Horus Heresy Books Ranked

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Iused to recommend skipping Fulgrim (V) (you can read my review of Fulgrim on Goodreads to see why) but as people have pointed out in the comments there are some impactful events that take place in this book (someone loses a head). If you know the Heresy there are no surprises here and I still say skip and avoid having to slog through it.

The Outcast Dead (XVII) and Deliverance Lost (XVIII) can be skipped. Outcast Dead covers the exploits of the members of the traitor legions that were on Terra when the news of the Heresy broke. Deliverance Lost is about Corax and the Raven Guard in the aftermath of Isstvan V.

Shadows of Treachery (XXII) anthology **** Not required but there are some great short stories here. The Crimson Fist by John French, The Dark King by Graham McNeill, The Lightning Tower by Dan Abnett and Prince of Crows by Aaron Dembski-Bowden.

The Solar War (Siege of Terra I) by John French **** The return of some of the favorite characters from the first books was the highlight for me. Horus has entered the solar system and encloses Terra. A lot of void war fighting and some cool twists. This is my second favorite book in the SoT series so far.

I need to make a Siege of Terra books update soon. I am just starting Saturnine. So far I would rank Solar War as my favorite of the first three books, followed by The First Wall and then Lost and the Damned. They are all good, just to varying degrees.

Skip Fulgrim? You mean skip the dropsite massacre? Skip a primarch being killed? Or another being almost sliced in two? The whole heresy being out in the open? Not to mention all the really cool moments between Fulgrim and Manus.

Hey man. I just want to thank you for the guide, have been looking at it a dozen of times, its the best ressource on the internet for people who want to read the Heresy and I bet there are a lot of people who want. Still skipt almost nothing so far. Am now at Nemesis and have only skipt Abyss so far with not regrets.

I tried reading Horus Heresy a couple years ago and got bogged down in all of the filler side stories. I started over again just a month ago when I found this reading guide and have been absolutely burning through them. Now at Know No Fear which may be my new favorite. Abott is a beast, and you are a absolut legend for getting me to the good stuff!!

Dan Abnett is a comic book author and a novelist whose works have seemingly always been connected to the Horus Heresy series and broader Warhammer 40k Horus Heresy series. Horus Rising, the first of the Horus Heresy novels, was released in 2006.

It is known that the Imperium has been positioned at the topmost place for the last while, seeing as they have conquered many lands and their expansion tactics are second to none. However, when the Emperor decides to take leave and bestow his might to none other than Warmaster Horus.

Scotland-native Graham McNeill is a terrific author. Graham, for instance, in our opinion, has written one of the best Horus Heresy books in False Gods, published in 2006. If you would like to read the Horus Heresy novels in order, False Gods is the eighth book of the series.

The time that the Imperium has spent being on the top of the food chain and being regarded as one of the most organized and strongest societies, it seems, will soon be over. Where there are grand occurrences and great things being done, there are always undermining and demeaning things that follow a step back.

With Warmaster Horus now enjoying the nigh-unlimited power he holds it would not be out of the ordinary if he were to forgo his more pleasant and kind ideas for something far more diabolical. Definitely a book that we wholeheartedly and with no doubt at all recommend to our readers. This is where the seeds for the series are actually sewn.

Ben Counter is an author who graduated with a major in Ancient History, so one can conclude that his insight and knowledgeability on the topic would yield great results in terms of the story. Galaxy in Flames is the third novel of the Horus Heresy reading order.

Aaron Dembski-Bowden was born and raised in London, United Kingdom, and his work on the Horus Heresy novels is definitely one of the best. In 2010, The First Heretic was published and it only hit home how great a writer Aaron actually was.

While the Great Crusade was getting steam and seemingly only just beginning, the World Bearers are scolded and spoken ill of for the worship they indulge in. Following this, Lorgar along with his army then have a complete one-eighty change and they begin devastating world upon world, mercilessly.

The story of Magnus the Red and the Legion of a Thousand Sons is a well-known one and their track record with the people entails a less-than-enthusiastic essence. It is public opinion and, more importantly, the opinion of the higher-ups that they need to go.

As such, Leman Russ, being the Primarch of the Space Wolves, arrives on Prospero so as to follow the orders that were given to him. While Prospero is a planet of very powerful, even frightful wizards and sorcerers, Leman and his lot are not deterred in the slightest.

Dan Abnett is one of the writers that helped define the Warhammer 40k Horus Heresy and a number of other series. In 2012, Know No Fear was published and it showcased the greatness of Abnett in a new light.

While on the way back towards Ultramar, RobouteGuilliman had not the slightest inkling of what the Warmaster Horus had in store for him and his lot. Roboute did not even know that the Warmaster had committed heresy, the most despicable of sins in the world.

Roboute came to Ultramar in order to get ready for a bout with an incursion of orks, but what can he do when his supposed brethren attack him and his Ultramarines? Not far away, though, is Lorgar and his army. Lorgar and Roboute had been rivals for years now and Lorgar now had the opportunity to one-up Roboute and cement his place as the best.

The army of Perturabo has had boring, mortifying tasks thrown their way, seemingly just out of spite, for the longest of time and enough is enough. As Fulgrim gives Perturabo an opportunity to be the leader of an expedition for a rather old and scarily powerful Xenos Weapon, Perturabo accepts immediately.

Lorgar and the World Bearers are not ones to stay put and strike at the worst of times. Angron and the World Eaters, on the other hand, go across the various systems in front of them, devouring and devastating everything in their path.

However, when Armatura, a garrison world, is their supposed next prey, it may be the case, that their reign of terror is over. As the worlds are set ablaze, as armies are set to kill each other, then a Primarch is fated to fall to his knees.

In the terrific and very much deserving of its spot on our list of the best Horus Heresy primarchs books titled The Unremembered Empire, Dan Abnett does wonders. Primarch Roboute Guilliman of the Ultramarines is under the impression that the marvel that is Terra has been brought to its knees by Warmaster Horus already, so he has nothing else to do than to found the so-called Imperium Secundus.

It has become the case that Jaghatai and the White Scars Legion are forced to pick a side: either side with the Emperor or with Warmaster Horus. Following the conquering of the world Chondax, Jaghatai Khan and his men made the discovery that Horus had committed heresy.

It was only when Jaghatai, the primarch of the Fifth Legion, had slaked his thirst concerning whether the righteous choice was made, that the White Scars Legion picked a side and stood with their choice. The treacherous were immediately attacked by the White Scars and in an unrelenting fashion, too.

Battle Titans and legions of Chaos abound as the Throneworld is slowly, yet surely becoming one of the least secure places in the galaxy. Casualties are counted day in and day out, but is the loss of hope not a greater loss?

If he deliberates for too long, then Horus will finally enter the Segmentum Solar and many losses will follow. As his Primarch brethren show their resistance for such a thing, Leman calls upon his army to leave Terra and they are set to go to where Horus is.

Word has been received that Horus is unlike what they once knew him; as it stands, Horus is a man with so great a power that none may have hope of surviving a battle with him. However, the promise of Leman is something that he holds steadfast and he will not back down, even if death itself may be in his opposition.

A battle that saw casualties on both sides now also sees the treacherous as they make their way ever closer to Terra. Roboute Guilliman and the Lion are coming back as fast as they conceivably can, and they might be the last hope Terra has.

While some might have had a great part in the events that unfolded, others were merely blood waiting to be shed, but that is all irrelevant and inconsequential in the eyes of the Warmaster. The armies of Terra come together for a last siege to battle against Horus, but can they ever hope to stand against the might of him? The war is here, nonetheless.

Mortarion is faced with a decision to either take up a trade that will accurse his sons for all of time or to perish with the Death Guard. Malcador the Sigillite, on the other hand, comes upon a plot happening in Terra, but when he learns of the truth, even he is stumped at what to do next.

Here, we take a look at Perturabo as the young man he was on Olympia, during the Great Crusade and his life at that point, and then during the coming-back to the planet that certainly was a factor in his upbringing. A brilliant retrospective novel and one of the best Horus Heresy Primarchs books.

Chris Wraight might be most well-known for his Horus Heresy series work, but his Horus Heresy Primarch novels are amazing, as well. For one, Jaghatai Khan: Warhawk of Chogoris is an indispensable read of the Horus Heresy book list.

In our opinion, Angron: Slave of Nuceria is definitely one of the best Horus Heresy books and we recommend it very much. It is the third book of the series, if you are interested in reading Horus Heresy books in order.

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