This topic will be updated as new books are released. The horus heresy is a big series, consisting of 24 novels, a number of short stories and at least half a dozen audio dramas. Forge world reveals their top ten hottest products for dec. Warhammer age of sigmar, stormcast eternals, the horus heresy, the horus heresy eye and all associated logos, illustrations, images, names, creatures.
Stormbird 2 super heavy 1 tactical squad 1 tactical squad castinus 1 tactical support squad 1. 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. Horus, the favoured son of the emperor, turns against his primarch brothers and pitches the space marines legions into a bigger struggle for the imperium itself. Book seven inferno is a complete expansion for the warhammer 40,000 game it requires the warhammer 40,000 rulebook, the horus heresy. Legion astartes are renowned for their tenacity and bravery.
Unabridged audio books of every entry have also been released. The horus heresy legiones astartes age of darkness army list is the fourth army book released as part of forge worlds horus heresy series of campaign and army books that takes place during the horus heresy. Sons of horus are going to be more involved than in hh novels. Forge world recently released one official version, called the sokar pattern. Since the time of the horus heresy, while the stormbird has been phased out of. I remember when they said it would be the book after istvaan. For the last decade, black library has been publishing novels that explore the events of the horus heresy, looking at the rivalries among the primarchs and exploring just why everything went down the tubes. The horus heresy volume 112 collectors boxset for the first time black library have consolidated the first 12 books of this ongoing series which takes place in games workshops warhammer 40,000 universe. Horus heresy book 6 retribution pdf vk 265 breizhbook. Stormbird is a catchall term that refers to a series of various superheavy dedicated attack landers that were once used by the legiones astartes as their primary means of deploying forces into combat. I love the horus heresy books, but note that there are 17 major novels in that series to this point. Highly recommend the gaunts ghost series and also the commissar ciaphas cain series by. Warhammer 40k the horus heresy series are they books. Rules for using the sokar pattern stormbird in horus heresy games can be.
I am figuring it will be a vulcan mega bolter the white tubes will be the base of the gun. The horus heresy series began in 2006 with horus rising by dan abnett. So now that the stormbird rules have been released, we are able to assess its function and rules via theoryhammer for the time being. The horus heresy books are some of my absolute favourite warhammer literature. Stormbirds also served in air support and general planetary transport roles during the great crusade and horus heresy eras in. He also scripted macragges honour, the first horus heresy graphic novel, as well as numerous black library audio dramas. This great article shows you what is in each horus heresy book and what you need. Space marine stormbird, and more pics from the horus heresy. Nov 11, 2016 this great article shows you what is in each horus heresy book and what you need. Ive highlighted some key pieces of information in red. The stormbird dropship was an assault and transport aircraft used by the space.
In the horus heresy books they refer to the stormbird having some sort of rotary cannon. The best horus heresy books that arent horus rising tome. Forge world finally released their stormbird some time ago, and it wasnt all i wished it to be, so i took the design and made it sleeker and far larger to better match the aircraft i envisioned when reading the first horus heresy books. Warhammer 40,000tacticsspace marine legion list 30k 1d4chan. Due to the number of books now available, its completely understandable that some people may require a book reading list to ensure that they read them in the correct order. Best novels from the horus heresy series i just wanted some recommendations on what you consider to be the best horus heresy novels. I guess i dont like the way he writes space marines. The narrative was then expanded to include the actions of other legions and of various organisations and individuals. Id like to know what units you guys and gals would stick in it and how you would use it in a. Or more specifically, exactly which stories should be read. The more books you read, the better the perspective you gain.
Legiones astartes age of darkness army list is a 144 page hard back book containing the complete profiles, special rules and wargear, compiled and updated, for all space marine legion armies in horus heresy games using the battles in the age of darkness gaming expansion for warhammer 40,000. The novels are by a selection of different authors, which is a total pain if you like to organise your books alphabetically by author. If 18 mm refers to the height of a human model, for example, a stormbird would probably be the size of a dining table, i suppose. The horus heresy legiones astartes age of darkness army list contains the complete legiones astartes unit profiles, special rules and wargear for a legiones astartes army to be used. The horus heresy was a bit daunting as there are so many books in the series. Personally id recommend the eisenhorn and ravenor trilogies first. 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. A shortlist of essential horus heresy reading the bad. Sokar pattern stormbird by markhampaintingstudio via instagram. The horus heresy is the greatest war the galaxy has ever known. If youre new to 30k for whatever reason and are wanting to get started by getting your hands on the rule books these are them. All the info on what is in the horus heresy book 6.
Of them, sixteen are anthologies of horus heresy novellas, short stories and audio dramas. The first three novels in the horus heresy are an opening book trilogy. Designed to bring troops to a landing point and force their insertion through any means, the stormbird is an amazing craft that hails from earlier designs during the unification wars on ancient terra. 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. Garro by james swallow is book 42 in the horus heresy series, incorporating and expanding on garro stories originally released in audio and novella format. Rules for using the sokar pattern stormbird in horus heresy games can be found in the horus heresy legiones astartes. Sokar pattern stormbird its here, its big and im sold. Free downloads e book a handful of pebbles the greek village series book 5 latest books. Citadel, white dwarf, the horus heresy, the horus heresy eye.
The horus heresy series tells the story leading up to this treachery and follows the rebellion as it flares across the galaxy, sparking mass uprising, epic battles between the loyal follows of the. The problem is the thing the black library authors described in the early hh books would resemble a realistic aircraft. The horus heresy box set volumes 112 paperback oct. This is represented by the following changes to the standard rules, which apply to all legion astartes units. Differences between still existing tech, like combat shields, are explained in the tabletop because of different ruling between forgeworld and games workshop. Realm of battle imperial primus redoubt warhammer 40k figures. Forgeworld is running full speed ahead with the horus heresy. Finally chatting to all the guys, the general idea was that hh book 1 was a bigger success than they planned and they had recruited lots of staff of the back of it. Horus heresy book series 20 books all formats kindle edition from book 1. Book five tempest is the fifth book released as part of forge worlds horus heresy series of campaign and army books that takes place during the horus heresy. And i also wonder if theres a lot of commonality between heresy and 40k, and whether people play games based on heresy times or 40k only. Ive read the first ten or so, and especially like the ones which show the primarchs interacting with one another didnt really like mechanicum. Stormbird assault image warhammer 40k fan group mod db. Lay waste to the enemies of the emperor with units unique to the dark angels.
A lot of info came out of the 40th birthday party for gw held at warhammer world. The bird is on a first glance, quite goodmore expensive than a thunderhawk, but seemingly better. As of 2019 there have been 54 horus heresy main novels published by games workshop. Warhammer 40,000tacticsspace marine legion list 30k. Which might be a pity after all, since mcneill can do better, another of the 40k books i read from mcneill was priests of mars my shortlived infatuation with the warhammer 40k universe was over before i bothered with the other books of the series, so idk about them, quite good, and, along with the inquisitor series from abnett, would be what. A warhammer 30k horus heresy and 40k blog four dads of the apocalypse eversor assassin painting the evil little blighter. Dominate the battlefield with heavy firepower and durable transports. Ezekyle abaddon, more commonly known as abaddon the despoiler, is the warmaster of chaos, the former first captain of the sons of horus legion and now absolute master of the black legion, and rumoured to be the cloneprogeny of warmaster horus.
Highly recommend the gaunts ghost series and also the commissar ciaphas cain series by sandy mitchell, which is very funny. The first book came out in 2006, and the black library have been pumping them out ever since. The qualia revolution book the awareness principle book the science delusion book the tempest comic book publishing companies of the united the sketch book of geoffrey crayon, gent. The horus heresy black library recommended reading order. This trilogy presents some of the background and causes of the heresy, and describes the start of the conflict. The legions had a lot of toys which were lost after the heresy, alongside older patterns of current tech, which are subsequently not available for 40k games. An opening scenesetting trilogy books features the luna wolves space marine legion, and portrays the fall of their primarch the warmaster horus and the beginning of the heresy. Id recommend reading some 40k books before the horus heresy 30k though so that you have a bit more appreciation for the universe, and a bit more insight into the storylines the horus heresy is a predecessor for. One question that im frequently asked is how someone new to the series can catch up on all the events.
It was released in ebook format on 25 december 2016, and in print in february 2017. Ive found the dan abnett horus heresy books to be rather bland, although his other 40k books are among my favourite ghosts and eisenhorn books are fantastic. Each of the books is a small part of a greater whole. This is even worse now that the horus heresy novels revealed it actually had a dedicated stc loadout that carried macrobombs. A shortlist of essential horus heresy reading the bad dice.
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. Horus heresy book 6 retribution pdf vk read online the horus heresy. But what else can i say besides dan abnett is a phenomenal writer and horus rising is an amazing start to the series. 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. Horus heresy books in order of when they were first published.
The jungle book the antichrist book the big book alcoholics anonymous the jungle book 1967 film. 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. Aug 26, 2014 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, and primarch horus s promotion to the position of warmaster. Sep 03, 2019 i take the view that the majority of the heresy series is essential, with a select few that can be missed out. Mechanicum taghmata army list books to use all of its contents. The book deals with the calth atrocity, where the word bearers legion launched a devestating suprise attack on the ultramarines legion. Full collection of horus heresy books score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. It takes 2 blast markers to suppress a legion astartes unit or kill a unit in a broken formation ignore any leftover blast markers. Horus heresy movie 1 horus heresy raven guard 1 horus heresy thousand sons 20 horus heresy v1. 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, and primarch horuss promotion to the position of warmaster. Its a great introduction to 40k, taking place in the 31st millennium, presenting some backstory to how things are going to be in the 41st.
For warhammer 40,000 he has written resurrection, incarnation and divination for the horusian. I take the view that the majority of the heresy series is essential, with a select few that can be missed out. Sep 04, 2017 2i4 xi phon pattern interceptor 2i6 sokar pattern stormbird 2i7 a dditional m echanicum units scyllax guardianautomata covenant. Legiones astartes crusade army list and the horus heresy. John french is the author of several horus heresy stories including the novels the solar war, praetorian of dorn, tallarn and slaves to darkness, the novella the crimson fist, and the audio dramas dark compliance, templar and warmaster. Horus heresy battle report 2 horus heresy extermination 1 horus heresy movie 1.