The horus heresy black library recommended reading order book. Just pointing out the list shown in the wiki article is the order of publication, not the order of eventschronological order. I put together this list with my mustread and not so much mustread horus heresy recommendations. I would say but this is only my best guess how the series would look if you read it in the way that the events unfolded in the heresy. Bl still have the option to sort the hhrange in reading order link. The first heretic details the fall to chaos of the primarch lorgar and his word bearers, the xvii astartes legion. Chastised by the emperor, the word bearers set out on their own path one that will eventually lead them to. Basically, except for the obvious timeline horus heresy versus the rest of the books horus heresy being technically warhammer 30k, there is no real order between series. The first book came out in 2006, and the black library have been pumping them out ever since. Horus rising, false gods, galaxy in flames, flight of the eisenstein, fulgrim. The novel follows the word bearers legion, the 17th legion of the emperors space marines, and their driven and devoted primarch, lorgar. It is also the first book of the legends collection. Hes written a few other books for black library, but i dont believe ive read any of them yet.
Horus rising by dan abnett false gods by graham mcneill the first heretic by. Book 010 tales of heresy by various authors, edited by nick kyme and lindsey priestley anthology april 2009 book 011 fallen angels by mike lee july 2009 book 012 a thousand sons by graham mcneill march 2010 book 0 nemesis by james swallow august 2010 book 014 the first heretic by aaron dembskibowden november 2010 book. When youve done this, youve covered the first two major events of the heresy that basically every other novel will relate to. A complete list of horus heresy books in chronological order. If you like this video and want to see more, tell me. Because most readers of the horus heresy books will already know whats going to happen and have an omniscient view of the storyline they will know that i cant say is the challengeanswer phrase for the secret lodges. Today were going to be doing something a little bit different and talking about one of my favourite horus heresy books.
The white scars and the blood angels have both entered the fray in book eight malevolence, the latter alongside their. We have listed the intended horus heresy reading order for you to follow with ease. The first heretic is the 14th book in the series, and is written by aaron dembskibowden easily the coolest name according to a clip from the dlt podcasts. Two primarchs who were, along with their legions, completely erased from all records and history so thoroughly, nobody knows what happened. We love seeing epic horus heresy armies, and when we saw petes awesome white scars legion, we knew that we pre order. I only want to get down to the core plotlines and nittygritty. Every time it is used, it always refers to clandestine lodge business that is not for the ears of outsiders.
The first heretic by aaron dembskibowden is the fourteenth novel in the horus heresy series. The story is told largely from the point of view of argel tal, a captain of the word bearers, and spans about 50 terran years, starting 47 years before. The horus heresy reading order list 2020 updated faded. Read the first five in the order that they were released in. First of all, the usual wikipedia link to all the warhammer 40k novels. There is a galaxy far, far away where a civil war rages, where the emperor of mankind, founder of the imperium of man the proponent of order in the milky way galaxy, fights against chaos and its forces. 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. The novels are by a selection of different authors, which is a total pain if you like to organise your books alphabetically by author. See the complete the horus heresy black library recommended reading order series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. The horus heresy series began in 2006 with horus rising by dan abnett.
The first heretic by aaron dembskibowden, 9781844168842, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The novel covers lorgar and his legion, the word bearers. The horus heresy is an ongoing series of science fantasy set in the fictional warhammer. Lets take a look at the best reading order for the horus heresy books.
We tend to find it easier to read the books in the order they were published, but if you want to go straight for one that details your favourite legions exploits, then theres also nothing wrong with that. Each of the books is a small part of a greater whole. The first three books in the series describe the means through which the horus heresy was sparked. For example, the events of horus rising the first book occur at the midway point of a thousand sons the twelfth book while iirc the events of the third book are actually set after a thousand sons. The horus heresy books are some of my absolute favourite warhammer literature. Buy the first heretic horus heresy by dembskibowden, aaron isbn. Horus heresy books in what seems like chronological order. Chastised by the emperor, the word bearers set out on their own path one that will eventually lead them to damnation and heresy and plunge the galaxy into war. These books are published by the black library, and the horus heresy books are penned by several authors. Im a big fan of the horus heresy series of novels, set in or rather, before the warhammer 40,000 universe.
Aaron dembskibowden is an upandcoming favorite of the black library. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. False gods picks up a few weeks after the conclusion. The horus heresy is a collection of novels, novellas, short stories, audio dramas, game books, and artwork created by some of the black librarys bestknown authors and artists.
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. Below are the notes ive taken on the timeline of the horus heresy series, all taken during a reread of everything in it, including the forge world books. The horus heresy novels showing 1 40 of 62 next show all. Buy the first heretic the horus heresy by aaron dembskibowden isbn. Gw, games workshop, bl publishing, black library, forge world, citadel, white dwarf, the horus heresy, the horus heresy eye logo, space marine, 40k. I only mention this because there wasnt a specified order in the. In the decade or so its been around it has become a huge collection of stories, with a whole host of plot threads, characters and events to follow. Ive tried to put the stories into as close as i can manage to a true chronological order, though given the nature of the series this isnt really possible. 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.
Great deals on one book or all books in the series. The best order to read the horus heresy books is the publication order. In this list ive done the best job i can of organising it into a rough chronological. I take the view that the majority of the heresy series is essential, with a select few that can be missed out. Book 14 the first heretic aaron dembskibowden book 15 prospero burns dan abnett. The horus heresy is an age of legends, and so they must be recorded. Horus heresy books in order of when they were first published. What order should i read the horus heresy novels in. The first three novels in the horus heresy are an opening book trilogy. The dramatic backstory to the horus heresy is revealed at last. First heretic needs to be way higher, it starts 40 years before the heresy. The first heretic details the fall to chaos of primarch lorgar and the 17th. 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. 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.
Join us as we take a look back on an extraordinary year for the horus heresy and take an exciting glimpse into the future as a legion joins the fight for the first time. I recommend going in chronological order or using the black librarys reading order instead as some books that were written recently are set in the series before the older books and. So i want to keep up to date with the horus heresy so i can get around to reading old earth along with the various other new books, and as we all know the hh books have numerous storylines. Back at the beginning of the year, ty was looking for recommendations on how to navigate the huge backlog of horus heresy books. Here you may add both characters from the horus heresy book series, and the forgeworld ones. It chronicles the history of the horus heresy era which serves as the foundation and. However it looks like some of the books are incorrectly placed, for example the first heretic should be read before aurelian also i think whilst there is no one set way to read all the books i think there should be some books you should read to get a good overview before you proceed onto other novels, which would help.
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