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Dan Abnett Books in Order

Dan Abnett has written 224 books, published between 1993 and 2026. The first book is Uther, the Half Dead King (1993) and the newest is Legends of the Waaagh! (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
224
Published
1993–2026
Confirmed
33 of 224 titles
Pages on record
34,969 in 128 of 224 books
Reading time
583–874 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 34,969 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 128 of 224 titles with a page count on record.

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Dan Abnett, born 12 October 1965, is an English novelist and comic book writer. Abnett has written for Marvel Comics and its UK imprint Marvel UK since the 1990s, for 2000 AD and for DC Comics, often in partnership with Andy Lanning. Abnett's Warhammer Fantasy and Warhammer 40,000 novels and graphic novels for Games Workshop's Black Library number several dozen and have sold more than two million copies. Abnett's first original novels came from Angry Robot in 2009. The catalogue lists 224 books from Uther, the Half Dead King (1993) to Legends of the Waaagh! (2026), across series such as Gaunt's Ghosts, Eisenhorn, Ravenor, Guardians of the Galaxy and Aquaman graphic novels.

How many Dan Abnett books are there?

Dan Abnett has 224 books, released between 1993 and 2026. They include 49 series and 10 titles listed outside any series.

Dan Abnett Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 224 Dan Abnett books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Cybernetic Dawn by Dan Abnett, book 4 of the Terminator series (1996)
  2. Cover of Punisher by Dan Abnett, book 1 of the Punisher: Mini series (1997)
  3. Cover of First and Only by Dan Abnett, book 1 of the Gaunt's Ghosts: The Founding series (1999)
  4. Cover of Resurrection Man Vol. 1 by Dan Abnett, book 3 of the Resurrection Man: 1997 series (1999)
  5. Cover of Gilead's Blood by Dan Abnett, book 1 of the Other Warhammer Fantasy series (2000)
  6. Cover of Ghostmaker by Dan Abnett, book 2 of the Gaunt's Ghosts: The Founding series (2000)
  7. Cover of Hammers of Ulric by Dan Abnett, book 2 of the Other Warhammer Fantasy series (2000)
  8. Cover of Necropolis by Dan Abnett, book 3 of the Gaunt's Ghosts: The Founding series (2000)
  9. Cover of X Men Icons by Dan Abnett, book 1 of the X-Men Icons series (2001)
  10. Cover of Xenos by Dan Abnett, book 1 of the Eisenhorn series (2001)
  11. Cover of Malleus by Dan Abnett, book 3 of the Eisenhorn series (2001)
  12. Cover of The Guns of Tanith by Dan Abnett, book 2 of the Gaunt's Ghosts: The Saint series (2002)
  13. Cover of Straight Silver by Dan Abnett, book 3 of the Gaunt's Ghosts: The Saint series (2002)
  14. Cover of Hereticus by Dan Abnett, book 5 of the Eisenhorn series (2002)
  15. Cover of Riders of the Dead by Dan Abnett, book 3 of the Other Warhammer Fantasy series (2003)
  16. Cover of Sabbat Martyr by Dan Abnett, book 4 of the Gaunt's Ghosts: The Saint series (2003)
  17. Cover of Crucible of War, book 14 of the Warhammer 40,000 series (2003)
  18. Cover of Lone Wolves by Dan Abnett, book 15 of the Warhammer 40,000 series (2003)
  19. Cover of Double Eagle by Dan Abnett, book 1 of the Sabbat Worlds Crusade series (2004)
  20. Cover of Ravenor by Dan Abnett, book 1 of the Ravenor series (2004)
  21. Cover of Traitor General by Dan Abnett, book 1 of the Gaunt's Ghosts: The Lost series (2004)
  22. Cover of Prey by Dan Abnett, book 8 of the Marvel UK Transformers from Titan Books series (2004)
  23. Cover of The Harvest by Dan Abnett, book 58 of the Doctor Who: Big Finish Monthly Adventures Audio series (2004)
  24. Cover of The Daemon's Curse by Dan Abnett, book 1 of the Chronicles of Malus Darkblade series (2005)
  1. 1
    Uther, the Half Dead King1993 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199364
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  2. 2
    Cybernetic DawnTerminator #41996 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199696
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  3. 3
    PunisherPunisher: Mini #11997 · 104 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997104
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  4. 4
    First and OnlyGaunt's Ghosts: The Founding #11999 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999320
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  5. 5
    Resurrection Man Vol. 1Resurrection Man: 1997 #31999 · confirmed 2/4
    1999–
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  6. 6
    Gilead's BloodOther Warhammer Fantasy #12000 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000288
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  7. 7
    GhostmakerGaunt's Ghosts: The Founding #22000 · 295 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000295
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  8. 8
    Hammers of UlricOther Warhammer Fantasy #22000 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000320
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  9. 9
    NecropolisGaunt's Ghosts: The Founding #32000 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000320
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  10. 10
    Honour GuardGaunt's Ghosts: The Saint #12001 · confirmed 2/4
    2001–
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  11. 11
    X Men IconsX-Men Icons #12001 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001128
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  12. 12
    XenosEisenhorn #12001 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001288
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  13. 13
    Missing in ActionEisenhorn #22001 · confirmed 2/4
    2001–
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  14. 14
    MalleusEisenhorn #32001 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001288
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  15. 15
    Backcloth for a Crown AdditionalEisenhorn #42001 · confirmed 2/4
    2001–
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  16. 16
    Darkblade: World of BloodDarkblade Graphic Novel #12002 · 96 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200296
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  17. 17
    The Guns of TanithGaunt's Ghosts: The Saint #22002 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002320
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  18. 18
    Straight SilverGaunt's Ghosts: The Saint #32002 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002320
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  19. 19
    HereticusEisenhorn #52002 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002320
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  20. 20
    Riders of the DeadOther Warhammer Fantasy #32003 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003416
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  21. 21
    Sabbat MartyrGaunt's Ghosts: The Saint #42003 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003320
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  22. 22
    Crucible of WarWarhammer 40,000 #142003 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003320
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  23. 23
    Lone WolvesWarhammer 40,000 #152003 · 96 pages · confirmed 3/4
    200396
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  24. 24
    Double EagleSabbat Worlds Crusade #12004 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004416
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  25. 25
    RavenorRavenor #12004 · confirmed 2/4
    2004–
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  26. 26
    The LegionLegion of Super-Heroes Reboot #12004 · confirmed 2/4
    2004–
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  27. 27
    Traitor GeneralGaunt's Ghosts: The Lost #12004 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004416
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  28. 28
    PreyMarvel UK Transformers from Titan Books #82004 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004128
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  29. 29
    The HarvestDoctor Who: Big Finish Monthly Adventures Audio #582004 · confirmed 3/4
    2004–
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  30. 30
    The Daemon's CurseChronicles of Malus Darkblade #12005 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005416
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Dan Abnett characters in order

Each character linked below has its own reading-order page.

Dan Abnett books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Horus Heresy books in order

12 books by Dan Abnett
  1. 5. Horus Rising
  2. 13. Legion
  3. 21. Prospero Burns
  4. 30. Little Horus
  5. 34. Rebirth
  6. 48. Shadows of Treachery
  7. 69. The Unremembered Empire
  8. 71. Macragge's Honour
  9. 121. Meduson
  10. 152. Shattered Legions
  11. 185. Blood Games
  12. 186. The Burden of Loyalty

Warhammer 40,000 in order

11 books
  1. 14. Crucible of War
  2. 15. Lone Wolves
  3. 21. Let the Galaxy Burn
  4. 156. Lord of the Dark Millennium
  5. 172. The Hammer and the Eagle: Icons of Warhammer
  6. 176. Nexus & Other Stories
  7. 187. Sabbat War
  8. 237. Interceptor City
  9. 244. Carnage Unending
  10. 247. HIVE
  11. 248. Legends of the Waaagh!

Gaunt's Ghosts: The Founding in order

9 books
  1. 1. First and Only
  2. 2. Ghostmaker
  3. 3. Necropolis
  4. 6. In Remembrance
  5. 7. Vermilion Level
  6. 8. Sabbat Crusade
  7. 11. You Never Know
  8. 13. Anarch
  9. 15. The Vincula Insurgency

Aquaman Graphic Novels in order

8 books
  1. 1. Black Manta Rising
  2. 2. The Rebirth
  3. 3. Crown of Atlantis
  4. 4. Underworld
  5. 5. The Crown Comes Down
  6. 6. Kingslayer
  7. 7. Sink Atlantis
  8. 8. Aquaman, Volume 7

Chronicles of Malus Darkblade in order

7 books
  1. 1. The Daemon's Curse
  2. 2. Bloodstorm
  3. 3. Reaper of Souls
  4. 4. Warpsword
  5. 5. Lord of Ruin
  6. 6. The Chronicles of Malus Darkblade Volume One
  7. 7. The Chronicles of Malus Darkblade Volume Two

Eisenhorn in order

6 books
  1. 1. Xenos
  2. 2. Missing in Action
  3. 3. Malleus
  4. 4. Backcloth for a Crown Additional
  5. 5. Hereticus
  6. 6. The Magos

Nova in order

6 books
  1. 1. Nova, Volume 1
  2. 2. Nova, Volume 2
  3. 3. Nova, Vol. 3
  4. 4. Nova, Volume 4
  5. 5. Nova, Volume 5
  6. 6. Nova, Volume 6

Titans (2016) (Collected Editions) in order

6 books
  1. 1. Titans, Vol. 1
  2. 2. Titans, Vol. 2
  3. 3. Titans, Vol. 3
  4. 4. Titans, Vol. 4
  5. 5. Titans, Vol. 5
  6. 6. Titans Vol. 6

Other Warhammer Fantasy in order

5 books
  1. 1. Gilead's Blood
  2. 2. Hammers of Ulric
  3. 3. Riders of the Dead
  4. 25. Thunder and Steel
  5. 35. Gilead's Curse

Gaunt's Ghosts: The Lost in order

5 books
  1. 1. Traitor General
  2. 2. His Last Command
  3. 3. The Armour of Contempt
  4. 4. Only in Death
  5. 5. The Iron Star

Guardians Of The Galaxy in order

5 books
  1. 1. Legacy
  2. 2. War of Kings, Book 1
  3. 3. War of Kings, Book 2
  4. 4. Realm of Kings
  5. 5. Rocket Raccoon & Groot Steal the Galaxy!

Brink Graphic Novels in order

5 books
  1. 1. Brink: Book One
  2. 2. Brink: Book Two
  3. 3. Brink: Book Three
  4. 4. Brink: Book Four
  5. 5. Brink: Book Five

Gaunt's Ghosts: The Saint in order

4 books
  1. 1. Honour Guard
  2. 2. The Guns of Tanith
  3. 3. Straight Silver
  4. 4. Sabbat Martyr

Osprey Graphic History in order

4 books
  1. 2. Ironclads at War
  2. 3. Monitor Vs the Merrimack
  3. 4. Gamble for Victory
  4. 6. Deadly Inferno

New Mutants in order

4 books
  1. 4. Unfinished Business
  2. 5. A Date with the Devil
  3. 6. De-animator
  4. 8. Fight the Future

Siege of Terra in order

4 books
  1. 6. Saturnine
  2. 10. The End and the Death: Volume I
  3. 11. The End and the Death: Volume II
  4. 12. The End and the Death: Volume III

Sabbat Worlds Crusade in order

3 books
  1. 1. Double Eagle
  2. 2. The Sabbat Worlds Crusade
  3. 3. Titanicus

Ravenor in order

3 books
  1. 1. Ravenor
  2. 2. Ravenor Returned
  3. 3. Ravenor Rogue

Majestic in order

3 books
  1. 1. While You Were Out
  2. 2. Meanwhile Back on Earth...
  3. 3. The Final Cut

Gaunt's Ghosts: The Victory in order

3 books
  1. 1. Blood Pact
  2. 2. Salvation's Reach
  3. 3. The Warmaster

Hypernaturals in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Hypernaturals Vol. 1
  2. 2. The Hypernaturals Vol. 2
  3. 3. The Hypernaturals Vol. 3

Aquaman in order

3 books
  1. 1. Out of Darkness
  2. 8. Out of Darkness
  3. 9. The Drowning

Silencer in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Silencer, Vol. 1
  2. 2. The Silencer Vol. 2
  3. 3. The Silencer Vol. 3

Justice League Odyssey in order

3 books
  1. 2. Death of the Dark
  2. 3. The Final Frontier
  3. 4. Last Stand

Darkblade Graphic Novel in order

2 books
  1. 1. Darkblade: World of Blood
  2. 2. Darkblade: Reign of Blood

Legion of Super-Heroes Reboot in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Legion
  2. 2. Legion Lost

Other Warhammer 40,000 in order

2 books
  1. 1. Tactica Imperialis
  2. 2. Brothers of the Snake

Guardians Of The Galaxy Graphic Novels in order

2 books
  1. 1. Guardians of The Galaxy, Volume 3
  2. 2. Guardians of the Galaxy, Volume 4

Realm of Kings: Imperial Guard in order

2 books
  1. 1. Realm of Kings
  2. 2. War of Kings Aftermath

Resurrection Man (2011) in order

2 books
  1. 1. Resurrection Man, Volume 1: Dead Again
  2. 2. Resurrection Man, Volume 2

Iron Man/Thor in order

2 books
  1. 1. Thor/Iron Man
  2. 2. God Complex

Warhammer 40,000: Bequin in order

2 books
  1. 1. Pariah
  2. 2. Penitent

Dragon Finder in order

2 books
  1. 1. Dragon Frontier
  2. 2. Burning Moon

Tomb Raider in order

2 books
  1. 1. Tomb Raider
  2. 2. Lara Croft and the Blade of Gwynnever

Wild's End in order

2 books
  1. 1. Wild's End, Vol. 1
  2. 2. Wild's End, Vol. 2

Life and Death in order

2 books
  1. 1. Predator
  2. 2. Prometheus

Dejah Thoris Graphic Novels in order

2 books
  1. 1. Dejah Thoris: An Outcast of Mars
  2. 2. Dejah ThorisVol. 2: A Princess of Earth

Doctor Who Graphic Novels in order

2 books
  1. 4. Nemesis Of The Daleks
  2. 8. Land Of The Blind

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe in order

2 books
  1. 4. The Blood of Grayskull
  2. 6. What Lies Within

BBC Doctor Who: New Audio in order

2 books
  1. 5. The Last Voyage
  2. 24. The Sins of Winter

Iron Man in order

2 books
  1. 13. In The Hands Of Evil
  2. 17. The Crossing

Doctor Who: Big Finish Monthly Adventures Audio in order

2 books
  1. 58. The Harvest
  2. 91. Nocturne

Punisher: Mini in order

1 book
  1. 1. Punisher

X-Men Icons in order

1 book
  1. 1. X Men Icons

Texas Chainsaw Massacre in order

1 book
  1. 1. Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Volume 1

Rocket Raccoon and Groot (2016) in order

1 book
  1. 1. Rocket Raccoon and Groot: The Complete Collection

War of Kings in order

1 book
  1. 1. War of Kings

Fear the Alien in order

1 book
  1. 1. Fear the Alien

Thanos Imperative in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Thanos Imperative

Annihilators: Earthfall in order

1 book
  1. 1. Annihilators

Villains for Hire in order

1 book
  1. 1. Villains for Hire

Classic Battlestar Galactica in order

1 book
  1. 1. Battlestar Galactica, Volume 1

War Machine (1994) in order

1 book
  1. 1. Iron Man/War Machine: Hands of the Mandarin

New Deadwardians in order

1 book
  1. 1. The New Deadwardians

Fiefdom/Kingdom in order

1 book
  1. 1. Fiefdom

Sinister Dexter in order

1 book
  1. 1. Sinister Dexter

Batlestar Galactica: Death of Apollo in order

1 book
  1. 1. Battlestar Galactica

Beast Arises in order

1 book
  1. 1. I Am Slaughter

Civil War II: Gods of War in order

1 book
  1. 1. Civil War II

Titans Hunt in order

1 book
  1. 1. Titans Hunt

Alien vs. Predator in order

1 book
  1. 1. Alien vs. Predator

Aliens: Life and Death in order

1 book
  1. 1. Aliens: Life and Death

Earth 2: Society TPB in order

1 book
  1. 1. Earth 2

Mera: Queen of Atlantis in order

1 book
  1. 1. Mera

Fallen World in order

1 book
  1. 1. Fallen World

Rai (2019) in order

1 book
  1. 1. RaiBook 1

Dejah Thoris vs. John Carter of Mars in order

1 book
  1. 1. Dejah Thoris vs. John Carter

Groot in order

1 book
  1. 1. Groot: Uprooted

Immortal Red Sonja Graphic Novels in order

1 book
  1. 1. Immortal Red Sonja, Vol. 1

Marvel Universe in order

1 book
  1. 1. Guardians of the Galaxy: Rocket Raccoon & Groot

Torchwood in order

1 book
  1. 2. Border Princes

Torchwood Audio Exclusives in order

1 book
  1. 2. Everyone Says Hello

Suicide Squad in order

1 book
  1. 2. Basilisk Rising

Justice League in order

1 book
  1. 2. Drowned Earth

Resurrection Man: 1997 in order

1 book
  1. 3. Resurrection Man Vol. 1

Fiends of the Eastern Front in order

1 book
  1. 3. Fiends of the Eastern Front

World of Flashpoint in order

1 book
  1. 3. Featuring Wonder Woman

Guardians Of The Galaxy Modern Era in order

1 book
  1. 3. Annihilators

Terminator in order

1 book
  1. 4. Cybernetic Dawn

Heroes For Hire in order

1 book
  1. 4. Fear Itself

Dark Nights: Metal in order

1 book
  1. 4. Dark Knights Rising

Durham Red in order

1 book
  1. 5. Durham Red

Judge Anderson: The PSI Files in order

1 book
  1. 5. The PSI Files, Volume 3

Scarlet Witch (1994) in order

1 book
  1. 5. The Avengers: Scarlet Witch

Novels of the Marvel Universe in order

1 book
  1. 6. Avengers: Everybody Wants to Rule the World

Transformers Classics UK in order

1 book
  1. 6. Transformers Classics UK, Volume 6

Primeval in order

1 book
  1. 7. Extinction Event

Marvel UK Transformers from Titan Books in order

1 book
  1. 8. Prey

Convergence in order

1 book
  1. 8. Infinite Earths, Book One

Marvel Cinematic Universe in order

1 book
  1. 9. Guardians of the Galaxy

Black Library Advent Calendar 2014 in order

1 book
  1. 12. Eternal

Warhammer Chronicles in order

1 book
  1. 13. Knights of the Empire

Call of Chaos in order

1 book
  1. 19. Midnight Rotation

Doctor Who: Eleventh Doctor Adventures in order

1 book
  1. 21. The Silent Stars Go By

Doctor Who: Tenth Doctor Adventures in order

1 book
  1. 24. The Story of Martha

Standalone books

10 books

10 Dan Abnett titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Dan Abnett books in order?

You only need to read Dan Abnett books in order within each series: the books listed here span 49 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Dan Abnett

Start with the first book of the Dan Abnett series you want to read: Malus Darkblade starts with The Daemon's Curse (2005) and Gaunt’s Ghosts starts with First and Only (1999). The earliest catalogued title overall is Uther, the Half Dead King (1993).

What is the newest Dan Abnett book?

Legends of the Waaagh! (2026) is the newest Dan Abnett book released so far.

Is there a new Dan Abnett book coming?

No next Dan Abnett book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Dan Abnett has won

Wikidata records 1 award for Dan Abnett. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Bob Morane award for best foreign novel2012Wonfor Embedded

Dan Abnett at a glance

Still publishing
Dan Abnett published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Dan Abnett books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
34,969 pages across the 128 of 224 books with a recorded length, a median of 224 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Dan Abnett books, 116 of 224, were published in the 2010s.

What the Dan Abnett books are about

127 of the 224 Dan Abnett books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: comics & graphic novels, science fiction is tagged on 47 of 127. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.