Horus heresy timeline notes potential spoilers tymells. It was only until about halfway through the flight of the eisenstein did the story really carry on. Horus rising is the first book in the horus heresy series. In the decade or so its been around it has become a huge collection of stories, with a whole host of plot threads, characters and events to follow. Dark heresy apocrypha is an irregular series of articles and optional game rules for the dark heresy roleplay game. The horus heresy complete digital rules collection. In the horus heresy novels the warmasters equerry is an individual known as maloghurst the twisted. Full horus heresy series timeline interactive chart.
The eye of horus, symbol of the archtraitor and warmaster horus lupercal. The novels are written by different authors, but follow the same storyline the fall of warmaster horus and his campaign of treachery to usurp the emperor as ruler of the imperium. A shortlist of essential horus heresy reading the bad dice. Enter your email to get the very latest news, promotions, hobby tips and more from games workshop. This book is a very good parallel timeline story for the original trilogy of books. A shortlist of essential horus heresy reading the bad.
I read the first three horus heresy novels some time ago. Penned by several authors, the series takes place during the horus heresy, a fictional galaxyspanning civil war occurring 10,000 years prior to the far future of warhammer 40,000. In short, they definitely show just how different the reality of the 31st millennium is compared to the default 41st millennium and while they are still nowhere near in terms of the timeline the actual battle for terra which in itself is rumored to be depicted in the final books wrapping up the series, the authors. We played warhammer 40k and tried out a horus heresy built army list against an unbound warhammer 40k wraith list to see how they fared. Black librarys horus heresy series is getting longer by the month, with novels, novellas, short stories and audio dramas all available. But a rough order of books with events happening at or during the same time would be. For those whove not read the books the nickname comes from the complexity of his mind but is later compounded by the crippling injuries he suffers when his stormbird is shot down thats not a spoiler it happens four pages into a series of 34 books and counting. If you want a one off story set in the horus heresy timeline, and enjoy a slow buildup, buy this book. I liked reading about the story of the heresy unfolding, cared less for reading about space marines shooting at stuff. Ive read the first ten or so, and especially like the ones which show the primarchs interacting with one another didnt.
The horus heresy is the single most important piece of backstory in the warhammer 40,000 universe, covering the great crusade led by the emperor of mankind to reunite earth with its lost colonies, the genetically engineered supermen who are the primarchs and the first space marines. I wanted a chart that was somewhat interactive, in that you could search, see cover images, and i wanted to include links to the wiki for each book to get a bit more info then you would from the chart. What is the shortest route through the horus heresy series. Black library the horus heresy series black librarys horus heresy series is getting longer by the month, with novels, novellas, short stories and audio dramas all available. Understand that the horus heresy series is not so much a single linear progression, but rather an intertwined set of books covering different events occurring during this era of warhammer 40k lore. And by the sounds of it the horus heresy series will finish in 2016. By subscribing you confirm that you are over the age of or have consent from your parent or guardian to subscribe. Each of the books is a small part of a greater whole. So if the series is worth reading its cool to get a. Starts fifty years before the heresy, and describes lorgars fall and how that basically caused the entire chain of events that led to the heresy.
For those whove not read the books the nickname comes from the complexity of his mind but is later compounded by the crippling injuries he suffers when his stormbird is shot down thats not a spoiler it happens four pages into a series of 34 books. I know about the one that black library has put out, but having read the first 3 it doesnt seem right. For example, the events of horus rising the first book occur at the midway point of a thousand sons the twelfth book while iirc the events of the third book are actually set after a thousand sons. I have loved every single book in the horus heresy series so far. One question that im frequently asked is how someone new to the series can catch up on all the events. Theres a reference in book 3 galaxy in flames to the space wolves crusade against the thousand suns, but it doesnt look like that story gets told till book 12 a. Im trying to figure out the actual reading order for the horus heresy. This page gives you a brief overview so you know what to expect from our ebooks and which ones are right for you. The horus heresy is now the siege of terra rpgnet forums. The horus heresy black library recommended reading order series. Best novels from the horus heresy series i just wanted some recommendations on what you consider to be the best horus heresy novels.
Nov 21, 2016 im trying to figure out the actual reading order for the horus heresy. I didnt like the rules, i questioned the wisdom of making models so big they needed there own carry case multiple carry cases, i harrumphed at the exploding size of the armies, i loved the stories though. There is a new release of the next horus heresy book on the 25th. Place a before a word to exclude posts containing that word. The war is described as a major contributing factor to the. End of the great crusade, beginning of the horus heresy. Below are the notes ive taken on the timeline of the horus heresy series, all taken during a reread of everything in it, including the forge world books. Ive tried to put the stories into as close as i can manage to a true chronological order, though given the nature of the series this isnt really possible. Theres a reference in book 3 galaxy in flames to the space wolves crusade against the thousand suns, but it doesnt look like that story gets told till book 12 a thousand sons. The more books you read, the better the perspective you gain. The apocrypha contains all manner of exciting things such as rules additions, new types of character and different ways of constructing groups of acolytes, as well as ideas for running particular types of game. Text search place a in between expressions to get one of them in results, e. Master of mankind will move the timeline even forward and explain a lot on the emperor and the webway war. Dec 31, 2016 in the horus heresy novels the warmasters equerry is an individual known as maloghurst the twisted.
The opening novel in the horus heresy series, written by dan abnett, who i might just might have idolised in a previous blog. Rulers of the predynastic period of egypt known as followers of horus. Warhammer digital products are available in a number digital formats, across a number of settings. The horus heresy is a big series, consisting of 24 novels, a number of short stories and at least half a dozen audio dramas. I just wanted some recommendations on what you consider to be the best horus heresy novels. Questions that ultimately led to his rejection of his father the emperor and his desire to be more than his father for in his mind he was already gretaer by the time he made the move on the. Black library the horus heresy series track of words. Some of the good things about the series are the way they have expanded on the historical past of the horus heresy, filling out that time, giving us a glimpse into that mythic time. Of course, that has drawbacks too, since if you demythify stuff it loses some of its impact. They devote a lot of attention to news from other fronts so to speak.
Citadel, white dwarf, the horus heresy, the horus heresy eye logo, space marine, 40k, warhammer, warhammer digital, warhammer 40,000, the aquila doubleheaded eagle logo, warhammer age of sigmar, battletome. Horus heresy books in order of when they were first published. About to head to bed, so not a lot of time to read it. Ive read the first ten or so, and especially like the ones which show the primarchs interacting with one another didnt really like mechanicum. After the horus heresy, what are the next series chronologically. Although my style has evolved as the series has grown, it still represents my basic intentions of wanting to make cool and exciting images with space soldiers shooting stuff up.
Of all the covers youve now worked on for the horus heresy, which is your favourite. Its very difficult to place each of the series in a chronological order as most have events that happened before the heresy began, fulgrim has the encounter with the laer, prospero burns has lots of life of fenris way before the heresy. The horus heresy series started out as a master class in how to do a prequel, showing established characters from the history of the warhammer 40,000 universe in an unexpected light, showing the imperium itself as more enlightened and portraying previously cartoonish villains with subtly and dept. Musing on black library and the horus heresy novels smoke88 on february 12, 2015 at 1. Hey everyone, this is our 2nd battle report which sam and mike filmed recently. Discussion in offtopic discussions started by grigdusher, dec 9. Jun 22, 2018 uploaded by book 35 eye of terra novellas download the full range of horus heresy audio dramas from book 35 eye of terra order the full range of horus heresy novels and audiobooks from malcador, the sigillite, high lord of terra. I take the view that the majority of the heresy series is essential, with a select few that can be missed out.
Im looking at continuing with the series now, but i do not have the time and desire to read all 36 novels given that i hear that many are not very good and add nothing. The horus heresy is an ongoing series of science fantasy set in the fictional warhammer 40,000 setting of tabletop miniatures wargame company games workshop. Its the horus heresy first 12 novels, there are like 31 or so from the list on wikipedia. Nathaniel garro of the death guard leads a force of loyalist survivors from isstvan iii through the warp towards terra to warn of horus treachery. The dark gods didnt turn him in a day, think how long, how many years horus lived and campaigined with thoughts seeded in his mind that were not his own. This novel was set before the fall of horus, before the start of the heresy, and brilliantly portrayed the optimism of the newly founded imperium of man as they crusaded across the stars. So were able to tell a more visual and dynamic story, drawing on dans brilliant writing skills and the rich visual history of both the horus heresy and games workshop. Ive been reading these as they come out for the most part, and ive got to say that while im thoroughly enjoying the series im finding it harder and harder to keep track of the various storylines and character arcs.
The flight of the eisenstein doesnt immediately carry on the story though. Uploaded by book 35 eye of terra novellas download the full range of horus heresy audio dramas from book 35 eye of terra order the full range of horus heresy novels and audiobooks from malcador, the sigillite, high lord of terra. All in all its been an exciting couple of weeks for me horus heresywise. Tried just hitting the magnifying glass, and i can only barely read the thing.
Promoted to warmaster, can the idealistic horus carry out the emperors grand plan, or will this promotion sow the seeds of heresy amongst his brothers. Of course, each of the series has a chronological order which is not always the order suggested by the numbering of the books see the hh for instance. Just pointing out the list shown in the wiki article is the order of publication, not the order of eventschronological order. This novels describes what is happening with battle captain garro before, during, and after istvaan iii. Ive been reading these as they come out for the most part, and ive got to say that while im thoroughly enjoying the series im finding it harder and. I wanted to make a chart that not only covered the entirety of the series but highlighted the important reading order of the major story arcs. Know no fear the word bearers assault the ultramarines on calth. Ive already posted a link to some previous version on this forum, but i thought i would open up a thread about this since i think quite many could be interested. The followup, betrayer, is more about lorgars plans for chaos and angron, but i didnt think it was as necessary as this one. The horus heresy series began in 2006 with horus rising by dan abnett. The horus heresy screwed almost everyones plans except the chaos gods of course and changed the flavour of the imperiums grimdark from stalinist soviet if you breathe a word about religion, we rape you with knives to catholic inquisition if you breathe a word about the wrong religion, we rape you or your whole planet with knives unless you can find an. Well, macragges honour is basically a graphic novel presentation of a horus heresy story. Or more specifically, exactly which stories should be read. Horus rising the horus heresy book 1 kindle edition.
Ive had this little project of trying to piece together a graphical presentation of the timeline of all published material from horus heresy. To navigate the timeline, click and drag it with your mouse, or click on the timeline overview on the bottom. The horus heresy screwed almost everyones plans except the chaos gods of course and changed the flavour of the imperiums grimdark from stalinist soviet if you breathe a word about religion, we rape you with knives to catholic inquisition if you breathe a word about the wrong religion, we rape you or your whole planet with knives unless. It is a relatively short but devastating galaxyspanning civil war that engulfs the nascent galactic empire of the imperium of man early in the 31st millennium of the universe timeline. The horus heresy series warhammer 40k novels page 2.
Ive tried to put the stories into as close as i can manage to a true chronological order, though given the. Horus heresy timeline notes potential spoilers tymell. As this book follows new characters, it starts off before the events in the last book and builds up to where it left off. I hope this isnt an indication of future horus heresy books from games workshop. Presented below is the horus heresy chronology, an exhaustive listing of all known campaigns and battles that occurred during the nineyearlong, galaxywide conflict known as the horus heresy in the early 31st millennium by no means is this list complete, as much of the information presented in various canon sources.
The horus heresy is a series of novels, anthologies and audiobooks based on the historic events known as the great crusade and the horus heresy, about 10,000 standard years before the present 41st millennium. Horus rising is the first chapter in the epic, ongoing tale of the horus heresy. Basically, except for the obvious timeline horus heresy versus the rest of the books horus heresy being technically warhammer 30k, there is no real order between series. Understand that the horus heresy series is not so much a single linear progression, but rather an intertwined set of books covering different events occurring during this era of warhammer 40k lore what ive been doing to get through the series is. The horus heresy is only a coherent story in really broad strokes and the novels do a really good job at painting the context of their stories. The black library weekender was a brilliant event that highlighted exactly why i love this series of books i may have mentioned this in my previous blog. The horus heresy is a cornerstone event in the far future fictional universe created by games workshop as the campaign setting for its warhammer 40,000 miniatures wargame. Im a big fan of the horus heresy series of novels, set in or rather, before the warhammer 40,000 universe.
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