A signed, numbered limited edition of Dan Abnett's Warhammer 40,000 novel "Hive" sold on eBay for $3,150 after more than 50 bids, despite Games Workshop having cancelled the edition's release earlier this year. Fans had previously assumed all copies had been destroyed following a backlash over the book being sold exclusively in physical Warhammer stores, so the sale has stunned the community and raised questions about how it escaped destruction.

The copy, numbered 12 of 2,000, is believed to be the only one publicly sold since Games Workshop scrapped the limited run in May and replaced it with an unsigned, print-on-demand version instead. The auction listing pitched the book as a unique piece of Black Library history, and the sale has prompted debate on Reddit, with some fans calling the price "absurd" and "delusional," while it remains unclear how the seller obtained the copy or whether other copies still exist.