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The Horus Heresy - Black Library recommended reading order Series

44 primary works • 58 total works
"The Horus Heresy is the greatest war the galaxy has ever known. Horus, the favoured son of the Emperor, turns against his primarch brothers and pitches the Space Marines Legions into a bigger struggle for the Imperium itself. It's an epic tale of honour, loyalty and betrayal, and even though we know how it ends, there are still plenty of surprises…

Book 1

Horus Rising
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4.26 · 37477 Ratings · 2527 Reviews · published 2006 · 3 editions
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    Book 2

    False Gods
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    4.14     · 25439 Ratings · 1368 Reviews · published 2006 · 2 editions
    The human Imperium stands at its height of glory -…

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    Book 3

    Galaxy in Flames
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    4.17     · 21885 Ratings · 1037 Reviews · published 2006 · 2 editions
    Having recovered from his grievous injuries, Warma…

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    Book 4

    The Flight of the Eisenstein
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    4.11     · 18417 Ratings · 853 Reviews · published 2007 · 37 editions
    Having witnessed the terrible massacre of Imperial…

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    Book 5

    Fulgrim
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    4.04     · 15188 Ratings · 881 Reviews · published 2007 · 2 editions
    It is the 31st millennium, and humanity is at the …

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    Book 6

    Descent of Angels
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    3.62     · 10798 Ratings · 611 Reviews · published 2007 · 9 editions
    The next novel in the ground-breaking, bestselling…

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    Book 7

    Legion
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    4.16     · 12943 Ratings · 693 Reviews · published 2008 · 32 editions
    A Great War is coming, and it will engulf the Impe…

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    Book 8

    Battle for the Abyss
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    3.42     · 8153 Ratings · 396 Reviews · published 2008 · 33 editions
    A Horus Heresy novel

    As Horus deploys his forces, a…

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    Book 9

    Mechanicum
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    3.89     · 8760 Ratings · 412 Reviews · published 2008 · 1 edition
    As the flames of treachery spread throughout the I…

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    Book 10

    Tales of Heresy
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    3.79     · 6611 Ratings · 329 Reviews · published 2009 · 26 editions
    When Horus the Warmaster rebelled against the Empe…

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    Book 11

    Fallen Angels
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    3.75     · 7109 Ratings · 284 Reviews · published 2009 · 3 editions
    As news of Horus’s treachery spreads, the Great Cr…

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    Book 12

    A Thousand Sons
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    4.28     · 9536 Ratings · 515 Reviews · published 2010 · 5 editions
    Censured at the Council of Nikea for his flagrant …

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    Book 13

    Nemesis
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    3.72     · 5624 Ratings · 272 Reviews · published 2010 · 1 edition
    A Horus Heresy novel

    After the horrors of Isstvan V…

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    Book 14

    The First Heretic
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    4.34     · 9191 Ratings · 530 Reviews · published 2010 · 25 editions
    Amidst the galaxy-wide war of the Great Crusade, t…

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    Book 15

    Prospero Burns
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    4.12     · 7925 Ratings · 456 Reviews · published 2010 · 34 editions
    The Emperor is enraged. Primarch Magnus the Red of…

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    Book 16

    Age of Darkness
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    3.73     · 4289 Ratings · 194 Reviews · published 2011 · 18 editions
    After the betrayal at Isstvan, Horus begins his ca…

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    Book 17

    The Outcast Dead
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    3.74     · 4225 Ratings · 204 Reviews · published 2011 · 21 editions
    The galaxy is burning. The Emperor’s loyal primarc…

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    Book 18

    Deliverance Lost
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    3.85     · 4662 Ratings · 226 Reviews · published 2011 · 22 editions
    A Horus Heresy novel

    After their near-destruction a…

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    Book 19

    Know No Fear
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    4.29     · 7046 Ratings · 410 Reviews · published 2012 · 1 edition
    A Horus Heresy novel

    Unaware of the wider Heresy an…

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    Book 19.5

    Macragge's Honour
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    3.78     · 354 Ratings · 27 Reviews · published 2013 · 10 editions
    In the aftermath of the Word Bearers’ attack on Ca…

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    Book 19.6

    The Honoured
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    3.33     · 323 Ratings · 29 Reviews · published 2016 · 1 edition
    The Battle for Calth is over, and the Underworld W…

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    Book 19.7

    The Unburdened
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    3.43     · 339 Ratings · 27 Reviews · published 2015 · 1 edition
    A Horus Heresy novel

    As the surface of Calth is con…

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    Book 20

    The Primarchs
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    3.61     · 3231 Ratings · 164 Reviews · published 2012 · 19 editions
    Created in the Emperor’s own image, the primarchs …

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    Book 20.5

    Cybernetica
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    3.50     · 334 Ratings · 24 Reviews · published 2015 · 6 editions
    Soon after word reached Terra of Horus’s nascent r…

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    Book 21

    Fear to Tread
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    3.95     · 4496 Ratings · 241 Reviews · published 2012 · 23 editions
    Since the earliest days of the Great Crusade, Sang…

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    Book 22

    Shadows of Treachery
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    3.81     · 2861 Ratings · 137 Reviews · published 2012 · 16 editions
    From the battlefields of Phall and Isstvan, to the…

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    Book 23

    Angel Exterminatus
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    4.08     · 4003 Ratings · 245 Reviews · published 2012 · 26 editions
    Perturabo – master of siegecraft, and executioner …

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    Book 23.5

    Tallarn: Executioner
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    3.78     · 328 Ratings · 19 Reviews · published 2013 · 6 editions
    As one of the Imperium's many staging grounds for …

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    Book 23.6

    Tallarn: Siren
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    3.74     · 131 Ratings · 10 Reviews · published 2016 · 1 edition

    In the immediate aftermath of the Iron Warriors' a…

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    Book 23.7

    Tallarn: Ironclad
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    3.82     · 248 Ratings · 15 Reviews · published 2015 · 8 editions
    The battle for Tallarn rages between the traitor I…

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    Book 23.8

    Tallarn: Witness
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    3.42     · 133 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2015 · 1 edition

    After a somewhat unexpected Imperial victory again…

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    Book 24

    Betrayer
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    4.39     · 5341 Ratings · 367 Reviews · published 2012 · 25 editions
    A Horus Heresy novel

    As Calth burns, the Word Beare…

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    Book 25

    Mark of Calth
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    3.69     · 2688 Ratings · 145 Reviews · published 2013 · 4 editions
    In this all-new collection of Horus Heresy stories…

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    Book 25.5

    Promethean Sun
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    3.53     · 683 Ratings · 39 Reviews · published 2011 · 4 editions
    The Great Crusade reaches a feral world known only…

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    Book 25.6

    Scorched Earth
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    3.72     · 338 Ratings · 24 Reviews · published 2013 · 9 editions
    Nearly a quarter of a million loyal Space Marines …

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    Book 26

    Vulkan Lives
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    3.60     · 2828 Ratings · 191 Reviews · published 2013 · 3 editions
    The latest title in Black Library's bestselling se…

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    Book 27

    The Unremembered Empire
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    4.21     · 3962 Ratings · 250 Reviews · published 2013 · 2 editions
    Believing Terra has already fallen to the Warmaste…

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    Book 28

    Scars
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    4.15     · 3587 Ratings · 212 Reviews · published 2014 · 3 editions
    Jaghatai Khan and his White Scars Legion must choo…

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    Book 28.5

    Wolf King
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    3.94     · 431 Ratings · 23 Reviews · published 2015 · 5 editions
    The Space Wolves were set upon by the forces of th…

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    Book 29

    Vengeful Spirit
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    3.90     · 2934 Ratings · 190 Reviews · published 2014 · 26 editions
    On the planet of Molech, the Titan Legions go to w…

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    Book 30

    The Damnation of Pythos
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    3.26     · 1962 Ratings · 146 Reviews · 1 edition
    In the aftermath of the Dropsite Massacre at Isstv…

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    Book 31

    Legacies of Betrayal
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    3.62     · 1554 Ratings · 77 Reviews · published 2014 · 2 editions
    Book thirty one in the New York Times bestselling …

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    Book 32

    Deathfire
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    3.60     · 1776 Ratings · 116 Reviews · published 2015 · 2 editions
    Vulkan lies in state beneath the Fortress of Hera,…

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    Book 33

    War Without End
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    3.64     · 1397 Ratings · 69 Reviews · published 2016 · 13 editions

    The Emperor’s vision of mankind ascendant lies in …

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    Book 33.5

    The Heart of the Pharos
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    3.72     · 148 Ratings · 12 Reviews · 5 editions
    A Horus Heresy audio drama

    Young Oberdeii and Tebec…

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    Book 34

    Pharos
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    4.00     · 2349 Ratings · 168 Reviews · published 2015 · 3 editions

    With the noble Emperor Sanguinius ruling from Macr…

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    Book 34.5

    Meduson
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    3.73     · 240 Ratings · 17 Reviews · published 2015 · 6 editions
    A Horus Heresy anthology

    Ten tales of the Tenth and…

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    Book 34.6

    The Seventh Serpent
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    4.12     · 346 Ratings · 28 Reviews · published 2014 · 1 edition
    The crew of the Sisypheum join a covert assault on…

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    Book 35

    Eye of Terra
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    3.70     · 1379 Ratings · 68 Reviews · published 2016 · 16 editions
    The galaxy burns at Horus' command, and a billion …

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    Book 36

    The Path of Heaven
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    4.12     · 2199 Ratings · 156 Reviews · published 2016 · 4 editions

    For too long had the Vth Legion ranged out beyond …

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    Book 37

    The Silent War
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    3.76     · 1278 Ratings · 70 Reviews · published 2016 · 17 editions
    Across the galaxy, war rages… but while great batt…

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    Book 38

    Angels of Caliban
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    3.78     · 2046 Ratings · 147 Reviews · published 2016 · 2 editions

    With the Dark Angels spread across a hundred syste…

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    Book 39

    Praetorian of Dorn
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    4.12     · 2393 Ratings · 160 Reviews · published 2017 · 15 editions
    As the first assault on the Solar System begins, t…

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    Book 40

    Corax
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    3.81     · 1398 Ratings · 69 Reviews · published 2016 · 1 edition
    The Lord of Ravens, Master of Deliverance, Primarc…

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    Book 41

    The Master of Mankind
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    4.22     · 3498 Ratings · 237 Reviews · published 2017 · 15 editions
    While Horus' rebellion burns across the galaxy, a …

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    Book 42

    Garro: Weapon of Fate
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    4.02     · 1733 Ratings · 98 Reviews · 2 editions

    The Horus Heresy Book 42

    Death Guard. Battle-Ca…

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    Book 43

    Shattered Legions
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    3.71     · 1153 Ratings · 69 Reviews · published 2017 · 13 editions
    After the massacre at Isstvan V, the broken remnan…

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    Book 44

    The Crimson King
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    3.71     · 1653 Ratings · 109 Reviews · published 2017 · 16 editions
    Broken by the destruction of their home world Pros…

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