Horus Heresy reading order
The Horus Heresy reading order has 54 books: 38 novels and 16 anthologies, published from 2006 to 2019 by 16 authors. Start with Horus Rising by Dan Abnett (2006), book one. The list below is the series order. The story goes on in the Siege of Terra: 10 more books, published from 2019 to 2024.
All 54 books in order
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Horus Heresy in release order
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- 1.Horus Rising2006
- 2.False Gods2006
- 3.Galaxy in Flames2006
- 4.The Flight of the Eisenstein2007
- 5.Fulgrim2007
- 6.Descent of Angels2007
- 7.Legion2008
- 8.Battle for the Abyss2008
- 9.Mechanicum2008
- 10.Tales of Heresy2009
- 11.Fallen Angels2009
- 12.A Thousand Sons2010
- 13.Nemesis2010
- 14.The First Heretic2010
- 15.Prospero Burns2011
- 16.Age of Darkness2011
- 17.The Outcast Dead2011
- 18.Deliverance Lost2011
- 19.Know No Fear2012
- 20.The Primarchs2012
- 21.Fear to Tread2012
- 22.Shadows of Treachery2012
- 23.Angel Exterminatus2012
- 24.Betrayer2013
- 25.Mark of Calth2013
- 26.Vulkan Lives2013
- 27.The Unremembered Empire2013
- 28.Scars2014
- 29.Vengeful Spirit2014
- 30.The Damnation of Pythos2014
- 31.Legacies of Betrayal2014
- 32.Deathfire2015
- 33.War Without End2015
- 34.Pharos2015
- 35.Eye of Terra2016
- 36.The Path of Heaven2016
- 37.The Silent War2016
- 38.Angels of Caliban2016
- 39.Praetorian of Dorn2016
- 40.Corax2016
- 41.The Master of Mankind2016
- 42.Shattered Legions2017
- 43.The Crimson King2017
- 44.Tallarn2017
- 45.Ruinstorm2017
- 46.Old Earth2017
- 47.Garro2018
- 48.The Burden of Loyalty2018
- 49.Wolfsbane2018
- 50.Born of Flame2018
- 51.Slaves to Darkness2018
- 52.Heralds of the Siege2018
- 53.Titandeath2018
- 54.The Buried Dagger2019
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