Warhammer 40,000 Books in Order
214
Books
1980
First Book
2025
Latest Book
46
Years
Below you'll find the complete list of Warhammer 40,000 books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
1
Deathwing (By: Charles Stross,Dan Abnett,Ian Watson,Storm Constantine,Gav Thorpe,William King,Graham McNeill,Neil Jones,David Pringle,Neil McIntosh)
Buy on Amazon1980
2
Draco (By: Ian Watson)
Buy on Amazon1990
3
Inquisitor (By: Ian Watson)
Buy on Amazon1990
4
Harlequin (By: Ian Watson)
Buy on Amazon1994
5
Chaos Child (By: Ian Watson)
Buy on Amazon1994
6
Eye of Terror (By: Barrington J. Bayley)
Buy on Amazon1999
7
The Wine Of Dreams (By: Brian Craig)
Buy on Amazon2000
8
Dark Imperium (By: Gav Thorpe,William King,Simon Jowett,Matthew Farrer,Ben Counter,Barrington J. Bayley,Marc Gascoigne,Andy Chambers,Robert Earl,Neil Rutledge)
Buy on Amazon2001
9
Pawns of Chaos (By: Brian Craig)
Buy on Amazon2001
10
Storm of Iron (By: Graham McNeill)
Buy on Amazon2002
11
Words of Blood (By: Christian Z. Dunn,Marc Gascoigne)
Buy on Amazon2002
12
Farseer (By: William King)
Buy on Amazon2002
13
Lone Wolves (By: Dan Abnett)
Buy on Amazon2003
14
What Price Victory (By: Marc Gascoigne)
Buy on Amazon2004
15
The Inquisition War (By: Ian Watson)
Buy on Amazon2004
16
Iron Hands (By: Jonathan Green)
Buy on Amazon2004
17
Eldar Prophecy (By: C.S. Goto)
Buy on Amazon2007
18
The Inquisition (By: Nick Kyme)
Buy on Amazon2007
19
Blood & Thunder (By: Dan Abnett)
Buy on Amazon2008
20
Relentless (By: Richard Williams)
Buy on Amazon2008
21
Planetkill (By: Graham McNeill,Matthew Farrer,Steve Parker,Lindsey Priestley,Richard Williams,Henry Zou,Simon Dyton,Robey Jenkins)
Buy on Amazon2008
22
Assault on Black Reach (By: Nick Kyme)
Buy on Amazon2009
23
Thunder from Fenris (By: Nick Kyme)
Buy on Amazon2009
24
Dawn of War II (By: Chris Roberson)
Buy on Amazon2009
25
Fear the Alien (By: Christian Z. Dunn)
Buy on Amazon2010
26
Atlas Infernal (By: Rob Sanders)
Buy on Amazon2011
27
Sabbat Worlds: A Good Man (By: Sandy Mitchell)
Buy on Amazon2011
28
The Alien Beast Within (By: Ian Watson)
Buy on Amazon2012
29
Beneath the Flesh (By: Andy Smillie)
Buy on Amazon2012
30
Iron Warrior (By: Graham McNeill)
Buy on Amazon2012
31
The Iron Without (By: Graham McNeill)
Buy on Amazon2012
32
The Beast of Calth (By: Graham McNeill)
Buy on Amazon2012
33
Flesh (By: Chris Wraight)
Buy on Amazon2012
34
Reparation (By: Andy Smillie)
Buy on Amazon2012
35
Sons of Russ (By: Nick Kyme)
Buy on Amazon2012
36
Treacheries of the Space Marines (By: Christian Z. Dunn)
Buy on Amazon2012
37
Perfection (By: Nick Kyme)
Buy on Amazon2012
38
Mephiston: Lord of Death
Buy on Amazon2013
39
Down Amongst the Dead Men (By: Steve Lyons)
Buy on Amazon2013
40
Crucible (By: John French)
Buy on Amazon2013
41
Spirit War (By: Rob Sanders)
Buy on Amazon2013
42
The Path Forsaken (By: Rob Sanders)
Buy on Amazon2013
43
We Are One (By: John French)
Buy on Amazon2013
44
Iron Harvest (By: Guy Haley)
Buy on Amazon2013
45
Know Thyself (By: Andy Smillie)
Buy on Amazon2013
46
Engine of Mork (By: Guy Haley)
Buy on Amazon2013
47
Cold Blood (By: David Guymer)
Buy on Amazon2013
48
Cold Steel (By: David Guymer)
Buy on Amazon2013
49
Machine Spirit (By: Nick Kyme)
Buy on Amazon2013
50
Nurgle's Gift & The Tallyman (By: Guy Haley)
Buy on Amazon2014
51
Wolves of Fenris (By: Chris Wraight)
Buy on Amazon2014
52
Knights of the Imperium (By: Graham McNeill)
Buy on Amazon2014
53
The Tribute of Flesh
Buy on Amazon2014
54
Crimson Dawn (By: Christian Z. Dunn)
Buy on Amazon2014
55
The Kauyon (By: Christian Z. Dunn)
Buy on Amazon2014
56
Atrophy (By: Christian Z. Dunn)
Buy on Amazon2014
57
Valedor (By: Guy Haley)
Buy on Amazon2014
58
The Last Days of Ector (By: Guy Haley)
Buy on Amazon2014
59
Devil’s Trappings (By: Nick Kyme)
Buy on Amazon2014
60
Trial by Blood (By: Andy Smillie)
Buy on Amazon2014
61
The Lords of Borsis (By: L.J. Goulding)
Buy on Amazon2015
62
The Carnac Campaign (By: Rob Sanders)
Buy on Amazon2015
63
The Cost of Command (By: Sandy Mitchell)
Buy on Amazon2015
64
Whiteout (By: Andy Clark)
Buy on Amazon2015
65
Necessary Evil (By: Rob Sanders)
Buy on Amazon2015
66
Grey Knights: Sons of Titan
Buy on Amazon2015
67
Eye of the Dragon (By: Steve Lyons)
Buy on Amazon2015
68
Dark City (By: Steve Lyons)
Buy on Amazon2015
69
Curse of the Wulfen
Buy on Amazon2016
70
Total War: Lord of Chaos (By: Rob Sanders)
Buy on Amazon2016
71
Deathwatch: Swordwind (By: Ian St. Martin)
Buy on Amazon2016
72
Death's Shepherd (By: Andy Smillie)
Buy on Amazon2016
73
The Burden of Angels (By: Nick Kyme)
Buy on Amazon2016
74
The Dark Hollows of Memory
Buy on Amazon2016
75
The Prisoner (By: Graham McNeill)
Buy on Amazon2016
76
The Heraclitus Effect (By: Graham McNeill)
Buy on Amazon2016
77
Way of the Dead: Three Knights (By: Graham McNeill)
Buy on Amazon2016
78
Prometheus Requiem (By: Nick Kyme)
Buy on Amazon2016
79
Death and Dishonour (By: Chris Wraight)
Buy on Amazon2016
80
The Everliving Legion (By: Nick Kyme)
Buy on Amazon2016
81
Warped Stars (By: Ian Watson)
Buy on Amazon2016
82
Becoming (By: Andy Clark)
Buy on Amazon2016
83
A Trick of the Light (By: Joshua Reynolds)
Buy on Amazon2017
84
The Vorago Fastness
Buy on Amazon2017
85
Kingsblade (By: Andy Clark)
Buy on Amazon2017
86
Heloth (By: L.J. Goulding)
Buy on Amazon2017
87
Dante (By: Guy Haley)
Buy on Amazon2017
88
Warlord: Fury of the God-Machine
Buy on Amazon2017
89
Terminal Velocity (By: L.J. Goulding)
Buy on Amazon2017
90
Legacy of the Wulfen
Buy on Amazon2017
91
Left for Dead (By: Steve Lyons)
Buy on Amazon2017
92
Fearful Symmetries (By: Rob Sanders)
Buy on Amazon2017
93
Shroud of Night (By: Andy Clark)
Buy on Amazon2017
94
Soulfuel (By: Rob Sanders)
Buy on Amazon2017
95
The Path Unclear (By: Mike Brooks)
Buy on Amazon2017
96
Exodus (By: Steve Lyons)
Buy on Amazon2017
97
Champions of the Eternal War (By: Joshua Reynolds)
Buy on Amazon2017
98
Endurance (By: Chris Wraight)
Buy on Amazon2017
99
Sons of the Hydra (By: Rob Sanders)
Buy on Amazon2017
100
Knightsblade (By: Andy Clark)
Buy on Amazon2018
101
Lukas the Trickster (By: Joshua Reynolds)
Buy on Amazon2018
102
The Tau'va (By: Andy Smillie)
Buy on Amazon2018
103
Defiant (By: Andy Clark)
Buy on Amazon2018
104
Hunger (By: Andy Smillie)
Buy on Amazon2018
105
Crusade (By: Andy Clark)
Buy on Amazon2018
106
Choke Point (By: Mike Brooks)
Buy on Amazon2018
107
The Lords of Silence (By: Chris Wraight)
Buy on Amazon2018
108
The Armour of Fate (By: Guy Haley)
Buy on Amazon2018
109
Lightning Run (By: Peter McLean)
Buy on Amazon2018
110
Judge of the Wastes
Buy on Amazon2018
111
Masters of Stone and Steel (By: Gav Thorpe,Nick Kyme)
Buy on Amazon2018
112
Prophets of Waaagh! (By: Guy Haley)
Buy on Amazon2018
113
The Enemy of My Enemy (By: Nate Crowley)
Buy on Amazon2018
114
Spear of the Emperor (By: Aaron Dembski-Bowden)
Buy on Amazon2018
115
Celestine: The Living Saint (By: Andy Clark)
Buy on Amazon2019
116
Celestine: Revelation (By: Andy Clark)
Buy on Amazon2019
117
Sabbat Crusade: The Deeper Wounds
Buy on Amazon2019
118
Knights of Caliban (By: Gav Thorpe)
Buy on Amazon2019
119
Redemption Through Sacrifice (By: Justin Woolley)
Buy on Amazon2019
120
Agents of the Imperium
Buy on Amazon2019
121
Servants of the Imperium (By: Nick Kyme,Danie Ware,Ian St. Martin)
Buy on Amazon2019
122
Born of the Storm (By: Edoardo Albert)
Buy on Amazon2019
123
To Speak as One (By: Guy Haley)
Buy on Amazon2019
124
Last Flight (By: Edoardo Albert)
Buy on Amazon2019
125
Belisarius Cawl: The Great Work (By: Guy Haley)
Buy on Amazon2019
126
The Strong Among Us (By: Steve Lyons)
Buy on Amazon2019
127
Inferno! Volume 4 (By: Edoardo Albert)
Buy on Amazon2019
128
The Colonel's Monograph (By: Graham McNeill)
Buy on Amazon2019
129
Ghosts of Iron (By: Marc Collins)
Buy on Amazon2019
130
Vaults of Obsidian
Buy on Amazon2019
131
Mark of Faith (By: Rachel Harrison)
Buy on Amazon2019
132
Assassinorum: Divine Sanction (By: Robert Rath)
Buy on Amazon2019
133
Journey of the Magi (By: Jonathan Green)
Buy on Amazon2020
134
Lord of the Dark Millennium (By: Dan Abnett)
Buy on Amazon2020
135
Knights of Macragge (By: Nick Kyme)
Buy on Amazon2020
136
The Adeptus Astartes (By: Nick Kyme)
Buy on Amazon2020
137
War in the Museum (By: Robert Rath)
Buy on Amazon2020
138
Where Dere’s da Warp Dere’s a Way (By: Mike Brooks)
Buy on Amazon2020
139
Night Shriekers (By: Justin Woolley)
Buy on Amazon2020
140
Warriors and Warlords (By: Gav Thorpe,Steve Lyons,Graham McNeill,Joshua Reynolds,Peter McLean,Guy Haley,Chris Wraight,Robbie MacNiven,Rachel Harrison,Phil Kelly,MattSmith)
Buy on Amazon2020
141
Savage (By: Guy Haley)
Buy on Amazon2020
142
The Oath in Darkness
Buy on Amazon2020
143
Unification (By: Chris Wraight)
Buy on Amazon2020
144
Empra (By: Nate Crowley)
Buy on Amazon2020
145
Indomitus (By: Gav Thorpe)
Buy on Amazon2020
146
The Karsharat Abomination (By: George Mann)
Buy on Amazon2020
147
Imperium at War (By: Steve Lyons,Nate Crowley,Danie Ware,Thomas Parrott,Edoardo Albert)
Buy on Amazon2020
148
Assassinorum: Iron Sight (By: Robert Rath)
Buy on Amazon2020
149
The Hammer and the Eagle: Icons of Warhammer
Buy on Amazon2020
150
Green and Grey (By: Edoardo Albert)
Buy on Amazon2020
151
Brutal Kunnin' (By: Mike Brooks)
Buy on Amazon2020
152
The Infinite and The Divine (By: Robert Rath)
Buy on Amazon2020
153
Darkness in the Blood: Blood Angels (By: Guy Haley)
Buy on Amazon2020
154
The Shapers of Scars (By: Marc Collins)
Buy on Amazon2020
155
Ephrael Stern: The Heretic Saint
Buy on Amazon2020
156
Assassinorum: Live Wire (By: Robert Rath)
Buy on Amazon2020
157
Recongregator
Buy on Amazon2021
158
The Tear of Selevia (By: Mike Brooks)
Buy on Amazon2021
159
The Labyrinth of Lost Souls (By: Graham McNeill)
Buy on Amazon2021
160
Warsphere (By: Darius Hinks)
Buy on Amazon2021
161
Silent Hunters (By: Edoardo Albert)
Buy on Amazon2021
162
The Book Of Martyrs (By: Danie Ware)
Buy on Amazon2021
163
Sabbat War (By: Dan Abnett,Graham McNeill,Matthew Farrer,Justin D. Hill,Rachel Harrison,John French,Edoardo Albert,John French Sloan)
Buy on Amazon2021
164
The Twice-Dead King: Ruin (By: Nate Crowley)
Buy on Amazon2021
165
Da Gobbo's Revenge (By: Mike Brooks)
Buy on Amazon2021
166
The Emperor's Sword (By: Steve Lyons)
Buy on Amazon2021
167
Volpone Glory (By: Nick Kyme)
Buy on Amazon2021
168
Mad Dok (By: Nate Crowley)
Buy on Amazon2021
169
A Small Cog (By: Mitchel Scanlon)
Buy on Amazon2022
170
Krieg (By: Steve Lyons)
Buy on Amazon2022
171
Fool's Ruin (By: Mike Brooks)
Buy on Amazon2022
172
Astorath: Angel of Mercy (By: Guy Haley)
Buy on Amazon2022
173
Ghazghkull Thraka: Prophet of the Waaagh! (By: Nate Crowley)
Buy on Amazon2022
174
Assassinorum Kingmaker (By: Robert Rath)
Buy on Amazon2022
175
Huron Blackheart: Master of the Maelstrom (By: Mike Brooks)
Buy on Amazon2022
176
The Triumph Of Saint Katherine (By: Danie Ware)
Buy on Amazon2022
177
Sacred Hate
Buy on Amazon2022
178
The Brightest And Best (By: Mike Brooks)
Buy on Amazon2022
179
It Bleeds (By: David Guymer)
Buy on Amazon2022
180
Awakenings (By: George Mann)
Buy on Amazon2022
181
Helbrecht Knight Of The Throne (By: Marc Collins)
Buy on Amazon2022
182
Kasrkin (By: Edoardo Albert)
Buy on Amazon2022
183
Void King (By: Marc Collins)
Buy on Amazon2022
184
The Twice-Dead King: Reign (By: Nate Crowley)
Buy on Amazon2022
185
Renegades: Harrowmaster (By: Mike Brooks)
Buy on Amazon2022
186
Only War: Stories from the 41st Millennium (By: Edoardo Albert)
Buy on Amazon2022
187
The Skull Forge (By: Danie Ware)
Buy on Amazon2022
188
Packin' Heat (By: Mike Brooks)
Buy on Amazon2022
189
Less Than Human (By: Steve Lyons)
Buy on Amazon2023
190
The Bleeding Stars (By: Robert Rath)
Buy on Amazon2023
191
The Iron Kingdom (By: Nick Kyme)
Buy on Amazon2023
192
Warboss (By: Mike Brooks)
Buy on Amazon2023
193
The Lion: Son of the Forest (By: Mike Brooks)
Buy on Amazon2023
194
Cypher: Lord of the Fallen (By: John French)
Buy on Amazon2023
195
The Devouring Void (By: Danie Ware)
Buy on Amazon2023
196
Forges of Mars (By: Graham McNeill)
Buy on Amazon2023
197
Once A Killer (By: Mike Brooks)
Buy on Amazon2023
198
Galaxy of Horrors (By: Steve Lyons)
Buy on Amazon2023
199
The Long Promise (By: Mike Brooks)
Buy on Amazon2023
200
The Price of Morkai (By: Marc Collins)
Buy on Amazon2023
201
God-Machines
Buy on Amazon2023
202
One Million Years (By: Nate Crowley)
Buy on Amazon2023
203
Sea of Souls (By: Chris Wraight)
Buy on Amazon2024
204
Da Big Dakka (By: Mike Brooks)
Buy on Amazon2024
205
Lelith Hesperax: Queen of Knives (By: Mike Brooks)
Buy on Amazon2024
206
Saints and Martyrs (By: Danie Ware)
Buy on Amazon2024
207
Lords Of Nocturne (By: Nick Kyme)
Buy on Amazon2024
208
The High Kâhl's Oath (By: Gav Thorpe)
Buy on Amazon2024
209
Solemnity (By: Nick Kyme)
Buy on Amazon2024
210
Soldiers of the Imperium (By: Steve Lyons)
Buy on Amazon2025
211
Interceptor City (By: Dan Abnett)
Buy on Amazon2025
212
Voidscarred (By: Mike Brooks)
Buy on Amazon2025
213
The Relentless Dead (By: Steve Lyons)
Buy on Amazon2025
214
Archmagos (By: Guy Haley)
Buy on Amazon2025
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Warhammer 40,000 series is publication order: 1. Deathwing (By: Charles Stross,Dan Abnett,Ian Watson,Storm Constantine,Gav Thorpe,William King,Graham McNeill,Neil Jones,David Pringle,Neil McIntosh) (1980), 2. Draco (By: Ian Watson) (1990), 3. Inquisitor (By: Ian Watson) (1990), 4. Harlequin (By: Ian Watson) (1994), 5. Chaos Child (By: Ian Watson) (1994), and 209 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Warhammer 40,000 series by David Annandale contains 214 books. The series began in 1980 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Warhammer 40,000 series is written by David Annandale. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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