There’s not really a narrative arc this month no upstart noble Praetor seeking to rise above his station, just a bunch of large angry men in clean white terminator armour punching smaller, but still large angry men in dirty white power armour. The Order of the Broken Claws are the protagonists this month, struggling to survive conflict with the Iron Hands, Mechanicum and Death Guard to claim technoarcana that was sequestered away by order of the Emperor Himself (hear that Lion? Daddy said no! Bad Primarch!). Claimed by the First Legion during the battles of Perditus, this month’s exemplary battle focuses not on the core story of this device, detailed in The Lion novella, but on one of the Dark Angels’ various side projects to claim deeply, darkly dangerous technology. Therefore, we decided to ignore all of the lists, and just let you enjoy the books as they were meant to be read.The Tuchulcha is one of the most important narrative macguffins in the Warhammer 40,000/Horus Heresy setting, being key to the abilities and actions of the Dark Angels in both the Heresy and 40K timelines. We were going to list some of these but, we found that due to everyone’s personal preferences, there were a lot of people disagreeing with what books are and aren’t worth the time. On the internet, you will find lots of people’s own recommendations about what books to read, and what books to skip, while still being able to follow the general storyline. Not only that, but if said author has been told to write about specific events, and they are unlucky enough to be told to write about some of the ‘duller’ moments in the lore, there isn’t much they can do. This shouldn’t come as a surprise if you think about it though, there are so many books, and so many different authors and editors.
The Buried Dagger Doom of the Death GuardĪlthough we have listed every book in order above, it’s worth noting that not every book is written to the same standard.
The Path of Heaven Riding out from the storm War Without End Heresy begets retributionĮye of Terra I am the Emperor’s vigilance
The Damnation of Pythos Thinning the veil The Unremembered Empire A light in the darkness Nick Kyme and Lindsey Priestley (editors) The Flight of the Eisenstein The heresy unfoldsīattle for the Abyss My brother, my enemy Horus Rising The seeds of heresy are sown In fact, the writing often follows a non-linear pattern too, skipping through timelines frequently. The first three books are part of a trilogy, but the subsequent books follow a non-linear pattern. The books follow the story of the Primarchs, who are the Emperor’s genetically engineered officers, as well as their genetically engineered soldiers, the Legiones Astartes. The main plot is that Chaos is trying to bring down the Emperor, by creating rebellion and distrust, through acts of war. The Horus Heresy was originally created back in the late 80’s, by Games Workshop (who also owns Black Library), with the sole intention of being part of the lore for the 40k board game. Luckily for you, we have made such a list!įor those out of the loop, or those who just want to know a bit more information about The Horus Heresy, let’s briefly cover what the books are about. Due to the number of books now available, it’s completely understandable that some people may require a book reading list to ensure that they read them in the correct order. The first book came out in 2006, and the Black Library have been pumping them out ever since. The Horus Heresy books are some of my absolute favourite Warhammer literature. If you’re looking for the intended The Horus Heresy reading order, then look no further!