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Incase anyone is wanting to read the heresy and put off by 54 books to churn through, I have condensed the list for a friend to start and this is my recommended reading order:

Main story 1. Horus Rising 2. False Gods 3. Galaxy in flames 4. Flight of the Eisenstein 5. Fulgrim

Prospero story arc 12. A Thousand Sons 15. Prospero Burns 44. The Crimson King 28. Scars (end of prospero -> white scars story arc) 36. The Path of Heaven

Can be read in any order 41. The Master of Mankind 23. Angel Exterminatus 42. Garro 29. Vengeful Spirit (read Garro first) 7. Legion 39. Praetorian of Dorn (read Legion first) 14. The First Heretic

Imperium Secundus story arc 8. Battle for the Abyss 19. Know No Fear 25. Mark of Calth 24. Betrayer 16. Savage Weapons (part of Age of Darkness anthology) 22. Shadows of Treachery 21. Fear to Tread 26. Vulkan Lives (lol) 27. The Unremembered Empire 16. The Iron Within (part of Age of Darkness anthology) 34. Pharos 38. Angels of Caliban 32. Deathfire 46. Ruinstorm

Main story continued 47. Old Earth 49. Wolfsbane 45. Tallarn 51. Slaves to Darkness 52. Hearalds of the Siege (another anthology could be skipped) 53. Titandeath 54. The Buried Dagger

You did it! Yay!

Seige of Terra

I know it's still a massive list (38/54 lol) but it cuts out a bunch of unnecessary shit.

Incase anyone is wanting to read the heresy and put off by 54 books to churn through, I have condensed the list for a friend to start and this is my recommended reading order: **Main story** 1. Horus Rising 2. False Gods 3. Galaxy in flames 4. Flight of the Eisenstein 5. Fulgrim **Prospero story arc** 12. A Thousand Sons 15. Prospero Burns 44. The Crimson King 28. Scars *(end of prospero -> white scars story arc)* 36. The Path of Heaven **Can be read in any order** 41. The Master of Mankind 23. Angel Exterminatus 42. Garro 29. Vengeful Spirit *(read Garro first)* 7. Legion 39. Praetorian of Dorn *(read Legion first)* 14. The First Heretic **Imperium Secundus story arc** 8. Battle for the Abyss 19. Know No Fear 25. Mark of Calth 24. Betrayer 16. Savage Weapons *(part of Age of Darkness anthology)* 22. Shadows of Treachery 21. Fear to Tread 26. [Vulkan Lives (lol)](#spoiler) 27. The Unremembered Empire 16. The Iron Within *(part of Age of Darkness anthology)* 34. Pharos 38. Angels of Caliban 32. Deathfire 46. Ruinstorm **Main story continued** 47. Old Earth 49. Wolfsbane 45. Tallarn 51. Slaves to Darkness 52. Hearalds of the Siege *(another anthology could be skipped)* 53. Titandeath 54. The Buried Dagger *You did it! Yay!* **Seige of Terra** I know it's still a massive list (38/54 lol) but it cuts out a bunch of unnecessary shit.

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What is Warhammer? Isn't it a tabletop game like D&D? I like a good fantasy story now and again to retreat from studies and reality for a while. I'm between books ATM. Exactly how good are these books? I don't like wasting my time or brain space. A friend told me to listen to I Fight Dragons (iirc that's the title). I lost IQ listening to it. He got an earful next time I saw him.

I enjoyed the Wheel of Time. It led me to Brandon Sanderson who has an interesting concept to his cosmere series. His writing style has matured and gotten better with each book. In my early teens I read practically every Dragonlance or Ravenloft book. I enjoyed the Game of Thrones books but screw Martin for not finishing. I didn't enjoy the Lord of the Rings or any of those books. However, I didn't read them until adulthood. I'm sure I'd have loved them as a kid.

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If you're looking for a good Warhammer 40k intro book, try Helsreach or Eisenhorn: Xenos. Both exist in the same setting but are wildly different from one another. The former is a Space Marine story about fending off a massive orc invasion. The latter is more of a detective story.

Honestly if you even just like sci-fi but hate 40k Helsreach would still be a must read. It's fantastic in its own right.

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There's 2 universes (so to speak) Warhammer, which is fantasy based (lord of the rings, game of thrones l, DnD) and Warhammer 40k which is scifi (Dune, starwars, startrek etc)

These books are set in the scifi universe, and are set 10,000 years before the current 40k setting (40k being the year 40,000)

The story in the tiniest nutshell is about a civil war between 18 gen-hanced humans (brothers) and their armies.

The Emperor of mankind created these 18 warriors as a means of expanding (conquering) the galaxy for humanity in what was known as the Great Crusade. To do so, he united humanity with the Imperial Truth(no such thing as faith, religion superstition, but only science and logic)

One of the brothers starts to uncover the truth about the universe and that the Imperial Truth was infact a lie. He then convinces Horus (who is appointed Warmaster in the absence of the Emperor) to turn against their father and thus the war began.

Jump to 3m https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ugtel2I9ap8 - I guess this is some what spoilery

E: for fantasy, a mate at work has recommended the Gotrek and Felix series