This article briefly summarises the known historical events of the milky way galaxy from human prehistory up to the end of the 41st millennium in the warhammer 40,000 setting. They are a collection of several series that happen to exist within the same, very very large universe. I get you have to do some house keeping every so often otherwise you wind up with something like magic. Timetoasts free timeline maker lets you create timelines online. The end times series 5 primary works 26 total works the end times are coming nothing that has ever happened within the old world or without has been more pivotal to the future of the warhammer setting. The timeline lists general dates of major events according to the imperial calendar ic. Engine war book 7 delayed until at least may 2ndfor now. Black library, forge world, citadel, white dwarf, the horus heresy, the horus heresy eye logo, space marine, 40k, warhammer, warhammer digital. Soon followed by the founding of xlanhuapec and tlax. Ancient history m1 the age of terra also called the golden age begins. The warhammer timeline spans about 6,000 years and there are hundreds of novelsnovellas written by a dozen or more authors. The slann of the first spawning are created at the will of the. Following the 1987 initial release of games workshops warhammer 40,000 wargame, set in a far future science fantasy universe, the company began publishing background literature that expands previous material, adds new material, and describes the universe, its characters, and its events in detail since 1997 the bulk of background literature has been published by the affiliated imprint black.
Most of the other answers make good suggestions about what you should read at some point. So, this is just the first draft, and we will have too see if i have interest to update the timeline to the end. For more information visit the individual timeline pages for each race forthcoming, or the various pages on historical events. Enter new worlds from gaunts ghosts to the horus heresy. Warhammer, and i was looking for a way to get into the warhammer book series to learn more about its lore and realm. The first spawning creates slann, and the saurus are created as the weapons of the slann also skinks and kroxigor are created.
Cypher is one of the fallen angels of the dark angels space marine chapter, and one of the few members of that loyalist chapter believed to have turned to chaos during the horus heresy in re. This page holds an timeline of the warhammer world. It lists only major events in history, and does not go into great detail. The art was a bit bright and fancy, but i came away aghast with the depth of this world. These books and story were authored by matt forbeck. Im pretty sure there isnt a chronology except that horus heresy novels come first and are in order, then the upcoming siege on terra series. Warblade by david ferring top konrad 1990 shadowbreed 1990 warblade 1993 warhammer.
Make educational timelines or create a timeline for your company website. Just search warhammer fantasy on amazon ebay or barnes and. Here you will find videos introducing you to the core. The universe of 40k is based on a grimly dark vision of the farflung future about 38,000 years from the present day, where death, war, pain, betrayal, tyranny, genocide and destruction are widespread, and more. However warhammer canon makes less sense than the events in wh2 tw, so youre basically free to pick and mix. Saga of the beast book 6 physical release delayed, available digitally. What is the complete chronological reading list to the. A word of warning that the quality of some of the fantasy fiction novels varies pretty widely, at least in my opinion. Experience more than 30 tales by the master of war from across two decades of storytelling. So yeah, i was thinking reading this wikis timeline since the beggining until horus heresy and start the books from there i guess.
Bill wrote some short stories for various anthologies featuring an unlikely duo a dwarf slayer who couldnt seem to meet his doom, and his companion, felix jaeger, a young human poet who drunkenly pledged to record gotreks eventual death in an epic poem. Your best bet is to look over the timeline of world. Pages in category timeline the following 68 pages are in this category, out of 68 total. Major events in the warhammer 40,000 timeline pc gamer. Attracted by the careening orb, dracothion the great drake discovered sigmars battered form and sensed a kindred spirit. Timeline of the warhammer world warhammer wiki fandom. Haters gonna burn originally posted by corsair14 there was a post. Book ii of the doom of gotrek gurnisson also part of the warhammer.
Rule book went from something like pages to three pages. Black library has published some absolutely awesome novels that are exceptionally well written, and they should not be missed but if you want to start readin. Does anyone have a chronological reading order for warhammer. Im giving it 5 stars because to me it was a great book, and it also was a great intro into the warhammer world. I myself have my heart set on a total war in the galactic sphere of warhammer 40,000, perhaps starting as a game. M42 of the original imperial calendar used before the birth. Timeline of the warhammer 40,000 universe warhammer 40k. Does anyone have a chronological reading order for. A historitorinvestigatus of the logos historica verita seeks to piece back together the true and objective history of mankind. End times by david guymer may 2015 standalone novels.
World before time is caught by dracothion and sigmar learns to travel to the mortal realms sigmar unifies the eight realms and finds the deities who survived the destruction of the world before time. Weve based our initial timeline off of that with notes to the side. The old ones arrive in the primeval and untouched lands of lustria. The history of the galaxy is a lengthy tale, riddled with epic tales of heroes and daemons. Throughout, comparative references to present dates will be made with respect to the approximate decade 110120. Orfeo by brian craig top plague daemon 1990 zaragoz 1990 storm warriors 1991 the unquiet dead 2003 warhammer. Warhammer 40k was created by rick priestley in 1987 as a futuristic continuation to his 1983 warhammer fantasy battle tabletop game. The following is a list of the novels for the warhammer 40,000 universe.
Also within this book is a host of awesome short stories to give you a flavour of the many warring armies that exist within the worlds of warhammer 40,000. Set 10,000 years before the timeline of warhammer 40,000, the horus. This book gives a great overview of the entire world of warhammer covering all the races, their motivations and backgrounds, history including a timeline and culture. That said, before the pandemic, gw was basically releasing a book a month. Below is a timeline outlining a chronology of the major events that have transpired for all of the major factions in the history of the warhammer world. The novels were written later than the first fluff. Timeline of notable events and characters 15000the old ones arrive on the warhammer world, settling in the primeval jungles of lustria.
But we do what we can, and heres how the history of warhammer 40000 looks today. The storylines weave in and out of each other as well. This is my favourite warhammer suplement book of all time. What the new age of sigmar timeline means for total war.
Throughout the ages of mankind, there have been many cataclysmic events of such magnitude that the human race has been brought to its knees. I get that each collection horus heresy, gaunts ghosts, space wolf saga, etc. With half of the space marine legions, many titan legions and an untold number of formations from the imperial army, horus makes for terra, aiming to take the emperors place as ruler of mankind. Reviving the god with a warming breath, dracothion befriended. Where do i begin when reading warhammer 40,000 books.
With this timeline, there is also a map, with various new places mentioned in the timelinethe end times. It really made me a long time fan of everything chaos deamons, warriors, beastmen. The book is from the 80s i must point out so digital copy is probably the only source. The first edition of the rules and the first fluff is mid to late 80s, the first novel is as far as i know the inquisition war series. White wolves by dan abnett top hammers of ulric 2000 warhammer 40,000. The gathering where even hardcore decades long tourney vets dont have a clue about many of the rules. Clinging to the molten core of the broken world, sigmar hurtled unchecked through the dark aether. I have used the gitzmans gallerys super huge detailed world map. While working for the black library, which is a publisher of novels set in the warhammer fantasy battle and warhammer 40k fictional universes, dan abnett wrote the gaunts ghosts novels of which the book first and only became wildly popular inquisitor eisenhorn trilogy, and the ravenor spinoff novels. Is there a list of the 40k novels in chronological order.
The core book a new edition of warhammer age of sigmar is just around the corner, and with it is a whole range of books, boxed sets, models and more to help you get stuck in. This timeline is built to offer the reader a glimpse into the warhammer 40,000 universe as it appears on this wiki, using some canon events taken from the rulebooks, army codices, and events known to have happened in real life to provide perspective into the events and factions displayed on the timeline. In this section, you will find a guide to getting started with building models, painting armies and playing games in short, taking your first steps into the mortal realms. Gotrek was created by william king back in the earliest days of warhammer fiction. The history of the mortal realms warhammer age of sigmar. Titles published prior to 1997 were originally published under the heretic tomes label, although several have been republished as black library editions. Pick up special edition books and other merchandise.
This episode of 40k lore for newcomers takes a look at the warhammer 40,000 timeline, from prehistory to the dying days of. Id imagine the first ones timelinewise would be the age of legends series about malekithsigmarnagash i believe there is a trilogy of novels for each of those 3 characters. Contents the lightning tower by dan abnett sarcophagus by david annandale crusade by andy clark extinction by aaron dembskibowden a sanctuary of wyrms by peter fehervari. Most actually have no reference to a date so they just take place at some arbitrary point in time, usually around the time karl franz is emperor. Dark imperium is the ultimate warhammer 40,000 boxed set a beautifully packaged set of 53 detailed citadel miniatures, the complete and unabridged hardback warhammer 40,000 book, two supplemental softback books containing the rules and background for the included miniatures, and all the extra bits needed to get started with gaming as soon. The emperors most trusted servant, the warmaster horus, turns traitor. Finding the surprising real life inspirations behind game workshops warhammer and creative assemblys total war.
I know about the omnibuses, the anthologies, the different races, the chronology of events and timeline in this wiki as well, and of course the black library novels list. Were working hard to get the latest black library books into your hands as soon as. Warhammer fantasy world timeline warhammer fluff source. Little is known of this period save that mankind had begun taking its first forays into space. If a date is given in the source material according to a different calendar such as the nehekharan calendar which dates year 1 as the beginning of king. Warhammer 40k was not really about books for over a decade if i am not really getting things out of order here. Then the 40k era novels happen in wildly varying times with no coh. Book i of the doom of gotrek gurnisson also part of the warhammer. I was wondering if there was a one stop shoping list of all the warhammer 40k novels that layes them out in timeline format. Absolutely nothing was published in chronological order, so reading books by release date wont really help.
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