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Dark Heresy is a 2-book reading order in Warhammer 40,000, spanning Inquisition. 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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Original summaries and chronology labels generated from the same catalog powering the atlas.
Sandy Mitchell
A Dark Heresy tie-in focused on Inquisitorial investigation and small-cell danger, best for readers interested in roleplaying-game-era Imperial paranoia.
049.M41 - 231.M41
range date, medium confidence
First published 2008
Sandy Mitchell
The Dark Heresy novel lane continues with more Inquisitorial suspicion and investigation, better read after Scourge the Heretic.
107.M41 - 260.M41
range date, medium confidence
First published 2009
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.