I just wanted some recommendations on what you consider to be the best horus heresy novels. But the answer at the moment is not readily available. Horus rising the horus heresy book 1 kindle edition by abnett, dan. All in all its been an exciting couple of weeks for me horus heresywise. The horus heresy series began in 2006 with horus rising by dan abnett. But what else can i say besides dan abnett is a phenomenal writer and horus rising is an amazing start to the series.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading horus rising the horus heresy book 1. The horus heresy was a bit daunting as there are so many books in the series. So, that about covers the books of the horus heresy. The age of darkness where gods strolled across battlefields and the new imperium conquered everything in its path. I will read anything abnett writes in the 40k universe. Lots of twists and turns and fascinating characters like john grammaticus. I have managed to get hold of digital copies of some of the heresy books, i own them all in physical form too. Then second is s6, ap2, shred and sever life, which basically is a toughness test, which causes an. 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. I take the view that the majority of the heresy series is essential, with a select few that can be missed out. Horus rising by dan abnett the first book in the horus heresy warhammer 40k scifi series 2006.
Inferno fw new stories from black library soon for space wolves. I imagine it may happen one day, wouldnt be surprised if gw decided to move into the digital market for fiction. See more ideas about horus, warhammer 40k, warhammer art. I love the horus heresy books, but note that there are 17 major novels in that series to this point. 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.
Of them, sixteen are anthologies of horus heresy novellas, short stories and audio dramas. Place a before a word to exclude posts containing that word. The first is master crafted, s8, ap2 re roll armor pen. This book stands out among the ongoing series of books detailing the events of the horus heresy in the rich warhammer 40,000 universe. False gods picks up a few weeks after the conclusion. They are also more convenient to carry that the first three books. Highly recommend the gaunts ghost series and also the commissar ciaphas cain series by. It is a shame the later booksauthors eshewed abnetts psychological exploration of the turn to chaos and went for big explosions instead. Instead of going for the purely numerical order, i thought to organize the books in tiers, from the toptier works all the way to the few that were. Its not only the weekender though, as ive also had the chance to catch up on a number of new horus heresy stories. 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.
Ive read the first ten or so, and especially like the ones which show the primarchs interacting with one another didnt really like mechanicum. The horus heresy is a big series, consisting of 24 novels, a number of short stories and at least half a dozen audio dramas. His horus heresy novel, a thousand sons, was a new york times bestseller and his time of legends novel, empire, won the 2010 david gemmell legend award. I grew up with the miniature game wh40k and so i had the pleasure to watch the fictional setting grow with the games evolution and remember fondly the introduction of the horus heresy as the historical backdrop. Thus far, each heresy book by forgeworld has begun with a preface by an unknown individual. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The horus heresy books are some of my absolute favourite warhammer literature. Graham lives and works in nottingham and you can keep up to date with where hell be. Warhammer 40k fiction complete horus heresy series jan 2014 uploaded 0121 2014, size 2. 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. The horus heresy chapter 1, a warhammer fanfic fanfiction. The tragic tale of primarch fulgrims fall from grace.
The horus heresy book iii extermination internet archive. Text search place a in between expressions to get one of them in results, e. Each of the books is a small part of a greater whole. Enter your email to get the very latest news, promotions, hobby tips and more from games workshop. A thousand sons by graham mcneill rwarhammer40k xpost rwarhammer best horus heresy book to date. 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. The first book came out in 2006, and the black library have been pumping them out ever since. As of 2019 there have been 54 horus heresy main novels published by games workshop. You dont need all the books to play of course, only those. Personally id recommend the eisenhorn and ravenor trilogies first. Taghmata army list brings together the mechanicum units and rules from the horus heresy books one to five in a handy ebook for the first time ever.
Chris wraight working on book on leman russ and space wolves. 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 horus heresy is the greatest war the galaxy has ever known. The horus heresy forge world series warhammer 40k fandom. The horus heresy first began publication in 2012, and as of 2017 consists of seven main campaign books and six army list books. Name az, name za, newest publish date, oldest publish date. The horus heresy box set volumes 112 paperback oct. Imperial skirmishes with the forces of chaos have a long and bloody history, dating all the way back to when mankind first ventured into the depths of space and the first founding of the space marine legions occurred. For warhammer 40,000 he has written resurrection, incarnation and divination for the horusian. The novels are by a selection of different authors, which is a total pain if you like to organise your books alphabetically by author. Showing 1 40 of 62 next show all slaves to darkness. Horus heresy book series 20 books all formats kindle edition from book 1. Black library, forge world, citadel, white dwarf, the horus heresy, the horus heresy eye logo, space. 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.
Different from the gothic epic feel of the other horus books, it reads more like a spy novel with a bit of an iain m. 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. After thousands of years of expansion and conquest, the human imperium is at its height. I guess i dont like the way he writes space marines. The war is described as a major contributing factor to the. By subscribing you confirm that you are over the age of 16 or have consent from your parent or guardian to subscribe. There obviously have a few books left if they continue with the current format 6 more legions to cover, space wolves, ultramarines, blood angels, dark angels, thousand sons, and white scars. Unabridged audio books of every entry have also been released. 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.
A thousand sons by graham mcneill if you follow any of the above links, please respect the rules of reddit. Horus heresy books in order of when they were first published. Buy horus rising the horus heresy 1 by dan abnett isbn. The horus heresy black library recommended reading order.
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. Welcome to the bolter and chainsword register now to gain access to all of our features. One question that im frequently asked is how someone new to the series can catch up on all the events. His black library novel horus rising and his torchwood novel border princes for the bbc were both bestsellers. 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. The first thing that jumps out at you about russ is his beefy stats lines. They provide no signature, but instead close their preface with a seal that contains the letters ak. The first heretic is one of the finest books black library has to offer, and is also conveniently one of the first books in the chronology of the horus heresy. By subscribing you confirm that you are over the age of or have consent from your parent or guardian to subscribe. Well placed in the dark and labyrinth warhammer 40k universe and plants the motivational seeds for the rebellion of horus lupercal.
The more books you read, the better the perspective you gain. A shortlist of essential horus heresy reading the bad. Full collection of horus heresy books score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. It includes background and profiles for all of the units available to the mechanicum taghmata, legio cybernetica and ordo reductor armies as well as support aircraft. He also scripted macragges honour, the first horus heresy graphic novel, as well as numerous black library audio dramas. The best horus heresy books that arent horus rising. Re release of the mass market edition of the first novel in the best selling horus. Its a great introduction to 40k, taking place in the 31st millennium, presenting some backstory to how things are going to be in the 41st. Who is the narrator of the forgeworld heresy books. Literally everything else during that time i love the time frame and the setting, but as it is now, the hh is a huge mess. 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. As i finished reading deathfire, and with war without end and pharos on my toread list, i was inspired to put together my current rankings of the numbered horus heresy books.