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Astra Militarum

The Imperial Guard: countless billions of ordinary soldiers who hold the Imperium's front lines with lasgun, bayonet, and sheer numbers. Reorganised from the old Imperial Army after the Heresy.

Origin
~021.M31
Founding
Post-Heresy reorganisation of the Imperial Army
Homeworld
Raised from every Imperial world
Status
Active
Date quality
approximate / medium

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  1. 1.Steel Tread

    Andy Clark

    Imperial Guard · M41Good first read

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  2. 2.First and Only

    Dan Abnett

    Gaunt's Ghosts · Book 1 · c. 765.M41 – 768.M41Good first read

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  3. 3.Necropolis

    Dan Abnett

    Gaunt's Ghosts · Book 3 · 768.M41Essential

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  4. 4.Caves of Ice

    Sandy Mitchell

    Ciaphas Cain · Book 2 · 931.M41 – 936.M41

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  5. 5.For the Emperor

    Sandy Mitchell

    Ciaphas Cain · Book 1 · 931.M41Good first read

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