Inside of this article is a list of major alien factions. For instance, if you like humans, just search 'Imperium of man' and you will find an article that overviews the Human Empire and its internal factions as well as lists several of humanity's major enemies. You can do so by just searching a few of the major factions and reading part or all of the article that shows up. I'd recommend getting onto the Warhammer 40k wikia site and researching a little bit into each faction (the first few paragraphs in an entry are usually an overview of the article involved). Last Chancers: This novel is an imperial guard novel that is about a penal legion and the main character Cage. I read the omnibus and i would recommend you do that also, there is a short story that reveals a another dimension the antagonist. The overall feel is that of band of brothers or another world war 2 series.īlood Angels: A great story about a pair of brothers in the blood angel legion.
#Warhammer books goodreads series#
This series is considered the bread and butter of the imperial guard stories. Gaunt's Ghosts: an imperial guard series, among my friends it is either hated or loved. It covers the inquisition and its methods and it s relation to the grey knights. Covering the grey knights and their wars against deamons. Grey Knights: I also enjoyed this series. A great world but the characters are a little dry. Ultramarines: A standard space marine series with themes of honor and duty.
Very light hearted compared to other series. The plot revolves around a hero of the Empire who believes himself to be a coward. My personal favorite was the Ravenor series.Ĭiaphas Cain: Hero of the Imperium / Ciaphas Cain: Defender of the Imperium by Sandy Mitchell: My one of my favorite series. The list i have is a expanded version of horus's answer minus the few i have not read.Įisenhorn / Ravenor: Covers the Inquisition and the different Ordos. The blood angels series is one i recommend due to its strong imagery and good story. After that a space marine or a inquisition based series would be wise. They will give you a perspective of the average human. My personal recommendation is starting with a imperial guard series like gaunts ghosts or the lay chancers. I'd also mention that all of the codices have the 'intro' description for the armies which goes a long way to filling out their part in the universe. If you want to know the shortest route through the Horus Heresy, the linked answer is good start!
It gets across the grand scale of the WH40K setting very well. It does however cover some aliens and corruption. It also deals with the big picture of the WH40K background focusing on Space Marines, and doesn't give the same personal feel as Eisenhorn. The only reason I'd be wary of trying to read all of the Horus Heresy is that it's currently on 18/ 24/ 49/50+ books, unfinished and is being written by several authors so writing styles will vary. So far I've only read the first book, but it explains things very well.
In essence these should be the first books you read, as they take place in the 31st millennium, 10 thousand years before the current storyline. This series starts of with Horus Rising, and aims to lay down some of the assumed backstory behind the current Warhammer 40K universe. There have since been a few short stories featuring Eisenhorn, as well as his pupil Ravenor, so you won't be short on stories to read. It covers all three orders of the inquisition (Xenos, Malleus, and Hereticus) as well as a few aliens (including Eldar), psychic powers, corruption and Space Marines. This is a three book omnibus detailing different aspects of the Imperial Inquisition, who are like the 'Space Police' of the setting, and it really gives a flavour of the Grim Dark setting as whole. Both Eisenhorn and The Horus Heresy books are aimed at introducing you to WH40K in some way.
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