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Warhammer 40,000: Imperial Guard Books in Order

Warhammer 40,000: Imperial Guard contains 20 books, published between 2005 and 2019. The first book is Fifteen Hours (2005) and the newest is Shield of the Emperor (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
20
Published
2005–2019
Pages on record
672 in 2 of 20 books
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Warhammer 40,000: Imperial Guard is a military science fiction series filed under the Warhammer 40,000 subject heading. No single author holds it: the 20 catalogued books are spread across eight credited writers, with Steve Lyons, Steve Parker and Mark Clapham on four each and Toby Frost on three. The run opens with Fifteen Hours (2005) and closes at Shield of the Emperor (2019). Subject records also name war and military fiction, thrillers and horror.

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How many Warhammer 40,000: Imperial Guard books are there?

Warhammer 40,000: Imperial Guard has 20 books, released between 2005 and 2019.

Warhammer 40,000: Imperial Guard Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 20 Warhammer 40,000: Imperial Guard 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 November 2026.

  1. Cover of Death World by Steve Lyons, book 2 of the Warhammer 40,000: Imperial Guard series (2006)
  2. Cover of Ice Guard by Steve Lyons, book 4 of the Warhammer 40,000: Imperial Guard series (2008)
  3. Cover of Cadian Blood by Aaron Dembski-Bowden, book 6 of the Warhammer 40,000: Imperial Guard series (2009)
  4. Cover of Dead Men Walking by Steve Lyons, book 8 of the Warhammer 40,000: Imperial Guard series (2010)
  1. 1
    Fifteen Hours2005 · confirmed 1/4
    2005–
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  2. 2
    Death World2006 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006256
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  3. 3
    Desert Raiders2007 · confirmed 1/4
    2007–
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  4. 4
    Ice Guard2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  5. 5
    Gunheads2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  6. 6
    Cadian Blood2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  7. 7
    Redemption Corps2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  8. 8
    Dead Men Walking2010 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010416
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  9. 9
    Hammer of the Emperor2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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  10. 10
    Iron Guard2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  11. 11
    Baneblade2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  12. 12
    Straken2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  13. 13
    The Apex2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  14. 14
    Lesser Evils2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  15. 15
    Hollow Beginnings2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  16. 16
    In Hrondir's Tomb2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  17. 17
    Shadowsword2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  18. 18
    Rebel Winter2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  19. 19
    Glory Imperialis2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  20. 20
    Shield of the Emperor2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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Where to start with Warhammer 40,000: Imperial Guard

Start with Fifteen Hours (2005), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Warhammer 40,000: Imperial Guard book?

Shield of the Emperor (2019) is the newest Warhammer 40,000: Imperial Guard book released so far.

Is there a new Warhammer 40,000: Imperial Guard book coming?

No next Warhammer 40,000: Imperial Guard book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Warhammer 40,000: Imperial Guard at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Warhammer 40,000: Imperial Guard title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Warhammer 40,000: Imperial Guard books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
672 pages across the 2 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 336 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Warhammer 40,000: Imperial Guard books, 14 of 20, were published in the 2010s.
Attribution
Of the 20 titles, 4 are credited to Steve Lyons, 4 to Steve Parker, 4 to Mark Clapham and 3 to Toby Frost. A further 5 writers are credited.

When Warhammer 40,000: Imperial Guard books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Warhammer 40,000: Imperial Guard titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 14 titles.

2000s
6
2010s
14

20 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Warhammer 40,000: Imperial Guard books are about

4 of the 20 Warhammer 40,000: Imperial Guard books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction, action & adventure is tagged on 2 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

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