Astra Militarum Reading Order

Justin D. Hill

Set during the climactic 13th Black Crusade, this novel follows the Cadian defenders as Abaddon's vast Chaos host assaults their fortress world, the Imperium's bulwark before the Eye of Terror. Through the eyes of officers and rank-and-file Guardsmen, it chronicles the brutal, desperate stand to hold Cadia against impossible odds as the planet's fate hangs in the balance.

Justin D. Hill

A Cadian regiment of the Astra Militarum is deployed to a rebellious world where a noble dynasty's pride and treachery threaten Imperial control. Caught between political intrigue and open warfare, the guardsmen must hold the line and uphold the fierce reputation of Cadia even as the campaign turns desperate. The novel celebrates the grit and discipline of ordinary Imperial soldiers.

Robbie MacNiven

The Valkyrie pilots of Vagabond Squadron, an elite tactical wing, are thrown into a desperate defence against a massive Ork invasion threatening to seize the skies over a contested world. As a green recruit finds her place and rifts open among the high command, the fate of the campaign rests on the squadron's skill and nerve. A rare 40k aviation story centred on ordinary, unaugmented humans.

Steve Lyons

Two Crimson Fists Space Marines hunt the daemon that slaughtered their battle-brothers, guided by a Librarian whose psychic gifts are pushing him to the brink of sanity. A tense fusion of grimdark action and horror, the story asks how much of his mind a warrior can sacrifice to destroy his prey.

Edoardo Albert

A squad of Cadian Kasrkin — the storm troopers of the Imperial Guard's most disciplined world — is sent on a mission where elite training meets impossible odds. A tight, soldier's-eye war story.

Jude Reid

In the aftermath of Cadia's fall, a Creed takes up the name and burden of the legendary Lord Castellan to rally the survivors of a broken world. Command, legacy, and defiance amid the ashes.

Justin D. Hill

A Cadian regiment fights through a campaign haunted by the shadow of past defeats and the long war against Chaos. Frontline Guard fiction from a chronicler of Cadia.

Justin D. Hill

When a world is all but lost, the last defenders of the Imperial Guard make a stand that will be remembered or forgotten with them. A last-ditch war story of duty at the end of hope.

Callum Davis

A hard-bitten Guardsman navigates the toxic frontlines and grim camaraderie of the Astra Militarum, where survival is its own kind of victory. A gritty trooper's tale.

Justin D. Hill

Cadian soldiers hold a fortress strongpoint against a tide of traitors, where loyalty is tested as hard as the walls. Siege-warfare Guard fiction.