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Grey Knights is a 6-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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Ben Counter
The opening Grey Knights novel gives readers the daemon-hunting side of the Imperium: secretive Space Marines, Inquisitorial pressure, and occult war.
000.M41 - 999.M41
era date, medium confidence
First published 2004
Ben Counter
The Grey Knights lane continues with a stronger focus on corrupted technology, forbidden war zones, and the uneasy overlap between machine faith and daemon war.
000.M41 - 999.M41
era date, medium confidence
First published 2006
Ben Counter
A Grey Knights continuation that pushes further into daemon-world territory, best read after the earlier books in the same lane.
000.M41 - 999.M41
era date, medium confidence
First published 2008
Aaron Dembski-Bowden
A Grey Knights and Inquisition-focused standalone that is useful for readers interested in the secrecy, politics, and aftermath of daemon-hunting wars.
000.M41 - 999.M41
era date, medium confidence
First published 2012
David Annandale
The first book of a Grey Knights duology following the daemon-hunter Castellan Crowe and his terrible burden, the cursed Blade of Antwyr, which constantly whispers to corrupt its bearer. It is a focused character study of one warrior's struggle against a relentless source of temptation while pursuing the enemies of the Imperium.
000.M41 - 999.M41
era date, medium confidence
First published 2016
David Annandale
The conclusion to the Grey Knights duology begun in Warden of the Blade, continuing Castellan Crowe's battle to contain the malevolent Blade of Antwyr while leading his brothers against a major Chaos threat. The pressure of carrying the cursed weapon escalates as the campaign reaches its climax.
000.M41 - 999.M41
era date, medium confidence
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.