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I have been an avid Warhammer 40k fan for about 15 years. I was initially lured in by Dawn of War (PC Game) and the incredibly detailed lore. Having read an emb
by bikingbismuth 5y ago
I have been an avid Warhammer 40k fan for about 15 years. I was initially lured in by Dawn of War (PC Game) and the incredibly detailed lore. Having read an embarrassing amount of Warhammer books, I can say there are some real SciFi gems, a lot of good filler if you like the universe, and a few really awful books.
If you are looking to get started I would recommend the Eisenhorn trilogy, The Original Blood Angels Omnibus, or The Emperor's Gift. Dan Abnett, Aaron Dembski-Bowden, and Graham McNeil produce consistently enjoyable 40k books.
- enraged_camel 5y agoThe Eisenhorn trilogy, and its follow-up, the Ravenor trilogy, are superb. I re-read both over the course of the pandemic and they both hold up incredibly well.
- bikingbismuth 5y agoI am waiting for the Bequin Trilogy to finish up and I am going to re-read all of them.
- bordercases 5y agoThe Blood Angels omnibus is a lot of, "it's RED on RED, with RED EVERYWHERE." Even in my youth I was blushing RED at the writing quality.
- slickrick216 5y agoThe solar war books are getting quite good. The latest one saturnine is actually a compelling story. Same with some of the watchers of the throne series. Also being a technologist I always like bellisarius cawl so really liked the great work.
- kcartlidge 5y agoI'd second that list (Dan Abnett especially), but also add Sandy Mitchell's Ciaphas Cain books.