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Imperial Knights is a 3-book reading order in Warhammer 40,000, spanning Imperial Guard, 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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Andy Clark
Set on a feudal Knight World, this novel follows the noble houses of Imperial Knights as they march to war and face a sudden, devastating betrayal that throws their crusade into chaos. It explores the honor-bound culture, oaths, and rivalries of the Knight houses through large-scale war-machine combat.
000.M41 - 999.M41
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First published 2017
Andy Clark
The sequel to Kingsblade continues the saga of a Knight World's noble houses, following a young heir who must take up an ancestral war machine and confront the consequences of the previous conflict. It deepens the focus on Imperial Knight tradition, succession, and the burden of a Throne Mechanicum across sweeping battlefield action.
000.M41 - 999.M41
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First published 2018
Robert Rath
A strong standalone about Imperial assassins operating inside an Imperial Knights power structure, useful for readers who want intrigue instead of front-line war.
000.M41 - 999.M41
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First published 2022
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.