special rule once he’s killed a monstrous unit in combat. He is made of Forge World resin.

Burlok Damminson was an old dwarf in the era of Karl Franz, but we see him here as a young and impetuous inventor who’s really getting on the nerves of the Engineers’ Guild… He’s armed with several proprietary experimental weapons, and substantially improves nearby ranged units by his very presence. He is made of Forge World resin.

Frydaal the Chainmaker is a Chaos Champion making the most of the civil war in the Empire. She raids the northern coast and establishes barbaric settlements in the ruins of Imperial cities. She is made of Forge World resin.

Galrauch the Great Drake was the first of the great dragons to fall to the power of Chaos, and he’s now a twisted shadow of his former self, a two-headed nightmare wielding consummate arcane power and monstrous physical prowess. A little of the noble drake is still inside, battling the corruption of Tzeentch, and sometimes even wresting back control for a moment. This is a classic miniature returning in its original metal form.

Not to be outdone, there’s also multiple releases for Warhammer: The Horus Heresy.

Boreas-pattern Deredeo Dreadnought and weapons packs are here to reap a heavy toll on the enemy. The Boreas pattern marches out, decked out in Boreas air defense missiles, with a choice of volkite Falconets or Arachnus heavy lascannon batteries.

You can also order the weapons for each Deredeo pattern individually with two weapon sets, allowing you to augment your Boreas with Anvilus armaments and vice versa.

Arvus Lighter finally arrives in plastic! The Arvus Lighter can carry up to 12 troops, delivering them via Deep Strike to anywhere on the battlefield and providing covering fire from an optional crew-operated multilaser. The kit has been designed from the ground upwards. It also comes with a 149-piece Division Aeronautica transfer sheet.

The Malcador Infernus is a Solar Auxilia flamethrower tank with a fuel trailer towed behind it. The massive gout of flames launched from its inferno gun will clear out infantry, light armor and minefields alike, even those protected by the heaviest cover. This plastic kit has numerous choices for sponson and pintle weapons, as well as other optional upgrades, and comes with a 180-piece Solar Auxilia vehicle transfer sheet.

The Valdor Tank Hunter is named for the legendary Emperor’s guard, Constantin Valdor, and deployed in small numbers by the Solar Auxilia. This particular model mounts a devastating neutron laser which will burst even the heaviest tanks like a soap bubble. This plastic kit comes with numerous pintle and sponson weapon options, and an array of other upgrades, plus a 180-piece Solar Auxilia vehicle transfer sheet.

In a big surprise, Blood Bowl gets multiple Made to Order releases. There are four sets of metal miniatures available for Humans (five Throwers and Catchers, and five Blockers and Linemen), Halflings (one set of six), and Chaos Dwarfs (one set of six).

These will all be available on a Made to Order basis from 10am local time on Saturday the 18th of January until 8am GMT on Monday the 27th of January. These products may take up to 180 days to arrive.

Coming from Black Library is a special edition of Red Tithe by Robbie MacNiven. On the prison world of Zartak, darkness has fallen on arbitrators and inmates alike. The Night Lords have come, and with them the shadow of fear and pain. But they are not the only ones with an interest in Zartak. From the void, running on silent, another fleet emerges. Its warriors are grey-clad and white-faced, and their eyes are as black as the Outer Dark – the savage Carcharodon Astra… the Space Sharks! The special edition is numbered and signed by the author, and includes an embossed cover, a ribbon bookmark, and the short story The Reaping Time. It is available while stocks last.

Grombrindal: Ancestor’s Burden by Chris Thursten will be available in hardback, eBook, and MP3. When the ancient sky-city of Barak-Thryng comes under attack by the Gloomspite Gitz on their quest to reach the Bad Moon, it is an opportunity for the city’s defenders to prove their mettle. But there are darker, more dangerous forces pulling the strings behind this attack, for the Weaver of Fates has set his gaze upon the city.

It is into this powder keg that the legendary White Dwarf appears, followed by the Oathbreakers, desperate for his help in lifting an ancient curse: the Ancestor’s Burden.

Grombrindal: Ancestor’s Burden collects six short stories previously published in White Dwarf magazine and adds a new short novel – The Maker’s Promise.

The Dark Coil: Damnation by Peter Fehervari will be available in paperback and eBook. In the strangest corners of the galaxy, disparate factions, cults and empires make war and confront deadly truths in a constant fight for survival… but nothing amongst these stars occurs in a vacuum. Look closer, and see that space and time are malleable concepts, and the touch of the Warp is upon the most unexpected places.

The book includes seven short stories and two novels.