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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