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The Last Chancers series in Warhammer 40,000 runs to 4 books. Below is the full reading order in series sequence, so you know exactly where to start Last Chancers and what to read next.
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Gav Thorpe
The Last Chancers begin as a harsher Guard lane, focused on condemned soldiers and missions where survival is not the expected outcome.
995.M41 - 995.M41
approximate date, medium confidence
First published 2000
Gav Thorpe
The Last Chancers lane continues with a tighter mission structure, using the penal-legion premise to show a rougher edge of Imperial warfare.
995.M41 - 996.M41
range date, medium confidence
First published 2001
Gav Thorpe
Part of the Last Chancers series following Colonel Schaeffer and his penal legion of condemned soldiers thrown into suicidal missions. Narrated by the hardened survivor Kage, it continues the squad's grim story as they are hurled against impossible odds. The book delivers a bleak, brutal take on the expendable foot soldiers of the Imperial Guard.
999.M41 - 999.M41
exact date, high confidence
First published 2004
Gav Thorpe
Lieutenant Kage leads the Last Chancers, a penal legion of condemned soldiers thrown into suicidal missions where survival is its own grim reward. Forged into a weapon by their merciless commander Colonel Schaeffer, the convicts fight not for honour but for a slim chance at redemption or freedom. The novel revels in expendable, morally gray Imperial Guard warfare.
667.M41 - 999.M41
era date, medium confidence
First published 2000