The characters here are found and are developed in the horus heresy book series. Due to the number of books now available, its completely understandable that some people may require a book reading list to ensure that they read them in the correct order. Unabridged audio books of every entry have also been released. End of the great crusade, beginning of the horus heresy. Dan abnett is a novelsit and awardwinnig comic book writer. Ive found the dan abnett horus heresy books to be rather bland, although his other 40k books are among my favourite ghosts and eisenhorn books are fantastic. These books are published by the black library, and the horus heresy books are penned by several authors. Or more specifically, exactly which stories should be read. Now, fleeing from the ruins of calth with his band of fellow refugees, the vagaries of the warp have brought him through the backways of time and space to a city that rests on the edge of oblivion. I know theres a machete cut way to read the books read. The horus heresy reading order list 2020 updated faded.
The novels are by a selection of different authors, which is a total pain if you like to organise your books alphabetically by author. Name az, name za, newest publish date, oldest publish date. A shortlist of essential horus heresy reading the bad dice. The first book came out in 2006, and the black library have been pumping them out ever since. By subscribing you confirm that you are over the age of or have consent from your parent or guardian to subscribe. See the complete the horus heresy black library recommended reading order series book list in order, box sets or. The book is to be part of a duology, with book 5 covering the battle of calth, and a later book covering the shadow crusade, the battle of armatura, and the underworld war. Its a busy week for the horus heresy check out the new reinforcements for the blood angels legion in the road to thramas part 2. We love seeing epic horus heresy armies, and when we saw petes awesome white scars legion, we knew that we preorder. Warhammer digital the horus heresy legion astartes. After exploring horus rising and a couple of side tales, the story jumps to the origins of the dark angel legions. Aug 26, 2014 horus rising is the first book in the horus heresy series.
The music and sound effects were good and the voice acting was great as it usually is in bl audio dramas, however, the whole perpetual story line in the horus heresy is probably one of my least favourite. If you want to rush to the end and experience the central story, you totally can once all the books are out. Visions of heresy by alan merrett good books by saying they cant stop reading them, well, i really could not stop. Nov 23, 2014 the horus heresy book four conquest is a complete expansion for the warhammer 40,000 game it requires the warhammer 40,000 rulebook to use its contents. Black library, forge world, citadel, white dwarf, the horus heresy, the horus heresy eye logo, space marine, 40k, warhammer, warhammer digital, warhammer. I guess i dont like the way he writes space marines. But to really dive deep into the setting, youre going to have to go off the main path a bit. Im not a big fan of ben counter so my collection doesnt count a single book of him. Download warhammer 40k horus heresy book four conquest. He has written twentyfive novels for the black library, including the acclaimed gaunts ghosts series and the eisenhorn and ravenor trilogies, and with mike lee, the darkblade cycle. Black library, forge world, citadel, white dwarf, the horus heresy. The horus heresy cover art collection track of words.
Brother fights brother as mankinds imperium is torn apart by civil war. I imagine it may happen one day, wouldnt be surprised if gw decided to move into the digital market for fiction. Book two massacre is the second book in the horus heresy series by forge world. This scifi series is composed of 56 novels, therefore its a really. The horus heresy black library recommended reading order book. Used but good condition oop horus heresy solar auxilia, from a smoke free home. By subscribing you confirm that you are over the age of 16 or have consent from your parent or guardian to subscribe. The series began publication in may 2016, starting with roboute guilliman. This trilogy presents some of the background and causes of the heresy, and describes the start of the conflict. Primarchs is a collection of novellas created by some of the black librarys bestknown authors and artists. The sons of horus, emperors children, world eaters, and death guard purge loyalist elements of their legions.
If you are aware of the horus heresy, at least generally, you could easily follow your own order. The horus heresy black library recommended reading order. Though the outer defences have fallen, the walls of the palace itself remain inviolate as rogal dorn, the praetorian of terra himself, uses every known stratagem and ploy to keep horuss vast armies at bay. He has also written the ravenor and eisenhorn books, the most recent of which is the magos. The horus heresy primarchs novels warhammer 40k fandom. Horus heresy reading guidance the basement of death. The novels will first release as limited edition hardbacks. Horus, the favoured son of the emperor, turns against his primarch brothers and pitches the space marines legions into a bigger struggle for the imperium itself. The story the war for the fate of mankind blazes on. The horus heresy book seven inferno is a supplement for the horus heresy which depicts the cataclysmic battle of the burning of prospero, home planet of the thousand sons legion, the neardestruction of that legion, the fall of its primarch, magnus, and the tangled web of fate and treachery which led up to it. All in all its been an exciting couple of weeks for me horus heresy wise. One question that im frequently asked is how someone new to the series can catch up on all the events.
Ben counter is the author of the soul drinkers and grey knights series, along with two horus heresy novels, and is one of black librarys most popular warhammer 40,000 authors. For warhammer 40,000 he has written resurrection, incarnation and divination for the horusian. Id recommend reading some 40k books before the horus heresy 30k though so that you have a bit more appreciation for the universe, and a bit more insight into the storylines the horus heresy is a predecessor for. Lets take a look at the best reading order for the horus heresy books. It is a relatively short but devastating galaxyspanning civil war that engulfs the nascent galactic empire of the imperium of man early in the 31st millennium of the universe timeline. I remember too beginning this saga with a thousand sons and prospero burns because i love the space wolves chapter. Though the outer defences have fallen, the walls of the palace itself remain inviolate as rogal dorn, the praetorian of terra himself, uses every known stratagem and ploy to keep horus s vast armies at bay. The horus heresy is the single most important piece of backstory in the warhammer 40,000 universe, covering the great crusade led by the emperor of mankind to reunite earth with its lost colonies, the genetically engineered supermen who are the primarchs and the first space marines. In this omnibus addition, all four volumes of the horus heresy art books are brought together for the first time. At first i was a little frustrated to jump into a flashback to the heresy storyline, but i did feel like a good effort was made to keep the story a little fresher than. The best horus heresy books that arent horus rising tome. John french is the author of several horus heresy stories including the novels the solar war, praetorian of dorn, tallarn and slaves to darkness, the novella the crimson fist, and the audio dramas dark compliance, templar and warmaster.
Penned by several authors, the series takes place during the horus heresy, a fictional galaxyspanning civil war occurring 10,000 years prior to the far future of warhammer 40,000. After the horus heresy, what are the next series chronologically. Horus heresy books in order of when they were first published. It has a running time 27 minutes and is performed by gareth armstrong, john banks, ian brooker, cliff chapman, steve conlin, penelope rawlins, saul reichlin, and luis soto. The horus heresy is a cornerstone event in the far future fictional universe created by games workshop as the campaign setting for its warhammer 40,000 miniatures wargame. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
The horus heresy series began in 2006 with horus rising by dan abnett. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Lets take a look at the best reading order for the. Of course, each of the series has a chronological order which is not always the order suggested by the numbering of the books see the hh for instance. Horus rising is a strong novel, written by one of the black librarys best authors, and the standard is high. Welcome to the bolter and chainsword register now to gain access to all of our features. At the time of writing, the horus heresy series is approaching its 50th book.
Its not only the weekender though, as ive also had the chance to catch up on a number of new horus heresy stories. The horus heresy is a big series, consisting of 24 novels, a number of short stories and at least half a dozen audio dramas. Perpetual is an audio drama in the horus heresy series written by dan abnett. It tells the full story of this pivotal period in the history of the warhammer 40,000 universe, in which the archtraitor horus betrayed emperor of mankind. For warhammer 40,000 he has written the lords of silence.
I have managed to get hold of digital copies of some of the heresy books, i own them all in physical form too. Showing 1 40 of 62 next show all slaves to darkness. In the horus heresy, the emperors favorite son, horus lupercal, formerly warmaster of the imperium, was corrupted by chaos and rebelled against the emperor, taking nine space marine legions including his own, their respective primarchs, and about half of the imperial army and mechanicum with him. The horus heresy is an ongoing series of science fantasy set in the fictional warhammer 40,000 setting of tabletop miniatures wargame company games workshop. The horus heresy is the greatest war the galaxy has ever known. The best order to read the horus heresy books is the publication order. The horus heresy series tells the story leading up to this treachery and follows the rebellion as it flares across the galaxy, sparking mass uprising, epic battles between the loyal follows of the. The horus heresy books are some of my absolute favourite warhammer literature. Essential reading for all horus heresy fans the war for the fate of mankind blazes on. Each of the books is a small part of a greater whole. The next stages of the horus heresy warhammer community. Galaxy in flames by ben counter, false gods by graham mcneill, the flight of the eisenstein by james swallow, horus ri.
False gods picks up a few weeks after the conclusion. Massacre is the first book that involves the drop site massacre of istvaan v. I get asked all the time, what books do i need and believe it or not, its kinda complicated. Unleash the blood angels ultimate sanction upon your enemies. Were also going to take this opportunity to reveal the title of the next horus heresy campaign book. Of them, sixteen are anthologies of horus heresy novellas, short stories and audio dramas. Swallow should stick with the horus heresy novels because nemesis is a very good read. Get the very latest news, promotions, hobby tips and more from black library. A shortlist of essential horus heresy reading the bad. Age of darkness army list is an ebook containing the complete profiles, special rules and wargear, compiled and updated, for all space marine legion armies in horus heresy games using the battles in the age of darkness gaming expansion for warhammer 40,000. The black library weekender was a brilliant event that highlighted exactly why i love this series of books i may have mentioned this in my previous blog.
By continuing to use this site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. For the horus heresy, he is the author of horus rising, legion, the unremembered empire, know no fear and prospero burns, the last two of which were both new york times bestsellers. Descent of angels was an odd tale in the horus heresy series. For the last decade, black library has been publishing novels that explore the events of the horus heresy, looking at the rivalries among the primarchs and exploring just why everything went down the tubes. This large format 312 page bonded leather bound hard cover book, with its exclusive slipcase, poster and reference cards is our biggest horus heresy book to date. Personally id recommend the eisenhorn and ravenor trilogies first. Ive read the first ten or so, and especially like the ones which show the primarchs interacting with one another didnt really like mechanicum. As of 2019 there have been 54 horus heresy main novels published by games workshop. Following the 54th novel, the buried dagger, the horus heresy main series concluded and was replaced by the siege of terra series. By the time of the horus heresy, ollanius reckons his age to be around 45,000 give or take and he is fully aware of the connection between the imperial and the gregorian calendars, putting his birth at around 15,000bc or in laymans terms, somewhere in the latter half of the stone age in biblical nineveh. Complete your legions look with these sheets featuring hundreds of decals. The first three novels in the horus heresy are an opening book trilogy. Back at the beginning of the year, ty was looking for recommendations on how to navigate the huge backlog of horus heresy books.
Enter your email to get the very latest news, promotions, hobby tips and more from games workshop. This is a great books that i think are not only fun to read but also very educational. Nunmehr erscheinen alle bucher zuerst als hardcover, dann als gro. Buy fulgrim the horus heresy by mcneill, graham from amazons fiction books store. Book five tempest is the fifth book in the horus heresy series by forge world. I take the view that the majority of the heresy series is essential, with a select few that can be missed out. The book contains rules and special characters for the preheresy iron hands, salamanders, night lords, and word bearers legions as well as a space marine crusade legion army list. It chronicles the histories of the 18 primarchs both before, during and directly after the great crusade and the horus heresy. Horus rising the horus heresy book 1 english edition ebook. Weapon of fate horus heresy and millions of other books are available for instant access. Oop horus heresy solar auxilia rapier quad this is a listing for warhammer horus heresy sicaran venator. I put together this list with my mustread and not so much mustread horus heresy recommendations.
The only daunting thing about the horus heresy books and the warhammer universe in general is the vast number of books the black library has produced theres 29 books already in the horus series set about 30,000 years in the future and maybe a hundred or so set 10,000 years later than that, with more being written all the time. The more books you read, the better the perspective you gain. Tempest covers the battle of calth between the word bearers and the ultramarines legions. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. Best novels from the horus heresy series i just wanted some recommendations on what you consider to be the best horus heresy novels. The book feels like part detective novel and part dirty dozen. There is a serial killer that is being tracked down by local law enforcement on a sleepy little world that has largely untouched by the heresy. This is a list of characters in the horus heresy, a foundational event and major component of the far future fictional universe warhammer 40,000 created and published by games workshop miniature wargame company. This website uses cookies to personalise content and advertising, and to analyse our traffic. Siege of terra is a novel series which serves as the continuation of the horus heresy series by the black library following the release of the final the horus heresy series novel, the buried dagger in february 2019, all further entries in the series were part of the rebranded siege of terra label. Heres the books you must read in the run up to the. Once registered and logged in, you will be able to create topics, post replies to existing threads, give reputation to your fellow members, get your own private messenger, post status updates, manage your profile and so much more. Warhawk of chogoris, the novellas brotherhood of the storm and wolf king, and the audio drama the sigillite. Nathaniel garro of the death guard leads a force of loyalist survivors from isstvan iii through the warp towards terra to warn of horus.