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Black Legion is a 2-book reading order in Warhammer 40,000, spanning Chaos. Below is every entry in suggested reading sequence — series order first, then in-universe chronology — so you can follow the story from start to finish and see where each book sits in the wider 40k timeline.
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Aaron Dembski-Bowden
The first novel of the Black Legion series, narrated by the sorcerer Iskandar Khayon, recounting how the shattered remnants of the traitor legions were forged into a new power in the aftermath of the Horus Heresy. It chronicles the rise of Abaddon and reframes the Long War from inside the Eye of Terror, blending dark fantasy and tragedy.
000.M32 - 999.M41
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First published 2014
Aaron Dembski-Bowden
The sequel to The Talon of Horus, continuing Khayon's account of Abaddon's campaign to unite the warbands of the Eye of Terror under a single banner. It follows the consolidation of the Black Legion and the opening moves against the Imperium that will define the millennia of the Long War.
000.M32 - 999.M41
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First published 2017
This reading order matches publication order — release sequence and suggested reading sequence are the same here. Browse every book by release year on the publication-order page.