Containing no new space marine legions or primarchs, conquest instead features updated army lists for the mechanicum, dark mechanicum, and the space marine legions including the ability to field a shattered legions army and additional new legion units and vehicles. Get the very latest news, promotions, hobby tips and more from black library. Graham mcneill has written more than twenty novels for black library. Welcome to the bolter and chainsword register now to gain access to all of our features.
Like night lords, this is actually a trilogy of novels based on the cain character. The horus heresy 40k lore, konrad curze, the night haunter. The horus heresy was a galaxyspanning civil war that consumed the worlds of mankind for 9 terran years. The night lords are masters of fighting dirty, severing communications, shattering supply lines and striking from the skies with raptors, warp talons and. After finishing my excellent night lords trilogy nlt go read. Not eisenhorn, not cain, not gaunts ghosts or iron warriors or ultramarines trilogies. This is an absolute must for those plowing through the series and easily rivals adbs near perfectly executed night lords trilogy. But the night lords, those cruel and pitiless sons of konrad curze, have been watching from the shadows, and make ready to launch their longplanned attack on the pharos itself read it because longrunning plot threads tie together in a new fulllength horus heresy novel. I am slowly but surely delving into the horus heresy main series, i find myself deeply embroiled in book 8.
The buried dagger this is the final book in the main horus heresy series, and tells the story of how mortarion and the death guard fell to nurgles service. Bearer legionnaire seeking redemption for his legion and the night lords primarch. But when they come into conflict with fellow renegades and are hunted. The war is described as a major contributing factor to the games dystopian environment. Longrunning plot threads tie together in a new fulllength horus heresy novel. The night lords trilogy by aaron dembskibowden is set after the heresy, but has enough flashbacks and chapters set during that time that it not only functionally acts as the night lords entries in the heresy series due to covering more of their actions than the official heresy novels to date, but also provided at least one character for the. A long lost night lord from the heresy goes up against an entire planet alone. The horus heresy is an ongoing series of science fantasy set in the fictional warhammer. For any fans of the night lords these are a must read, not only does it immerse you into the action early on but you get an affinity with first claw and their own private thoughts and battles. The horus heresy book 9 crusade will be released later this year, as are the contekar terminators and arquitor with heavy bombard. The horus heresy is an ongoing dated info series of science fantasy books written by various authors. Until adbs night lords trilogy this was the goto for source material about the 8th legion. Keep in mind that omnibus are made up a collection of books.
Horus heresy novels project gutenberg selfpublishing. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading massacre the horus heresy series. A chaos space marines boxed setdriven by their hatred of the false e. It chronicles the history of the horus heresy era which serves as the foundation and startingpoint for most warhammer 40,000 canon. Eisenhorn by dan abnett horus rising by dan abnett a thousand sons by graham. The horus heresy book two massacrewhats in the book. His horus heresy novel, a thousand sons, was a new york times bestseller and his time of legends novel, empire, won the 2010 david gemmell legend award. Even before the horus heresy broke out they were infamous for.
If you have some of the audio books then you may know 2 or 3 of the stories but the book is still worth the money for the other stories, plus it does leave a gap in the series if you dont have it. After reading the nl trilogy though, im not sure whether lord of the night is a night lords novel. The omnibus november 27, 2016 dave richards leave a comment go to comments its interesting that fans of games workshopblack librarys warhammer 40,000 universe tend to align behind the two sides in the horus heresy, the great galactic civil war that set up the status quo of the universe. It is a relatively short but devastating galaxyspanning civil war that engulfs the nascent galactic empire of the imperium of man early in the 31st millennium of the universe timeline. Hh and 40k and in some kind of suggested chronological order, im kinda funny like that. Best novels from the horus heresy series i just wanted some recommendations on what you consider to be the best horus heresy novels. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you. Jago sevatarion, first captain of the night lords, languishes in a gaol cell in the heart of ultramar. If you are interested in horus heresy events, this book gives you a different view of the events surrounding curzes death. Can i get a recommendation for anything and everything night lords. When horus falls from his wounds, the astartes begin to fall apart in confusion. Driven by their hatred of the false emperor, the night lords stalk the shadows. Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Mp3 unabridged warhammer 40k night lords trilogy soul hunter night lords volume 1 the night lords traitors and killers who use fear as a weapon face threats from within and without as they struggle to.
If the loyalist primarchs were the traitors, what would happen. Adbs night lords trilogy is considered a classic by now his standalone grey knightsnovel the emperors gift is also pretty awesome john frenchs ahriman trilogy. The book contains rules and special characters for the pre heresy iron hands, salamanders, night lords, and word bearers legions as well as a space marine crusade. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The horus heresy is a collection of novels, novellas, short stories, audio dramas, game books, and artwork created by some of the black librarys bestknown authors and artists. Word bearers night lords salamanders firedrake terminators playtester said they were the most made of win unit yet. The horus heresy is an ongoing series of science fantasy set in the fictional warhammer 40,000 setting of tabletop miniatures wargame company games workshop. Book five tempest is the fifth book in the horus heresy series by forge world.
The horus heresy is a series of novels, anthologies and audiobooks based on the historic events known as the great crusade and the horus heresy, about 10,000 standard years before the present 41st millennium. With that in mind, has any helpful soul put together a list of which books are key to the plot and which are skippable for one reason or another. The night lords series is a trilogy of black library novels written by aaron dembskibowden. Every time you blink, three more novels and a short story compilation have come out.
Ive had terrible luck in the past getting these maintained but im nothing if nae optimistic so im starting a new thread fun. Top 5 warhammer 40k novels for the new reader tome of nerd. The night lords were originally the subject of only one book, lord of the night 2005 by simon. But when they come into conflict with fellow renegades and are hunted by the eldar, they find themselves returning to the scene of their greatest defeat and. Primarchs novel few among the legendary primarchs are as feared as konrad curze, the night haunter. Horus, the favoured son of the emperor, turns against his primarch brothers and pitches the space marines legions into a bigger struggle for the imperium itself. Primarchs series all of the cover art for the horus heresy series was done by black library artist neil roberts, with the single exception of book 2 of the series, false gods, which was painted by artist phil sibbering. May 22, 2014 the night lords are sadistic, atrocitycommitting cowards almost as likely to turn on each they are all ridiculously overpowered and fanatically singleminded in doing the emperors will. Jago sevatarion, first captain of the night lords, languishes in a gaol cell in the heart of. Its outbreak marked the end of the emperor of mankinds great crusade to reunite the scattered colony worlds of humanity under a single government and the beginning of the current age of the imperium. Far from a spent force, the night lords must consider where their loyalties lie. The horus heresy is a cornerstone event in the far future fictional universe created by games workshop as the campaign setting for its warhammer 40,000 miniatures wargame.
The war is described as a major contributing factor to the. Book two massacre is the second book in the horus heresy series by forge world. In book two, author graham mcneill continues the series of the horus heresy. In the horus heresy, the emperors favorite son, horus lupercal, formerly warmaster of the imperium, was corrupted by chaos and rebelled against the emperor, taking nine space marine legions including his own, their respective primarchs, and about half of the imperial army and mechanicum with him. Roboute guillimans new imperium faces its first test as the night lords, scattered after the events of prince of crows, attack in force. There is little to no required knowledge of the 40k universe needed to enjoy this novel. Since the horus heresy, they have become raiders and pirates, fighting to please their dark whims and generally seeing chaos as a tool to be exploited rather than something worthy of worship. Massacre is the first book that involves the drop site massacre of istvaan v.
Ill use this first post to be a title page ambitious. The series is told across three novels, two short stories, and an audio drama. Theyre much better than the actual dark angels novels from the series, which are largely. Ezekyle abaddon and his warlords strive to bind the newborn black legion together under threat of destruction. This comes down to individuals taste, of course, but book series that id say are definitely up there with adbs black legion books and have a great standing with the fans in general. Ive written a bunch of novels published by the black library, probably most notably the first heretic, betrayer, and the master of mankind for the horus heresy. Its an epic tale of honour, loyalty and betrayal, and even though we know how it ends, there are still plenty of more. The horus heresy is the greatest war the galaxy has ever known.
The horus heresy black library recommended reading order. The series takes place during the horus heresy, a fictional galaxyspanning civil war occurring 10,000 years prior to the far future setting of games workshops warhammer 40,000 tabletop miniatures wargame. The first three novels in the horus heresy are an opening book trilogy. Book four conquest is the fourth book in the horus heresy series by forge world. We had lord of the night and then along came soul hunter. The lion and prince of crows being good examples, and they form a trilogy that explains what the dark angels and night lords were doing during the heresy. In short, a must have for any fan of the warhammer 40,000 universe. I just went back and reread all the word bearers stuff in order to get the big picture of.
Legiones astartes isstvan campaign legions is 116page hardback book that collects together the space marine legions appendix entries from the first three of forge worlds horus heresy books the isstvan trilogy. Adb night lords trilogy reading order x night lords x. Tempest covers the battle of calth between the word bearers and the ultramarines legions. Guy haley, graham mcneill, anthony reynolds, and others. Hes written several novels for the black library, including the night lords series, the grey knights novel the emperors gift. Dumb question, but adbs nl books are, in reading order. The horus heresy forge world series warhammer 40k fandom. As such it is intended to be used alongside its companion book the horus heresy legiones astartes.
Guided by the visions of the prophet talos, a warband from this sinister legion struggles to survive in. Trank written by aaron dembskibowden read by andrew wincott format. Adb night lords trilogy reading order posted in x night lords x. Now khayon, as abaddons mosttrusted assassin, is tasked with ending the threat of thagus daravek, the selfproclaimed lord of hosts a rival.
I didnt realize i was getting double night lords in this book. John french has shown that not all night lords are necessarily the kinda of torturers that use physical pain, but their librarians can be tremendously horrifying in. Set in the horus heresy, fan fave night lord sevatar chews the scenery and generally shows the night lords at their worst i. Bl publishing, black library, forge world, citadel, white dwarf, the horus heresy. In the meantime, pick up a night lords praetor so that the contekar have someone to keep their eyes on. The book contains rules and special characters for the pre heresy iron hands, salamanders, night lords, and word bearers legions as. Aaron dembskibowden is a british author with his beginnings in the videogame and rpg industries. The twelfth novel in black librarys the horus heresy primarchs series. Driven on by their hatred of the false emperor, the night lords stalk. Bl publishing, black library, forge world, citadel, white dwarf, the horus heresy, the horus. Oct 05, 20 taking a look at the second book in forge worlds horus heresy series, massacre.
Warhammer 40k night lords trilogy aaron dembskibowden. Hes written several novels for the black library, including the night lords series, the grey knights novel the emperors gift, and the new york times bestselling the first heretic for the horus heresy. The rite is the second title in a trilogy exploring the ancient secrets of dragon. Shadows of treachery the horus heresy book 22 kindle edition by french, john, mcneill, graham, abnett, dan, thorpe, gav, dembskibowden, aaron. Penned by several authors, the series takes place during the horus heresy, a fictional galaxyspanning civil war occurring 10,000 years prior to the far future of warhammer 40,000. The first part of the book contains a brief summary of the unification wars and the great crusade, the raising up of horus as warmaster, the battle of isstvan iii, and the imperial response to that atrocity. Angron is simply amazing, wont even describe because everything about him is central to the plot and lorgars plans of both brotherly love and supreme conquest. But the lions explicit goal was to cleanse calibans.
Even before his fall to darkness, he was a sinister legend, a remorseless killer. Adb is an incredibly compelling author, and the night lords trilogy is some of his best work. Guided by the visions of the prophet talos, a night lords warband struggles for survival. Most of the book is presented as a record written by a. Once registered and logged in, you will be able to create topics, post replies to existing threads, give reputation to your fellow members, get your own private messenger, post status updates, manage your profile and so much more. The other night lords trilogy is good though so read them all. The imperial world puts up a stern defence, but the biggest obstacle to success will be the disunity and mistrust between the two legions. The omnibus guided by the visions of the prophet talos, a night lords warband struggles for survival. It happens essentially as has already been seen in other fluff sources. This article is about the horus heresy book series.
Talos ends up meeting two of the most powerful chaos warlords in the galaxy including abbadon himself. The best horus heresy books that arent horus rising the 7 best star wars books to. Solid book told well and if youre a night lord fan it expands on many of the nlt ideas regarding their leader and his fall and what became of his forces. In my critical view no gw book comes close to touching this trilogy. The book deals with the of the drop site massacre of istvaan v. Book two massacre is the second book released as part of forge worlds horus heresy series of campaign and army books that takes place during the horus heresy. The book is to be part of a duology, with book 5 covering the battle of calth, and a later book covering the shadow crusade, the battle of armatura, and the underworld war. Since the dark days of the horus heresy imperial scholars have pondered how the truest loyalty of many of the legiones astartes could have been turned to base treachery, purest devotion to hate, nobility to wickedness, but for the night lords perhaps their hearts always belonged to darkness. I have only read one warhammer novel before this, horus rising, so for all intents and purposes i am an outsider to the. Id recommend doing a bit of background reading on the universe, the horus heresy, the original space marine legions, and the key characters that exist outside of this book namely horus and abaddon. The horus heresy primarchs novels warhammer 40k fandom. Massacre the horus heresy series kindle edition by aaron dembskibowden. The forces of chaos are more disturbingevil but can offer a lot more variety as protagonists, so i decided to check out this trilogy featuring a company of.
This book is a great read, filling in parts of the horus heresy you may not have known before. I have been devouring all content related to horus heresy night lords that i can get my eyes around. Warhammer 40k night lords trilogy aaron dembskibowden audio book torrent free download, 5408. Ive read the first ten or so, and especially like the ones which show the primarchs interacting with one another didnt really like mechanicum. Typhon murders all the navigators and claims he can guide the death guard fleet to terra himself, only to. The dark angels and the night lords fought one another to a bloody stalemate during the thramas crusade and, though the lion eventually claimed victory, it left both legions scattered and understrength. For other uses of horus heresy, see horus heresy disambiguation.