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. I take the view that the majority of the heresy series is essential, with a select few that can be missed out. 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. The war is described as a major contributing factor to the. Buy horus rising the horus heresy 1 by dan abnett isbn. Re release of the mass market edition of the first novel in the best selling horus. See more ideas about horus, warhammer 40k, warhammer art.
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. Personally id recommend the eisenhorn and ravenor trilogies first. I will read anything abnett writes in the 40k universe. A thousand sons by graham mcneill rwarhammer40k xpost rwarhammer best horus heresy book to date. After thousands of years of expansion and conquest, the human imperium is at its height. By subscribing you confirm that you are over the age of or have consent from your parent or guardian to subscribe. The horus heresy is the greatest war the galaxy has ever known. Black library, forge world, citadel, white dwarf, the horus heresy, the horus heresy eye logo, space. Horus rising the horus heresy book 1 kindle edition. The horus heresy book iii extermination internet archive. 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 horus heresy black library recommended reading order.
Thus far, each heresy book by forgeworld has begun with a preface by an unknown individual. Its not only the weekender though, as ive also had the chance to catch up on a number of new horus heresy stories. Showing 1 40 of 62 next show all slaves to darkness. The horus heresy chapter 1, a warhammer fanfic fanfiction. 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. The horus heresy box set volumes 112 paperback oct. So, that about covers the books of the horus heresy. Lots of twists and turns and fascinating characters like john grammaticus. It was great to see events of the previous books from another angle and witness the. 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 first began publication in 2012, and as of 2017 consists of seven main campaign books and six army list books. Graham lives and works in nottingham and you can keep up to date with where hell be. The tragic tale of primarch fulgrims fall from grace. 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.
False gods picks up a few weeks after the conclusion. Horus heresy book series 20 books all formats kindle edition from book 1. His black library novel horus rising and his torchwood novel border princes for the bbc were both bestsellers. The horus heresy series began in 2006 with horus rising by dan abnett. One question that im frequently asked is how someone new to the series can catch up on all the events.
Horus rising by dan abnett the first book in the horus heresy warhammer 40k scifi series 2006. 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. It is a shame the later booksauthors eshewed abnetts psychological exploration of the turn to chaos and went for big explosions instead. 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. 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. Highly recommend the gaunts ghost series and also the commissar ciaphas cain series by. The best horus heresy books that arent horus rising. More tellingly, this individual is qualified to be only human. The more books you read, the better the perspective you gain. 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. He also scripted macragges honour, the first horus heresy graphic novel, as well as numerous black library audio dramas. This book stands out among the ongoing series of books detailing the events of the horus heresy in the rich warhammer 40,000 universe.
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. 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. Then second is s6, ap2, shred and sever life, which basically is a toughness test, which causes an. 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. The novel follows the word bearers legion, the 17th legion of the emperors space marines, and their driven and devoted primarch, lorgar. The first book came out in 2006, and the black library have been pumping them out ever since. Horus rising the horus heresy book 1 kindle edition by abnett, dan. They are also more convenient to carry that the first three books. A thousand sons by graham mcneill if you follow any of the above links, please respect the rules of reddit. Inferno fw new stories from black library soon for space wolves. Welcome to the bolter and chainsword register now to gain access to all of our features.
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. They provide no signature, but instead close their preface with a seal that contains the letters ak. The horus heresy was a bit daunting as there are so many books in the series. As of 2019 there have been 54 horus heresy main novels published by games workshop. For warhammer 40,000 he has written resurrection, incarnation and divination for the horusian. I have managed to get hold of digital copies of some of the heresy books, i own them all in physical form too. The first thing that jumps out at you about russ is his beefy stats lines. But what else can i say besides dan abnett is a phenomenal writer and horus rising is an amazing start to the series. 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. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading horus rising the horus heresy book 1. Unabridged audio books of every entry have also been released. I love the horus heresy books, but note that there are 17 major novels in that series to this point.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The novels are by a selection of different authors, which is a total pain if you like to organise your books alphabetically by author. All in all its been an exciting couple of weeks for me horus heresywise. Place a before a word to exclude posts containing that word. 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. 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. Each of the books is a small part of a greater whole. The age of darkness where gods strolled across battlefields and the new imperium conquered everything in its path. 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. I just wanted some recommendations on what you consider to be the best horus heresy novels. 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. 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.
But the answer at the moment is not readily available. Well placed in the dark and labyrinth warhammer 40k universe and plants the motivational seeds for the rebellion of horus lupercal. The horus heresy is a big series, consisting of 24 novels, a number of short stories and at least half a dozen audio dramas. I imagine it may happen one day, wouldnt be surprised if gw decided to move into the digital market for fiction. 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.
Name az, name za, newest publish date, oldest publish date. The horus heresy books are some of my absolute favourite warhammer literature. 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. Text search place a in between expressions to get one of them in results, e. You dont need all the books to play of course, only those. Who is the narrator of the forgeworld heresy books. I was interested to see if the horus heresy books could keep up the momentum after the first trilogy and flight of the eisenstein did not disappoint. Enter your email to get the very latest news, promotions, hobby tips and more from games workshop. Chris wraight working on book on leman russ and space wolves.
The horus heresy forge world series warhammer 40k fandom. 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. I guess i dont like the way he writes space marines. 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.