List of Warhammer 40,000 novels

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Following the 1987 initial release of Games Workshop's Warhammer 40,000 wargame, set in a far future military [1] science fantasy [2] universe, the company began publishing background literature that expands previous material, adds new material, and describes the universe, its characters, and its events in detail.

Contents

Since 1997, the bulk of background literature has been published by the affiliated imprint Black Library. The increasing number of fiction works by an expanding list of authors is published in several formats and media, including audio, digital and print. Most of the works, which include full-length novels, novellas, short stories, graphic novels, and audio dramas, are parts of named book series.

The Horus Heresy

Novel series

The saga chronologically continued with the Siege of Terra novels.

Siege of Terra novel series

Primarchs of The Horus Heresy

Other characters from The Horus Heresy

Novellas

Siege of Terra novellas

Audio Dramas

Omnibus

This omnibus edition contains the books Horus Rising, False Gods and Galaxy in Flames, and also the stories "The Wolf of Ash and Fire", "Lord of the Red Sands" and "Death of a Silversmith" included in book #35, #33, and #22 respectively

This omnibus edition contains the books Fulgrim and Angel Exterminatus, the novellas The Crimson Fist and The Reflection Crack'd, and also the stories "The Phoenician", "Iron Within", "Imperfect", "Chirurgeon" and "Lucius the Eternal Blade" included in book #22, #20, #33, #16, #33, #33, and #31 respectively

This omnibus edition contains the books A Thousand Sons and Prospero Burns, and also the stories "Howl of the Hearthworld", "Rebirth", "Hunter's Moon" and "Thief of Revelations".

The Beast Arises

Adepta Sororitas

Adeptus Mechanicus

Forge of Mars series

Adeptus Mechanicus duology

Adeptus Titanicus

Alpha Legion

Astra Militarum

Novels

Bastion Wars

Authored by Henry Zou

Blackstone Fortress

Black Templars

Authored by Jonathan Green

Blood Angels

Novel series

Authored by James Swallow

Mephiston trilogy

Authored by Darius Hinks

Carcharodons

Chaos Space Marines

Abaddon the Despoiler

Ahzek Ahriman

Khârn the Betrayer

Fabius Bile

Lucius the Eternal

Ciaphas Cain

Authored by Alex Stewart under the pseudonym Sandy Mitchell

Novel series

Commisar Yarrick

Authored by David Annandale

Crimson Fists

Dark Angels

Legacy of Caliban trilogy

Dark Eldar

Authored by Andy Chambers

Novel trilogy

Dark Heresy

Authored by Sandy Mitchell

Dawn of Fire

Dawn of War

Novel trilogy

Authored by Cassern S. Goto

Death Guard

Deathwatch

Novel duology

Authored by Cassern S. Goto

Novel Series

Gathering Storm

Novel series

Gaunt's Ghosts

Authored by Dan Abnett

Novel series

Genestealer Cults

Gothic War

Authored by Gordon Rennie

Grey Knights

Novel trilogy

Authored by Ben Counter

Castellan Crowe series

Imperial Knights

Inquisitors

Eisenhorn

Authored by Dan Abnett

Ravenor

Authored by Dan Abnett

Bequin

Authored by Dan Abnett

Czevak

Authored by Rob Sanders

Inquisition

Vaults of Terra trilogy

The Horusian Wars trilogy

Agent of the Throne audio drama series

Watchers of the Throne trilogy

Inquisition War

Authored by Ian Watson

Iron Hands

Iron Warriors

Authored by Graham McNeill   these works are closely linked to the Ultramarines Series

Last Chancers

Authored by Gav Thorpe

Legends of the Dark Millennium

Macharian Crusade

Necromunda

Novel series

Night Lords

Authored by Aaron Dembski-Bowden

Novel series

Lord of the Night (2005)

Orks

Path of the Eldar

Authored by Gav Thorpe

Phoenix Lords

Raven Guard

Authored by George Mann

Rise of the Ynnari

Rogue Trader

Novel trilogy

Authored by Andy Hoare

Blackstone Fortress series

Salamanders

Authored by Nick Kyme

Tome of Fire trilogy

Circle of Fire trilogy

Shira Calpurnia

Authored by Matthew Farrer

Silver Skulls

Soul Drinkers

Authored by Ben Counter

Novel series

Space Marine Battles

Novels and Anthologies

Space Marine Legends series

Lords of the Space Marines series

Omnibus

Space Marine Conquests

Novels

Space Marines Heroes series

Space Wolves

Ragnar series

Sagas of the Space Wolves series

Blood of Asaheim series

War Zone: Fenris series

T'au Empire

Ultramarines

Authored by Graham McNeill   these works are closely linked to the Iron Warriors Series

Novel series

White Scars

Word Bearers

Authored by Anthony Reynolds

Novel series

Warhammer Crime

Anthologies


Audio dramas

Warhammer 40k other releases

Anthologies

Space Marines anthology series

  • Heroes of the Space Marines edited by Nick Kyme and Lindsey Priestley (May 2009)
  • Legends of the Space Marines edited by Christian Dunn (May 2010)
  • Victories of the Space Marines edited by Christian Dunn (April 2011)
  • Treacheries of the Space Marines edited by Christian Dunn (October 2012)

Audio dramas

Gamebooks

Novels

E-shorts

  • "For The Fallen" * by Aaron Dembski-Bowden (March 2012)
  • "Kill Hill" * by Dan Abnett (March 2012)
  • "The Weakness of Others" * by Laurie Goulding (March 2012)
  • "All is Dust" by John French (April 2012)
  • "Evil Eye" * by David Annandale (April 2012)
  • "Eclipse of Hope" by David Annandale (July 2012)

Hammer and Bolter stories

Hammer and Bolter was a download-only Black Library monthly e-magazine published between October 2010 and November 2012. It included short stories, novel extracts, and serialized novellas in text and audio formats.

  • "Hunted" by John French (Issue 4)
  • "Action & Consequence" by Sarah Cawkwell (Issue 5)
  • "Tower of Blood" by Tony Ballantyne (Issue 6)
  • "Flesh" by Chris Wraight (Issue 7)
  • "Cause and Effect" by Sarah Cawkwell (Issue 8)
  • "A Commander Shadow" by Braden Campbell (Issue 8)
  • "The Arkunasha War" by Andy Chambers (Issue 9)
  • "We Are One" by John French (Issue 10)
  • "Bitter End" by Sarah Cawkwell (Issue 12 - October 2011) [3]
  • "Aenarion" by Gav Thorpe (Issue 12 - October 2011) [4]
  • "The Inquisition" by Ben Counter (Issue 12 - October 2011) [5]
  • "Reparation" by Andy Smillie (Issue 13)
  • "Lesser Evils" by Tom Foster (Issue 13)
  • "Hunted" by Braden Campbell (Issue 13)
  • "In the Shadow of the Emperor" by Chris Dows (Issue 14)
  • "The Pact" by Sarah Cawkwell (Issue 15)
  • "The Shadow in the Glass" by Steve Lyons (Issue 16)
  • "Vermilion" by Ben Counter (Issue 17)
  • "Irixa" by Ben Counter (Issue 19)
  • "In Hrondir's Tomb" by Mark Clapham (Issue 20)
  • "The Shadow of the Beast " by Laurie Goulding (Issue 21)
  • "The Mouth of Chaos" by Chris Dows (Issue 22)
  • "Tyrant's Chosen" by Sarah Cawkwell (Issue 23)
  • "The Rite of Holos" by Guy Haley (Issue 24)

Inferno! stories

Inferno! was a bi-monthly print magazine published by the Black Library between July 1997 and January 2005.

  • "Altar of Cyrene" by Lucien Soulban (Issue 45) (November–December 2004)

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References

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  3. Cawkwell, Sarah (2003-11-03). Bitter End. The Black Library. ISBN   978-0-85787-988-2.
  4. Thorpe, Gav (2011-10-03). Aenarion. The Black Library. ISBN   978-0-85787-988-2.
  5. Counter, Ben (2011-10-03). The Inquisition. The Black Library. ISBN   978-0-85787-988-2.