Recently got into 40k thanks to Space Marine 2 and i wanted to get into the books and stuff, but dunno where to start or what are my options.
best not to. they're bad. will taint your enjoyment of the setting. that said, eisenhorn i guess.
>>25615917Anything krieg related. It's not high brow but I've always enjoyed them the most.
Does anyone else get WH40K vibes from reading the Second Coming, by Yeats?
Not literature, go ask another board
>>25616363where?
>>25615917Night lord omnibus, siege of helsreach, honsou stuff, horus heresy only if you gett into the setting and like it, otherwise stay on these kind of stuff.
>>25615917Cain for humour. Eisenhorn for everything else.
>>25615917Final DeploymentIf you want something that makes 40k look like childrens war comics. Read Sven Hassel.
>>25615917I honestly wouldn't recommened any 40k novels precisely by being a nerd myself; I realize now the time invested in reading Horus Heresy could have been spent reading better things, but with that said:the Eisenhorn trilogy, then maybe continue with the rest if you enjoyed that. I'm surprised at how much I liked The Magos novel and its associated short storiesGaunt's Ghosts is really good as a sort of "slice of life" story showing you how the life of most imperial guards go, but it's quite long. Best in the serie imo are Necropolis, Sabbath Martyr and Blood Pacti guess Abnett is a good writter after all>>25617362>Night lord omnibuspretty good, but I don't think it's for everyone
I recommend all the works by Simon Spurrier For novels:Lord of the Night (Night Lords)Fire Warrior (Tau)
>>25615917>>25617337/tg/ (the Warhammer board) would be a better place to ask about this
>>25615917I really enjoyed terrible book written by terrible author, that exists for some mystifying reason, I recommend it.
>>25617362Graham McNeill is an overrated author
>>25615917Don't start with the Horus heresy because those events are 10 thousand years before the current events. I'd start with the Imperial guard as they are the backbone of the Imperium, they are the most relatable and easy to follow. I'd start with The Fall of Cadia because it's the most important event in the 40k timeline as of the collapse of Cadia is what initiated the current era and current happenings. It will give you a rough estimate of what kind of enemy Chaos actually is and the basics of what the Imperium is up against.After that The Uriel Ventris Chronicles. The Ultramarines are the poster boys of space marines and are the most vanilla however they are a synonymy for loyalty and courage and they don't fuck around. You'll get a rough understanding of space marines and how they operate and it is mostly self-contained without requiring much knowledge of the lore, overall decent sci-fi military stories by itself.
>>25615917>>>/toy/
>>25622575>The Uriel Ventris ChroniclesIsn't that like 6 books? A single Ultramarines book is enough to get a taste of the poster boys.
Horror series have surprisingly decent titles though.
Start with Valedor
>>25615917Anything good starring a Rogue Trader?
>>25615917henry zou is the best 40k author
>>25624126Is he still writing?
