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The Dark Eldar series in Warhammer 40,000 runs to 5 books. Below is the full reading order in series sequence, so you know exactly where to start Dark Eldar and what to read next.
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Andy Chambers
The first Dark Eldar path novel opens the Commorragh lane, giving readers a rare sustained view of Drukhari politics, cruelty, and survival.
000.M41 - 999.M41
era date, medium confidence
First published 2012
Andy Chambers
The Dark Eldar arc continues through a more martial and ritualized Drukhari perspective, widening the Commorragh story beyond raiders and schemers.
000.M41 - 999.M41
era date, medium confidence
First published 2013
Andy Chambers
The concluding Dark Eldar path novel brings the Commorragh political lane together, useful for readers who want a full xenos trilogy outside Imperial viewpoints.
000.M41 - 999.M41
era date, medium confidence
First published 2014
Andy Chambers
A standalone novella by Andy Chambers set in the same Dark Eldar milieu as his Commorragh trilogy, centring on the twisted performers of a Harlequin masque and the dark amusements of the Drukhari. It offers a self-contained, atmospheric tale of Aeldari cruelty and spectacle.
000.M41 - 999.M41
era date, medium confidence
First published 2014
Mike Brooks
A character-focused Drukhari novel by Mike Brooks centred on Lelith Hesperax, the galaxy's deadliest gladiator and greatest of Commorragh's wyches. Having walked away from the Dark City to follow the followers of Ynnead, she is drawn back when assassins and pretenders move against her, plunging her into the lethal political games of the dark city.
900.M41 - 099.M42
range date, medium confidence
First published 2024