The Horus Heresy foreshadows the dystopian, war-torn narrative of Warhammer 40,000, where the immortal Emperor of Mankind sits clinging to life as a mangled and broken corpse upon the Golden Throne of Terra (an archaic device powered by constant human sacrifice). It doesn’t register on most radars but manages to dwarf the aforementioned in terms of longevity and scale. There is one series however, that is often overlooked, despite having multiple books frequently hit the New York Times bestseller list over the years. The above share the fact they are long-running narratives, describing beautiful and immersive worlds, steeped in lore and character development. Perhaps the collected high fantasy works of Tolkein or Robert Jordan’s epic Wheel of Time saga might spring to mind. If you were to contemplate the most prolific novel series of all time, you might consider the eccentric tales of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld or Stephen King’s Dark Tower multiverse. DISCLAIMER: This article details key plot points within the Horus Heresy and as such may contain spoilers. If you like the tabletop miniatures wargame it’s a must-read.Starting life as an expansion of the Warhammer 40,000 universe, the tale of the Horus Heresy has grown vastly since its inception in 1987. The Horus Heresy books will provide you an overall understanding of why the future Warhammer is the way it is since this series takes place 10k years before, that is, Warhammer 30k. This is a great series if you are a fan of Warhammer40k, the futuristic miniature wargame created by the Brith company Games Workshop.
However, some readers have complained about the length of this series (as you can see, so far The Horus Heresy series is composed of 56 novels) since it narrates the story of different characters. The general tone of reviews has been positive.
These books are published by the Black Library, and the Horus Heresy books are penned by several authors. The Horus Heresy series takes place 10,000 years prior to the events of Warhammer 40,000, during the galaxy-spanning civil war. We will be update this list as soon as the Black Library releases news titles of this series. As you can see in this Horus Heresy reading order list the last book in this series is The Lost and the Damned.
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