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Siege of Terra is a 10-book reading order in Warhammer 40,000, spanning Siege of Terra. 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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John French
The Siege begins at system scale, turning the long Heresy arc toward the final assault on Terra.
014.M31 - 014.M31
exact date, high confidence
First published 2019
Guy Haley
A ground-level escalation of the Siege as defenders and attackers settle into catastrophic attrition.
014.M31 - 014.M31
approximate date, medium confidence
First published 2019
Gav Thorpe
A Siege installment focused on the outer defensive ring, where strategic pressure and ground combat begin to compress around the Palace.
014.M31 - 014.M31
approximate date, medium confidence
First published 2020
Dan Abnett
A central Siege of Terra novel that combines large-scale battle, character tragedy, and decisive palace-front momentum.
014.M31 - 014.M31
approximate date, medium confidence
First published 2020
Chris Wraight
A Siege of Terra entry centered on the White Scars' role in the palace war, giving the late Heresy a fast, forceful loyalist viewpoint.
014.M31 - 014.M31
approximate date, medium confidence
First published 2021
Aaron Dembski-Bowden
A late Siege of Terra novel with heavy Blood Angels weight, pushing the palace conflict toward its mythic and emotional breaking points.
014.M31 - 014.M31
approximate date, medium confidence
First published 2022
Dan Abnett
The first part of the Siege finale, best treated as the start of one long ending rather than a casual standalone.
014.M31 - 014.M31
approximate date, medium confidence
First published 2022
John French
A Siege of Terra installment that turns to the Titan Legions and the apocalyptic god-machine combat raging across the dying world as the Palace is besieged. It deepens the scale of the assault and the toll it takes on Terra's defenders.
014.M31 - 014.M31
approximate date, medium confidence
First published 2021
Dan Abnett
The second part of Dan Abnett's sprawling three-volume conclusion to the Siege of Terra, picking up as the assault on the Imperial Palace reaches its most desperate and surreal heights. Loyalist defenders fight a war that is no longer only physical, as the conflict bleeds into the warp and the stakes for Horus and the Emperor escalate toward their final reckoning. As a middle volume of the saga's climax, it assumes deep familiarity with the preceding Horus Heresy and Siege of Terra books.
014.M31 - 014.M31
approximate date, medium confidence
First published 2023
Dan Abnett
The final volume of Dan Abnett's epic that closes out both the Siege of Terra and the entire Horus Heresy, bringing the confrontation between the Emperor and his favoured son to its long-awaited resolution. It delivers the saga's ultimate turning point and the consequences that will shape the grim future of the 41st Millennium. This is a payoff book for readers who have followed the series to its end, not an entry point.
014.M31 - 014.M31
approximate date, medium confidence
First published 2024
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