If you would like to read the series in a proper Warhammer 40k reading order, we recommend starting with this novel.Īs the Brothers of the Snake begin following the Space Marines of the Iron Snakes, as the future of mankind is imperiled by the terror and dreadful nature of wartime events. With this 2007, three-hundred-page book, Abnett cements the might that he has in terms of the greater series. They might still be hard to find, since a lot of BL's books are going out of print over the years.In the Warhammer 40,000 world, there is scarcely any author as prolific as Dan Abnett. Some even twice, in the case of the omnibus editions. Most of these old books were republished either by the Black Library or Black Flame (in the case of the Dark Future novels), except for Space Marine and Ghost Dancers, and in the case of the anthologies, most short stories have been republished in some form by BL. Route 666 (novel, expanded from one of the short stories in the anthology) Ignorant Armies (short stories anthology) Here's a list of the old ones, published by GW Books/Boxtree from 1989 to 1995: This will show you all the Warhammer/Warhammer 40K/Necromunda/Blood Bowl novels that BL released since 1999, including all rereleases of old Games Workshop classics. In particular, the Gaunt's ghosts series seems to be a very watered-down version of Drake's 'Hammer's Slammers' novels.Īll you have to do is head over to the Black Library web site, browse the Products tab, and create a filter to display all novels, sorted by oldest releases first ( ). In contrast, the more recent novels seem a lot more run of the mill and even juvenile. Wouldn't mind taking a look at the 'Konrad' novels if I can ever find them all together.
'Storm Warriors' and 'Beasts in Velvet' are also quite good fantasy novels in their own right. Looking at my old, battered copy of Ian Watson's 'Space Marine', I have to say that (surprisingly) it is a quality military SF novel that probably was hampered rather than aided down the years by its association with what is considered a pretty nerdy hobby. I stopped playing or indeed reading the books about ten years ago but the recent deluge of new warhammer books and re-releases of the older books did prick my attention: call it nostalgia. In recent years the hobby has swung more towards capturing the attention of children and younger teenagers, and as such it's become much fluffier in nature. The themes the game and early novels explored were quite dark, and there was even a GW death-metal band called 'Bolt Thrower', if I'm not mistaken. The Gamesworkshop table-top gaming company that inspired these novels has been around donkey's years, and was originally targetted a relatively adult section of the market. Warhammer 40,000 : Gaunt's Ghosts by Dan Abnett Top Warhammer : White Wolves by Dan Abnett Top Warhammer : Warblade by David Ferring Top Warhammer : Gotrek and Felix by William King TopĬontracts and Agendas (2003) by Gordon Rennie and Wayne Reynolds Warhammer : Execution Hour by Gordon Rennie Top Warhammer : Dark Angels by Gav Thorpe Top Warriors of Ultramar (2003) by Graham McNeill The Dead and the Damned (2003) by Jonathan Green The Bleeding Chalice (2003) by Ben CounterĬrusade for Armageddon (2003) by Jonathan Green Silver Nails (2002) by Jack Yeovil (Kim Newman) Genevieve Undead (1993) by Jack Yeovil (Kim Newman)Ĭhaos Child: Inquisition War, book 3 (1995) by Ian WatsonĮye of Terror (1999) by Barrington J Bayley I have listed them in book order under the individual Warhammer seriesĭrachenfels: A Genevieve Novel (1989) by Jack Yeovil (Kim Newman)īeasts in Velvet (1991) by Jack Yeovil (Kim Newman) The series seems to be split up into different ones. If it's the same series you are mentioning I can see why you needed details I found this information on the Warhammer novels.
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