How to read the Horus Heresy

02 · Choose your branchesParallel stories. You do not have to finish every branch.

When you are ready for the final campaign →

01 · Start hereThe opening fiveOpen the sequence ↗5 works 0%

Horus, the rebellion and Isstvan. Read these five in order, then choose the branches you want to follow.

First bookHorus Rising ↗

Choose a branchHorus and the traitorsExplore the story stages ↗157 works 0%

The legions’ fall and the paths they take after the rebellion.

Suggested entryThe First Heretic ↗

Choose a branchCalth and SecundusExplore the story stages ↗55 works 0%

The war for Ultramar and the paths of three loyal primarchs.

Suggested entryKnow No Fear ↗

Choose a branchProspero and the KhanExplore the story stages ↗49 works 0%

Magnus, Russ and the White Scars’ choice. Several parallel branches.

Suggested entryA Thousand Sons ↗

Choose a branchThe Lion and CalibanExplore the story stages ↗25 works 0%

The First Legion’s wars and the growing division on its home world.

Suggested entryDescent of Angels ↗

Choose a branchAfter IsstvanExplore the story stages ↗75 works 0%

Corax, Vulkan and the surviving legions take different paths.

Suggested entryDeliverance Lost ↗

Choose a branchGarro and the secret warExplore the story stages ↗41 works 0%

After Eisenstein: Malcador’s agents, the Knights-Errant and covert missions.

Suggested entryGarro: Oath of Moment ↗

Choose a branchTerra and the WebwayExplore the story stages ↗32 works 0%

Dorn, the Custodians and the defence of the Emperor’s home before the Siege.

Suggested entryThe Master of Mankind ↗

Choose a branchThe schism of MarsExplore the story stages ↗21 works 0%

The Mechanicum and the consequences of Mars’ civil war.

Suggested entryMechanicum ↗

Choose a branchTallarnExplore the story stages ↗10 works 0%

The battle for Tallarn: a separate front, not a sequel to the schism of Mars.

First in this routeBlack Oculus ↗

Choose a branchCthoniaExplore the story stages ↗8 works 0%

The war for Horus’ home world and the stories of those caught in it.

First in this routeTo the Last ↗

Choose a branchTitans and KnightsExplore the story stages ↗15 works 0%

The war of god-engines and their crews across the Heresy.

First in this routeTitandeath ↗

Choose a branchThe Imperium’s originsExplore the story stages ↗2 works 0%

The Imperium’s earlier history. An optional branch, not a required starting point.

First in this routeThe Sinew of War ↗

03 · Towards TerraApproaching the SiegeOpen the sequence ↗4 works 0%

A linked late-Heresy sequence. Read after your chosen branches, not directly after the opening.

Continue the sequenceWolfsbane ↗

04 · The SiegeThe Siege of TerraOpen the books ↗23 works 0%

The final campaign. Inside: the main sequence and its accompanying stories.

First novelThe Solar War ↗

05 · After the SiegeThe ScouringOpen the books ↗1 work 0%

The aftermath of the Heresy. This stage shows the Scouring works currently in the catalogue.

Open the bookAshes of the Imperium ↗

Sources and referenceCampaign sourcebooksExplore the material ↗57 works 0%

Battles and military chronicles, also available beside their related stories.

Choose a subjectCampaign sourcebooks ↗

Sources and referenceGame rules and armiesExplore the material ↗37 works 0%

Systems, editions, army lists and gaming cards. These are not steps in the novel sequence.

Choose a subjectGame rules and armies ↗

Sources and referenceLegions and fighting forcesExplore the material ↗16 works 0%

The history, organisation and military traditions of Legions, households and allied forces.

Choose a subjectLegions and fighting forces ↗

Sources and referenceThe illustrated HeresyExplore the material ↗7 works 0%

Visual history, art books and modelling: different ways to explore the era.

Choose a subjectThe illustrated Heresy ↗