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2024OnlinePanel 15Saturday 28th SeptemberWarhammer 40k

Tyranid xenobiology compared to real-life eusocial insects

Abstract The Tyranids are a biological species that do not rely on technological or mechanical devices, utilizing biotechnological alternatives instead. Despite the significant amount of available xenobiological information, there are still several areas that require further investigation. A comprehensive examination of the Tyranid race poses certain challenges. Therefore, drawing comparisons with entomological concepts, particularly those …

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Beyond the Human: Exploring Non-Spatial Becomings in Warhammer 40k

Abstract The grim darkness of the far future harbors an ontological abyss – the Warhammer 40k universe unfurls as a delirious cosmology of hyperspatial paradoxes and spectral becomings that undermine all conventional spatio-temporality. My contribution plunges into the vertiginous “non-spaces” permeating this dystopian cosmos – rifts, folds, and lines of deterritorialization that deconstruct rigid human …

2024Keynote SpeakersOnlineSaturday 28th SeptemberVictoria Hayward

The Jungle Made Us: An Author’s Reflections on Writing Catachan

Catachans and Tyranids are two of Warhammer 40K’s most identifiable factions. But what is it like to write them? Using the example of her debut novel, Deathworlder, Black Library author Victoria Hayward shares her creative process to writing these iconic factions, her approach to writing Warhammer 40K, character development, world-building and writing the first full …