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. I have finished most of the horus heresy series, and thinking back, i wish i knew then what i know now in what order to read it. The reason is very much part of being a genius bruiserevery turn he. Malevolence brings two new legions into conflict, adding white scars and their bloody buds who are fun to be with, the blood angels. The horus heresy reading order heresy30k the horus. The novels are written by different authors, but follow the same storyline the fall of warmaster horus and his campaign of treachery to usurp the emperor as ruler of the imperium. Basic rules players will need two army lists for this event. This book provides you with updated and revised rules to field units, characters and even the mighty primarchs of the legiones astartes in your space marine crusade army in games of warhammer 40,000 set during the galaxywide civil war that was the horus heresy. The primarchs is a series in which each book will cover a different primarch before the coming of the horus heresy. Primarchs novels howdy guys and girls take a look at a new upcoming series of 30k books, starting with none other than roboute guilliman.
A complete list of horus heresy books in chronological order. Horus heresy books in order of when they were first published. Dec 14, 2015 hey guys, its dan here with some more horus heresy ramblings. A horus heresy anthology four tales of the primarchs, the emperors own sons and liegelords of the space marines. Fought luther during his betrayal at the end of the horus heresy, where he was. 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. No fundamental rules changes will be made after 212014. The horus heresy forge world series warhammer 40k fandom.
The more books you read, the better the perspective you gain. Ive tried to put the stories into as close as i can manage to a true chronological order, though given the. Looking at the legion book, it says that as a restriction the number of units that have the legiones astartes special rule must exceed those that dont. Perhaps when lorgar and the word bearers were forced to bow before the spiritual liege by the emps psychic might geoff stepped in and used his null powers to stop the humiliating act and reveal the emperors true form a simple man and declares the great crusade a. Long before the coming of the imperium, the realm of ultramar was ruled by roboute guilliman, the last battle king of macragge. The primarch sanguinius of the blood angels legion, after killing a daemon during the horus heresy. This is just my best estimate of the order the books should be read in based of the official reading order, release dates and the reading order suggested by wikipedia, if there are any suggestionmistakes please be sure to point them out and i can update it. The novels are written by different authors, but follow the same storyline the fall of warmaster horus and his campaign of treachery to. Here you may add both characters from the horus heresy book series, and the forgeworld series. The black library has released a web page with the reading order for the horus heresy books. The horus heresy primarchs novels warhammer 40k fandom. Mar 29, 2019 the horus heresy book eight malevolence is the latest chapter in the horus heresy saga, bringing two new space marine legions, armies of daemons and more to your age of darkness games. Featured inside are rules for the salamanders, iron hands, word bearers and night lords. At the height of the great crusade, the imperial warmaster horus fell to the temptations of chaos, and convinced eight of his fellow primarchs to rebel against the emperor and follow him in his attempt to supplant the master of mankind.
The following is a compilation of the more commonly asked questions we have received regarding these. From the great crusade to the end of the heresy itself, what roles have they yet to play. Primarchs series, a brand new sequence of novels from black library. Despite all this, the emperor still refers to the primarchs as his sons in private revelations with malcador, though in the same instance while playing out the strategy of the horus heresy using their destinies he is absolutely aware that in order to win the game against chaos they need to be played against each other. Horus heresy reading order readinglistning order foreword. I take the view that the majority of the heresy series is essential, with a select few that can be missed out. Primarchs hardcover october 25, 2016 by david annandale author. Do they actually count as being part of the unit or would taking a fully mechanised list with. Now if they could just organize all the short stories. Order in the next 39 hours 39 minutes and get it by wednesday, march 25.
The horus heresy series began in 2006 with horus rising by dan abnett. The primarchs is a novel series from black library publishing. 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. Making its way to the glorystrewn battlefields of the horus heresy comes malevolence, the upcoming 8th book for the game. Its an epic tale of honour, loyalty and betrayal, and even though we know how it ends, there are still plenty of more. In the backstory of the warhammer 40,000 universe is humanitys era of hope, only just starting to dawn after the long and terrible dark age, before it is brought to an end by the horus heresy, wherein fully half of the best warriors the human race had to offer turned to worshipping dark gods and nearly wiped out the other half. Led by the emperors superhuman progeny, the primarchs, the vast armies of earth. Sep 03, 2019 i take the view that the majority of the heresy series is essential, with a select few that can be missed out.
Primarchs is a collection of novellas created by some of the black librarys bestknown authors and artists. Redirected from horus heresy reading order i have finished most of the horus heresy series, and thinking back, i wish i knew then what i know now in what order to read it. The primarchs subseries another 15 novels, 7 short stories, and 4 audio dramas focuses. Age of darkness gaiden game, guilliman is one of the strongest primarchs in oneonone combat and will statistically win a fight against any primarch other than horus, fulgrim, and leman russ. The godemperor was permanently injured in a lethal. Horus heresy loyalist legions characters tv tropes. Horus heresy timeline notes potential spoilers tymell. The horus heresy is an ongoing series of science fantasy set in the fictional warhammer. The novels will first release as limited edition hardbacks. The gorgon of medusa the horus heresy primarchs book 7 kindle edition by guymer, david.
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. The fifth horus heresy book covered the battle of calth. Mar 25, 2019 making its way to the glorystrewn battlefields of the horus heresy comes malevolence, the upcoming 8th book for the game. The horus heresy books are some of my absolute favourite warhammer literature. Compiled within are rules for the primarchs of thirteen of the legiones astartes. On the world of colchis, mighty religions rule a decaying society in the name of absent gods until the arrival of lorgar. The only other primarchs jaghatai is close to are magnus and horus. As i mentioned in my last article, one of the biggest draws to the age of darkness is the opportunity to play games with some of the legendary characters from games workshops lore. The horus heresy black library recommended reading order series. The first book came out in 2006, and the black library have been pumping them out ever since. Each primarch chose his side, loyalists against traitors, leading their legions against their former comrades. The horus heresy book eight malevolence is the latest chapter in the horus heresy saga, bringing two new space marine legions, armies of daemons and more to your age of darkness games. The core campaign books of the horus heresy series, known as the black books. 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.
Armies can be constructed using any army rules found within the horus heresy book one betrayal or book two massacre primarchs and any superheavy units from the horus heresy betrayal and massacre book are notallowed in the horus heresy massacre tournament. See the complete the horus heresy black library recommended reading order series book list in order, box sets or. The horus heresy book eight malevolence is the latest chapter in the horus heresy saga, bringing two new space marine legions, armies of daemons and. Do they actually count as being part of the unit or would taking a fully. Horus heresy proposed reading order articles dakkadakka.
Instead of going for the purely numerical order, i thought to organize the books in tiers, from the toptier works all the. 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. Get the very latest news, promotions, hobby tips and more from black library. Each novel will cover a different primarch before the coming of the horus heresy. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading ferrus manus. The horus heresy is the greatest war the galaxy has ever known. The best horus heresy books that arent horus rising tome.
The horus heresy is a series of novels, anthologies and audiobooks based. Now that is one that has a ton of questions that i would like to read. Jan 05, 2016 special rules theory and practical utility. I personally read it in release order and i find it pretty sloppy and all over the place. The series began publication in may 2016, starting with roboute guilliman. The rules for the ultramarines including roboute guilliman himself as well as several warpcorrupted word bearer units are brought in alongside a few other new miscellaneous fw releases, including the deredeo and the new thanatars. As the traitor warmaster horus and his armies burn their way across the imperium, their sights fixed on terra, the dark gods plans for other legions unfold. The first three novels in the horus heresy are an opening book trilogy. Dan abnett is a novelsit and awardwinnig comic book writer.
I have a theory for missing primarch a lets call him geoff. The series began in 2006, and as of mid2019, it consists of 38 novels, 103 short stories and novellas some of which are collated in 21 anthologies, 47 audio dramas plus 4 audio drama anthologies, 2 artbooks, 2 scriptbooks, and 1 graphic novel. The space marine legions of the first founding make up the core factions and conflict of the horus heresy. At the end of the great crusade warmaster horus fell to chaos, and eight of his fellow primarchs followed him against the emperor, resulting in a fullscale civil war known as the horus heresy. It is possible this will be the first book to feature rules for a daemon primarch. Hey guys, its dan here with some more horus heresy ramblings. This trilogy presents some of the background and causes of the heresy, and describes the start of the conflict. Preorder your angels tears and softback horus heresy campaign book now. Perhaps when lorgar and the word bearers were forced to bow before the spiritual liege by the emps psychic might geoff stepped in and used his null powers to stop the humiliating act and reveal the emperors true form a simple man and declares the great crusade a xenophobic shitfest having. Secondly, do you have any thoughts about which other primarchs might get rules and expanded biographical information in the future release date still to be determined fourth horus heresy book. The horus heresy is a series of novels, anthologies and audiobooks based on the historic events known as the great crusade and the horus heresy, about 10,000 standard years before the present 41st millennium. Great crusade, primarch discovery and early horus heresy. 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.
Most of the other primarchs, like dorn and guilliman, respect his. 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. Please post and thoughts, opinions, and questions you have about this weeks novel. In this article the fifth in our legion overview series we turn the auspex to mortarions reapers. The gorgon of medusa the horus heresy primarchs book 7. Horus heresy malevolence brings two new legions and.
The isstvaan trilogy has now ended, and i know they will be dealing with the hunt for. New horus book and primarch available to order from forge. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. As a primarch, guilliman comes with a few stock rules. See more ideas about warhammer art, warhammer 40k art and warhammer 40k. In a bit of gameplay and story integration for forge worlds horus heresy. A lot of these rules should be familiar to 40k players, and are shared across all of the primarchs. Black library, forge world, citadel, white dwarf, the horus heresy, the horus heresy eye logo, space. My question is, does that include dedicated transports or not. As well as legionspecific units, this book features an indepth look at the backgrounds and organisations of the legions, and campaigns featuring a series of linked missions that let you explore the horus heresy in even greater detail. If you want all the rules and or the primarchs for horus heresy, and save. The release date is october 25th 2016 this was posted on amazon roboute guilliman 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.
One at 1,000 points and another at 1,850 points armies can be constructed using any army rules found within the horus heresy book one betrayal or book two massacre. The horus heresy black library recommended reading order. See more ideas about the horus heresy, warhammer 40k art and warhammer art. Rules for fielding the legion arquitor pattern bombard are available as a free pdf download. New horus book and primarch available to order from forge world. Each of the books is a small part of a greater whole. Were starting with the horus heresy saga and will be going through it in order of release. Rules as a daemon prince of chaos undivided and currently located in sicarius, the. Fulgrim centers on the eponymous primarch of the 3rd legion, the emperors children. 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.