Horus Heresy Books in Order
There are 220 Horus Heresy books, published between 2004 and 2026. The first book is Visions of War (2004) and the newest is Raldoron: Revenant (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 220
- Published
- 2004–2026
- Confirmed
- 220 of 220 titles
- Pages on record
- 11,051 in 32 of 220 books
Horus Heresy is the heading that gathers 220 catalogued books published between 2004 and 2026, written by many hands rather than one. James Swallow is credited on 30 of them, Graham McNeill on 28, Nick Kyme on 26, John French on 25, and Gav Thorpe and Chris Wraight on 23 each. Subject tags place the run in science fiction, the Warhammer setting, space warfare and civil war, issued under the Black Library and Games Workshop names. Horus Rising, False Gods and Galaxy in Flames all date from 2006, and Horus Heresy Primarchs is a related heading. The listing is ongoing.
How many Horus Heresy books are there?
Horus Heresy has 220 books, released between 2004 and 2026.
Horus Heresy Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 220 Horus Heresy 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.
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- 42006–3/4
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- 7Visions of Death: Iconic images of the Imperium, betrayal and warHorus Heresy #72006 · 96 pages · confirmed 3/42006963/4
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- 102007–3/4
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Horus Heresy Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Horus Heresy books run from Visions of War (2004) to Raldoron: Revenant (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Horus Heresy in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
What order should you read Horus Heresy books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with Visions of War (2004), the earliest published title. After it come Visions of Darkness (2005), Visions of Treachery (2005), False Gods (2006) and Horus Rising (2006); the numbered table above continues from there.
What is the newest Horus Heresy book?
Raldoron: Revenant (2026) is the newest Horus Heresy book released so far.
Is there a new Horus Heresy book coming?
No next Horus Heresy book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Horus Heresy at a glance
- Still running
- Horus Heresy is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Horus Heresy books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 11,051 pages across the 32 of 220 books with a recorded length, a median of 416 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Horus Heresy books, 188 of 220, were published in the 2010s.
- Attribution
- Of the 220 titles, 30 are credited to James Swallow, 28 to Graham McNeill, 26 to Nick Kyme and 25 to John French. A further 29 writers are credited. One title carries no credit.
What the Horus Heresy books are about
27 of the 220 Horus Heresy books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 15 of 27. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 15 of 27 books
- Space warfare 4 of 27 books
- Warhammer 4 of 27 books
- Guerre spatiale 3 of 27 books
- Romans, nouvelles 3 of 27 books
- Civil war 2 of 27 books
- Short stories 2 of 27 books