Warhammer 40,000 novels

After the creation of the Warhammer 40,000 universe by Games Workshop, the sister company, Black Library, began publishing novels describing the various Space Marine Legions, Imperial Guard and other events in the chronology of this universe.^[1]

The Bastion Wars

• Emperor's Mercy (August 2009)
• Flesh and Iron (April 2010)
• Blood Gorgons (March 2011)

Black Templars

• Crusade for Armageddon^{[note 1]} (July 2003)
• Conquest of Armageddon^{[note 1]} (December 2005)

• Sanctuary^{[note 1]} (short story)
• The Relic^{[note 1]} (short story)

The Blood Angels

• Deus Encarmine^{[note 1]} (December 2004)
• Deus Sanguinius^{[note 1]} (April 2005)
• Red Fury^{[note 1]} (September 2008)
• Black Tide^{[note 1]} (February 2010)

• Heart of Rage (released as audio only) (July 2009)
• Bloodline (novella) (September 2010)
• Blood Debt^{[note 1]} (short story)

Blood Ravens: Dawn of War

• Dawn of War^{[note 1]} (November 2004)
• Dawn of War: Ascension^{[note 1]} (November 2005)
• Dawn of War: Tempest^{[note 1]} (September 2006)
• Dawn of War 2 (February 2009)
• Dawn of War 2: Retribution (March 2011)

• The Trials of Isador^{[note 1]} (short story)

Ciaphas Cain

Main article: Ciaphas Cain

• For the Emperor^{[note 1]} (November 2003)
• Caves of Ice^{[note 1]} (January 2004)
• The Traitor's Hand^{[note 1]} (May 2005)
• Death or Glory^{[note 1]} (February 2006)
• Duty Calls^{[note 1]} (May 2007)
• Cain's Last Stand^{[note 1]} (November 2008)
• The Emperor's Finest (December 2010)
• The Last Ditch (February 2012)

• Dead in the Water (released as audio only) (June 2011)
• Fight or Flight^{[note 1]} (short story)
• Echoes of the Tomb^{[note 1]} (short story)
• The Beguiling^{[note 1]} (short story)
• Traitor's Gambit^{[note 1]} (short story)

Dark Heresy

• Scourge The Heretic (2007)
• Innocence Proves Nothing (November 2009)

Deathwatch

• Warrior Brood^{[note 1]} (September 2005)
• Warrior Coven^{[note 1]} (May 2006)

Eisenhorn

• Xenos^{[note 1]} (May 2001)
• Malleus^{[note 1]} (December 2001)
• Hereticus^{[note 1]} (January 2002)

• The Keeler Image (released as audio only) (December 2011)
• Missing in Action^{[note 1]} (short story)
• Backloth For A Crown Additional^{[note 1]} (short story)

The Eldar Path

• Path of the Warrior (July 2010)
• Path of the Seer (September 2011)
• Path of the Outcast (September 2012)

Enforcer: Shira Calpurnia

• Crossfire^{[note 1]} (June 2003)
• Legacy^{[note 1]} (July 2004)
• Blind^{[note 1]} (July 2006)

Gaunt's Ghost

Main article: Gaunt's Ghosts

The Founding

• First and Only^{[note 1]} (August 1999)
• Ghostmaker^{[note 1]} (May 2000)
• Necropolis^{[note 1]} (November 2000)

• In Remembrance^{[note 1]} (short story)

The Saint

• Honour Guard^{[note 1]} (August 2001)
• The Guns of Tanith^{[note 1]} (April 2002)
• Straight Silver^{[note 1]} (November 2002)
• Sabbat Martyr^{[note 1]} (August 2003)

The Lost

• Traitor General^{[note 1]} (September 2004)
• His Last Command^{[note 1]} (October 2005)
• The Armour of Contempt^{[note 1]} (November 2006)
• Only in Death^{[note 1]} (November 2007)

The Victory

• Blood Pact (November 2009)
• Salvation Reach (October 2011)

• Iron Star (novella) (September 2008)

Spin-off works

• The Sabbat Worlds Crusade (background book) (October 2005)
• Titanicus (October 2008)
• Sabbat Worlds Anthology (September 2010)

Phantine Air Corps

• Double Eagle (June 2004)
• Interceptor City

The Gothic War

• Execution Hour^{[note 1]} (June 2001)
• Shadowpoint^{[note 1]} (March 2003)

The Grey Knights

• Grey Knights^{[note 1]} (May 2004)
• Dark Adeptus^{[note 1]} (January 2006)
• Hammer of Daemons^{[note 1]} (February 2008)

• Sacrifice^{[note 1]} (short story)

Horus Heresy

Main article: Horus Heresy (novels)

• Horus Rising (April 2006)
• False Gods (June 2006)
• Galaxy in Flames (October 2006)
• Flight of the Eisenstein (March 2007)
• Fulgrim (July 2007)
• Descent of Angels (October 2007)
• Legion (March 2008)
• Battle for the Abyss (August 2008)
• Mechanicum (December 2008)
• Tales of Heresy (April 2009)
• Fallen Angels (July 2009)
• A Thousand Sons (March 2010)
• Nemesis (August 2010)
• The First Heretic (November 2010)
• Prospero Burns (January 2011)
• Age of Darkness (anthology) (May 2011)
• The Outcast Dead (November 2011)
• Deliverance Lost (January 2012)
• Know No Fear (March 2012)
• Fear to Tread (September 2012)

• The Dark King and Lighning Tower (released as audio only) (June 2008)
• Raven's Flight (released as audio only) (February 2010)
• Garro: Oath of the Moment (released as audio only) (December 2010)
• Garro: Legion of One (released as audio only) (April 2011)
• Butcher's Nails (released as audio only) (June 2012)
• Promethean Sun (May 2011) (novella)
• Aurelian (September 2012) (novella)

Imperial Guard

• Fifteen Hours^{[note 1]} (June 2005)
• Death World^{[note 1]} (December 2006)
• Rebel Winter^{[note 1]} (July 2007)
• Desert Raiders^{[note 1]} (December 2007)
• Ice Guard^{[note 1]} (January 2009)
• Gunheads^{[note 1]} (May 2009)
• Cadian Blood (October 2009)
• Redemption Corps (May 2010)
• Dead Men Walking (December 2010)
• Imperial Glory (August 2011)

• Waiting Death (released as audio only) (April 2010)
• Better The Devil^{[note 1]} (short story)
• Knee Deep^{[note 1]} (short story)
• The Citadel^{[note 1]} (short story)

Inquisitor Czevak

• Atlas Infernal (July 2011)

• Necessary Evil (novella) (March 2011)

The Inquisition War

• Draco^{[note 1]} (August 2002)
• Harlequin^{[note 1]} (October 2002)
• Chaos Child^{[note 1]} (December 2002)

• The Alien Beast Within^{[note 1]} (short story)
• Warped Stars^{[note 1]} (short story)

The Last Chancers

• Thirteenth Legion^{[note 1]} (December 2000)
• Kill Team^{[note 1]} (October 2001)
• Annihilation Squad^{[note 1]} (March 2004)

• Deliverance^{[note 1]} (short story)
• Liberty^{[note 1]} (short story)

Necromunda

Main article: Necromunda

• Status: Deadzone (August 2000)
• Survival Instinct^{[note 1]} (May 2005)
• Salvation^{[note 1]} (May 2005)
• Blood Royal (July 2005)
• Junktion^{[note 1]} (October 2005)
• Fleshworks (February 2006)
• Cardinal Crimson (May 2006)
• Back from the Dead (August 2006)
• Outlander (December 2006)
• Lasgun Wedding (April 2007)

• A World Above^{[note 1]} (short story)
• The Day of Thirst^{[note 1]} (short story)
• Badlands Skelter's Downhive Monster Show^{[note 1]} (short story)
• Mark of a Warrior^{[note 1]} (short story)
• The Daemon Bottle^{[note 1]} (short story)
• Rites of Passage^{[note 1]} (short story)
• The Lake^{[note 1]} (short story)
• Sisters^{[note 1]} (short story)
• Rat in the Walls^{[note 1]} (short story)

The Night Lords

• Soul Hunter (March 2010)
• Blood Reaver (May 2011)
• Void Stalker (May 2012)

• Throne of Lies (released as audio only) (August 2010)

The Raven Guard

• Hellion Rain (released as audio only) (February 2011)
• Labyrinth of Sorrows (released as audio only) (February 2012)

Ravenor

• Ravenor^{[note 1]} (March 2005)
• Ravenor Returned^{[note 1]} (June 2006)
• Ravenor Rogue^{[note 1]} (January 2008)

• Playing Patience^{[note 1]} (short story)
• Thorn Wishes Talon^{[note 1]} (short story)

The Rogue Trader

• Rogue Star (August 2006)
• Star of Damocles (August 2007)
• Savage Scars (March 2011)

The Sisters of Battle

• Faith and Fire (March 2006)
• Hammer and Anvil (December 2011)

• Red and Black (released as audio only) (October 2011)

The Soul Drinkers

• Soul Drinker^{[note 1]} (September 2002)
• The Bleeding Chalice^{[note 1]} (December 2003)
• Crimson Tears^{[note 1]} (February 2005)
• Chapter War (April 2007)
• Hellforged (April 2009)
• Phalanx (April 2012)

• Daenyathos (novella) (August 2010)

Space Marine Battles

• Rynn's World (February 2010)
• Helsreach (May 2010)
• Hunt For Volodorius September 2010)
• The Purging of Kadillus (February 2011)
• The Fall of Damnos (April 2011)
• Battle of the Fang (June 2011)
• The Gildar Rift (December 2011)
• Legion of the Damned (April 2012)
• Architect of Fate (anthology) (April 2012)

The Space Wolf

• Space Wolf^{[note 1]} (December 1999)
• Ragnar's Claw^{[note 1]} (July 2000)
• Grey Hunter^{[note 1]} (February 2002)
• Wolfblade^{[note 1]} (October 2003)
• Sons of Fenris^{[note 1]} (January 2007)
• Wolf's Honour^{[note 1]} (March 2008)

• Thunder from Fenris (released as audio only) (December 2009)

The Tome of Fire

• Salamander (September 2009)
• Firedrake (November 2010)
• Nocturne (November 2011)

• Fireborn (released as audio only) (June 2010)
• Vulkan's Shield (released as audio only) (July 2011)

The Ultramarines

• Nightbringer^{[note 1]} (January 2002)
• Warriors of Ultramar^{[note 1]} (March 2003)
• Dead Sky Black Sun^{[note 1]} (October 2004)
• The Killing Ground^{[note 1]} (June 2008)
• The Defenders of Ultramar^{[note 1]} (April 2009)
• Courage and Honour^{[note 1]} (June 2009)
• The Chapter's Due (June 2010)

• Eye of Vengeance (released as audio only) (May 2012)
• Chains of Command^{[note 1]} (short story)

• Storm of Iron^{[note 1]} (May 2008)
• Iron Warrior^{[note 1]} (novella) (April 2010)

(note: the stand alone novel "Storm of Iron" contains events and characters which feature in the books from "Dead Sky, Black Sun" onwards. It's advisable to read it after reading "Warriors of Ultramar" and then continue with the main Ultramarines series)

The Word Bearers

• Dark Apostle^{[note 1]} (September 2007)
• Dark Disciple^{[note 1]} (December 2008)
• Dark Creed^{[note 1]} (January 2010)

• Torment (short story)

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   These novels were collected in omnibus.

Stand-alone novels

• Angels of Darkness (February 2003)
• Assault on Black Reach: The Novel (September 2008)
• Brothers of the Snake (May 2008)
• Daemon World (April 2003)
• Eldar Prophecy (February 2007)
• Eye of Terror (November 1999)
• Farseer (May 2002)
• Fire Warrior (September 2003)
• Iron Hands (August 2004)
• Lord of the Night (January 2005)
• Pawns of Chaos (April 2001)
• Relentless (April 2008)
• Sons of Dorn (January 2010)
• Space Hulk: The Novel (September 2009)
• Space Marine (1993)

• Shadow Knight & The Dark Path (2 short stories)
• The Madness Within (released as audio only) (August 2011)

Anthologies

• The Book of Blood (April 2010)
• Bringers of Death (August 2005)
• Crucible of War (May 2003)
• Dark Imperium (January 2001)
• Deathwing (November 2001)
• Fear The Alien (September 2010)
• Heroes of the Space Marines (May 2009)
• Into The Maelstrom (September 1999)
• Legends of the Space Marines (May 2010)
• Let The Galaxy Burn (April 2006)
• Planetkill (July 2008)
• Tales from the Dark Millennium (October 2006)
• Victories of the Space Marines (April 2011)
• What Price Victory (April 2004)
• Words of Blood (July 2002)

References

1. ^ "The Black Library: Bringing the worlds of Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 to life". www.blacklibrary.com. Black Library. http://www.blacklibrary.com/warhammer%2D40000/. Retrieved 2009-05-03. ^{[dead link]}