In the backstory of the warhammer 40000 universe is humanitys era of hope, only just starting to dawn after the long and terrible dark age before being brought to an end by the horus heresy, wherein fully half of the best warriors the human race had to offer turned to worshipping dark gods and nearly wiped out the other half. 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. The horus heresy black library recommended reading order book. I take the view that the majority of the heresy series is essential, with a select few that can be missed out. Horus is the name of a sky god in ancient egyptian mythology which designates primarily two deities.
The remainder are, to an extent sideshows, some of them interesting mechanicum, a thousand sons, prospero burns others less so descent of angels, nemesis, battle for the abyss. 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. The godemperor was permanently injured in a lethal duel with. Horus rising by dan abnett false gods by graham mcneill the first heretic by aaron. Its outbreak marked the end of the emperor of mankinds great crusade to reunite the scattered colony worlds of humanity under a single government and the beginning of the current age of the imperium. Sep 30, 2014 graham mcneill has written a host of novels for black library, including the ever popular ultramarines and iron warriors series.
A shortlist of essential horus heresy reading the bad dice. The book begins with the newly renamedsons of horus leaving the interex, and making for davin at the behest of the word bearers legion. Ive stated before that im a big fan of the 40k universe, and this series reveals one of the core foundations for that setting. The oneyear time gap before this book must be one of the most unfortunate narrative. Scotlandborn author graham mcneill is an avid writer and has had several novels published by the black library. Ive written this blog post in direct response to a question asked by neil peckett on twitter. This time around, unabridged horus heresy audio books and audio dramas. 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.
It takes the tale of introduction horus and his legionand some of their brothers, and making him fall. The video is a depiction of the new york times best selling novel series. Your preferred horus heresy reading listorganisation. Now that news of horus treachery is in the open, a time of testing has come. His most recent works have been false gods mcneill, 2006, published in june 2006, and fulgrim mcneill, 2007, published in july 2007, both of which are part of the black librarys horus heresy novel series. Which novels would you skip altogether, and of the remainder, what would be your personally preferred reading order.
A horus heresy novel the great crusade that has taken humanity into the stars continues. Aug 08, 2016 the video is a depiction of the new york times best selling novel series. The horus heresy audiobooks listen to the full series. Mar 16, 2016 horus the younger, on the other hand, was a powerful sky god associated with the sun, primarily, but also the moon. Some legions have already declared their allegiance to the warmaster while the loyalty of others lies firmly with the emperor.
This is the first book in the horus hersey series, informing the story of the fall of horus, a lot of beloved of the emperors primarch kids, into the prayer of mayhem, ten millenia prior to the era of warhammer 40k. Vow of faith and audios up to raptor, all but one of the pieces are from the. Abnett put a lot of balls in the air, and while several have been discussed at great length horus and abaddons sudden shift to authoritarian grumps, erebus thundering lack of subtlety but recently ive noticed a. Horus heresy audiobooks on audible battle brothers.
One question that im frequently asked is how someone new to the series can catch up on all the events. Of course, since the book that drew me in was somewhere among the 32 horus heresy novelsanthologies, i needed to understand where in the emperors universe i was and started the heresy series proper. Its not only the weekender though, as ive also had the chance to catch up on a number of new horus heresy stories. False gods did a really nice job of showing the emotions running throughout the luna wolves and horus crusade fleet as he slowly died from a poisoned wound, how they decided to use nontraditional methods to try and bring him back from the dead, and how he saw a. The emperor of mankind has handed the reins of command to his favoured. Howl of the hearthworld short story included in the anthology death and defiance 19. This is the audiobook version of the original novel, here recreated as a 5 cd. The horus heresy is in many ways the founding event of the imperium of man as it now exists. Ill echo the sentiment that the more involving books are those chronicling horus fall and the events leading to istvaan v i.
For the horus heresy, he is the author of horus rising, legion, the unremembered empire, know no fear and prospero burns, the last two of which were both new york times bestsellers. Explore audibles collection of free sleep and relaxation audio experiences. False gods is the second novel in the horus heresy series and is written by. The horus heresy cover art collection track of words. The problem im running into is that this is the fifth mission so far in one and a half books, and the missions dont totally feel all that pertinent to the overarching storyline. Horus the elder or horus the great, the last born of the first five original gods, and horus the younger, the son of osiris and isis. Warhammer 40k horus rising audiobook audiobooks free. Written by graham mcneill, audiobook narrated by toby longworth. Wolf at the door short story included in the anthology tales of heresy 17. This video is just a basic overview of the horus heresy, i.
The emperor of mankind has handed the reins of command to his favoured son, the warmaster horus. My attempt to create a comprehensive, chronological, and. The horus heresy is a big series, consisting of 24 novels, a number of short stories and at least half a dozen audio dramas. Graham lives and works in nottingham and you can keep up to date with where hell be and what hes working on by visiting his website. Read our cookie notice for more information, and to learn how to change your cookie settings. Bout at the part where horus is throwing a hissy fit because his selfappointed leader of a planet turned traitor. A direct continuation of the plot of horus rising, false gods details horuss fall to chaos. For the first time, get seven classic audio dramas from the horus heresy in one fantastic collection including a brandnew audio drama edition of dan abnetts short story little horus. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. The novel was first published in june 2006, and has been reprinted three times. On the shortcomings of false gods and galaxy in flames. False gods by graham mcneill was a fantastic follow up to dan abnetts horus rising.
On voice duty this time around around is martyn ellis with suitable. Based upon a couple of book recommendations i had made to neil, he asked me what my top 5 horus heresy books are. Two primarchs who were, along with their legions, completely erased from all records and history so thoroughly, nobody knows what happened. False gods is the second of dozens of horus heresy novels that supply background to the warhammer 40,000 gothic spaceopera gaming universe. He was the protector of the royalty of egypt, avenger of wrongs, defender of order, uniter of the two lands and, based on his battles with set, a god of war regularly invoked by egyptian rulers before battle and praised afterwards. Aug 21, 2018 horus rising, false gods, galaxy in flames, flight of the eisenstein, fulgrim then i tend to just lump some together, you can more or less read these sets in any order though thats more or less my rough grouping. Shop thousands of books, audio cds, dvds, calendars, diaries and stationery, then.
The emperor of mankind has handed the reins of command to his favoured son, the. The audiobook edition has a running time of 11 hours and 20 minutes and is read by toby longworth. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading false gods the horus heresy book 2. Also, one of the warhammer 40,000 universes most reviled villains, dark apostle erebus of the word bearers, reveals his true colours, and becomes the space marine you love to hate. Get the very latest news, promotions, hobby tips and more from black library. Horus uprising did an amazing job at setting the scene of the horus heresy with amazing character development that really emersed you into the world however while the story of false gods is a good one, its a little hamfisted in its delivery with actions and story lines being dropped in just to fulfil the ultimate arc rather than seeming. The war is described as a major contributing factor to the. My trouble with it is the substantial adjustment in the personalities outlook, specifically horus, from the initial publication. As with the first book we learn more about the warmaster, and follow his descent into heresy. The thirteenth wolf audio drama included in the anthology the burden of loyalty 18. Craig armstrong escape credit to all the artists who made these great pictures.
The godemperor was permanently injured in a lethal duel with their. Where i found the plot and content of this second book much more interesting, i felt like the prose was noticeably less polished and evocative. 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. According to the historian jimmy dunn, horus is the most important of the avian deities who takes on so many forms and is depicted so differently in various. If you dont know where to start with horus heresy audio, this curated collection is the perfect beginning and if you just want to reexperience these. Before answering this, ill set a single ground rule.
Buy a discounted paperback of horus heresy false gods online from. It made an interesting contrast to the previous volume horus rising. Or perhaps you would separate the novels into groups, e. Each of the books is a small part of a greater whole. False gods the horus heresy book 2 and over one million other books are available for amazon kindle. All images used are owned by either black library publishing or by their original creators from. Warhammer 40k false gods audiobook audiobooks free. His horus heresy novel, a thousand sons, was a new york times bestseller and his time of legends novel, empire, won the 2010 david gemmell legend award. Ive read the first ten or so, and especially like the ones which show the primarchs interacting with one another didnt really like mechanicum.
The more books you read, the better the perspective you gain. For a limited time, get your first 4 months of audible membership for just. All in all its been an exciting couple of weeks for me horus heresywise. The first book in the trilogy was dan abnetts excellent horus rising which introduced the imperiums newly appointed warmaster, the primarch of the luna wolves legion and the emperor of mankinds favored son. This product is no longer being distributed by games workshop, and can only be bought directly from their website. False gods is the second book in the horus heresy trilogy from games workshops black library division. In the backstory of the warhammer 40,000 universe is humanitys era of hope, only just starting to dawn after the long and terrible dark age, before it is brought to an end by the horus heresy, wherein fully half of the best warriors the human race had to offer turned to worshipping dark gods and nearly wiped out the other half. Black library, forge world, citadel, white dwarf, the horus heresy, the horus heresy eye logo, space marine, 40k, warhammer, warhammer digital. Buy false gods the horus heresy by graham mcneill from amazons fiction books store. False gods the horus heresy book 2 kindle edition by mcneill, graham. Originally hailing from scotland, graham now lives and works in nottingham. The horus heresy was a galaxyspanning civil war that consumed the worlds of mankind for 9 terran years. Or more specifically, exactly which stories should be read.
He also scripted macragges honour, the first horus heresy graphic novel, as well as numerous black library audio dramas. This website uses cookies to personalise content and advertising, and to analyse our traffic. Best novels from the horus heresy series i just wanted some recommendations on what you consider to be the best horus heresy novels. It is from the beginning that i felt the tone of them change and was just extremely slightly avoided to as why it might be.
Horus heresy novels project gutenberg selfpublishing. The seeds of horus betrayal are planted here, and the true nature of the universe revealed. 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. Jul 30, 2015 scotlandborn author graham mcneill is an avid writer and has had several novels published by the black library. A shortlist of essential horus heresy reading the bad. Here you may add both characters from the horus heresy book series, and the forgeworld ones. Livre audio horus heresy collection, volume 1 gav thorpe. Audio issues by adam j hoffman on 060719 sample false gods. A good nights sleep is essential for keeping our minds and bodies strong. Following the events of the first book, horus and his newly renamed legion, the sons of horus are summoned to the planet of davin by high chaplain erebus of the word bearers. The horus heresy is a collection of novels, novellas, short stories, audio dramas, game.
The horus heresy is an age of legends, and so they must be recorded. His horus heresy novel, a thousand sons, was a new york times bestseller and his time of legends novel, empire, won the 2010 david gemmell legend. This video is just a basic overview of the horus heresy, i am aware there are. Of all the books on the warhammer 40k universe, the horus heresy series ranks. The only daunting thing about the horus heresy books and the warhammer universe in general is the vast number of books the black library has produced theres 29 books already in the horus series set about 30,000 years in the future and maybe a hundred or so set 10,000 years later than that, with more being written all the time. Ive heard first heretic is very good havent read it yet, but as of now my favorite is a dead tie between legion and false gods. Horus heresy false gods, the horus heresy by graham mcneill. 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. Where he discovers that the planetary governor, eugan temba has turned against the imperium.