Map of Warhammer eras
01before UnificationPrehistory of MankindScenes from humanity’s ancient history before the Unification of Terra. Books appear here through episodes set in this period; their main stories may take place in other eras.7 cards0%02M29—798.M30The Unification of TerraThe techno-barbarians, the Emperor, and the making of the early Imperium.10 cards0%03798.M30—004.M31The Great CrusadeExpansion, the finding of the primarchs, and the first cracks.71 cards0%04005—021.M31The Heresy, the Siege and the ScouringCivil war, the Siege of Terra, and the first consequences of the Heresy.382 cards0%Reading order05022.M31—M32The Reforging and the War of the BeastThe Legion Wars, the early Black Crusades, and the crises of M32.37 cards0%06M33–M40The Long WarThe wars of the Imperium across M33–M40; internal periods remain on the timeline.18 cards0%07000—499.M41Classic M41 · early datesWorks with a settled date in the first half of M41.27 cards0%08500—899.M41Classic M41 · middle datesWorks with a settled date in the middle of M41.70 cards0%09900–999.M41 · including relative datesClassic M41 · late datesLate-M41 stories with exact, approximate and relative dates. Events and storylines are distinct; sharing a faction does not establish one reading order. Connected routes may continue beyond the era.93 cards0%10M41 · date pendingClassic M41 · the ImperiumA holding sector for undated lines of the Inquisition, the Guard, Terra and the Imperial worlds.237 cards0%11M41 · date pendingClassic M41 · Astartes and ChaosA holding sector for undated lines of the loyalist Chapters and the forces of Chaos.319 cards0%12M41 · date pendingClassic M41 · xenos and the fringesA holding sector for undated xenos, genre and local lines.135 cards0%13M41 · no confirmed precise dateClassic M41 · date not establishedUndated works grouped by known storylines, series and collections. Their position is not a claimed date.65 cards0%14998—999.M41The end of M41The last years of M41. Participation in the Fall of Cadia or another event is determined by each work's own story link.107 cards0%15after the RiftThe Indomitus EraImperium Sanctus, Imperium Nihilus, and the new age still under way.206 cards0%16several erasCross-era archive · codices and rulesEditions of codices, rules and supplements that span several eras.418 cards0%17several erasCross-era archive · campaigns and loreCampaign books, lore books and wide-ranging reference editions.242 cards0%18several erasCross-era archive · RPGRoleplaying books, adventures and system references.170 cards0%19date not settledCartographic reserveA small sector of works awaiting their first dating.335 cards0%
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