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Warhammer 40,000 Books in Order

Warhammer 40,000 contains 257 books, published between 1980 and 2026. The first book is Deathwing (1980) and the newest is The Wicked and the Warped (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
257
Published
1980–2026
Confirmed
249 of 257 titles
Pages on record
15,907 in 42 of 257 books
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Warhammer 40,000 is a military science fiction line set in the universe of the Warhammer 40,000 game. 257 books are catalogued under it, reaching The Wicked and the Warped in 2026. Space warfare, far-future armies and action adventure fill the subjects, and the line takes in novels, anthologies and short story collections. The median volume runs to 320 pages, and new titles keep appearing.

How many Warhammer 40,000 books are there?

Warhammer 40,000 has 257 books, released between 1980 and 2026.

Warhammer 40,000 Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 257 Warhammer 40,000 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 Deathwing by Charles Stross, book 1 of the Warhammer 40,000 series (1980)
  2. Cover of Nehwon by Aaron Dembski-Bowden, book 1 of the Warhammer 40,000 series (2007)
  3. Cover of Draco by Ian Watson, book 2 of the Warhammer 40,000 series (1990)
  4. Cover of Inquisitor by Charles Stross, book 3 of the Warhammer 40,000 series (1990)
  5. Cover of Honour Imperialis by Aaron Dembski-Bowden, book 4 of the Warhammer 40,000 series (2014)
  6. Cover of The Talon of Horus by Aaron Dembski-Bowden, book 5 of the Warhammer 40,000 series (2014)
  7. Cover of Eye of Terror by Barrington J. Bayley, book 6 of the Warhammer 40,000 series (1999)
  8. Cover of The Wine Of Dreams by Brian Craig, book 7 of the Warhammer 40,000 series (2000)
  9. Cover of Black Legion by Aaron Dembski-Bowden, book 7 of the Warhammer 40,000 series (2017)
  10. Cover of Dark Imperium, book 8 of the Warhammer 40,000 series (2001)
  11. Cover of Pawns of Chaos by Brian Craig, book 9 of the Warhammer 40,000 series (2001)
  12. Cover of Words of Blood, book 11 of the Warhammer 40,000 series (2002)
  13. Cover of Farseer by William King, book 12 of the Warhammer 40,000 series (2002)
  14. Cover of Crucible of War, book 14 of the Warhammer 40,000 series (2003)
  15. Cover of Lone Wolves by Dan Abnett, book 15 of the Warhammer 40,000 series (2003)
  16. Cover of What Price Victory by Marc Gascoigne, book 16 of the Warhammer 40,000 series (2004)
  17. Cover of Iron Hands by Jonathan Green, book 18 of the Warhammer 40,000 series (2004)
  18. Cover of The 13th Black Crusade by Andy Hoare, book 19 of the Warhammer 40,000 series (2004)
  19. Cover of Bringers of Death, book 20 of the Warhammer 40,000 series (2005)
  20. Cover of Let the Galaxy Burn, book 21 of the Warhammer 40,000 series (2006)
  21. Cover of Barony of the Damned, book 22 of the Warhammer 40,000 series (2006)
  22. Cover of Tales from the Dark Millennium, book 23 of the Warhammer 40,000 series (2006)
  23. Cover of Eldar Prophecy by C.S. Goto, book 24 of the Warhammer 40,000 series (2007)
  24. Cover of The Inquisition by Nick Kyme, book 25 of the Warhammer 40,000 series (2007)
  1. 1
    Deathwing1980 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1980288
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  2. 1
    Nehwon2007 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200796
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  3. 2
    Draco1990 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990288
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  4. 2
    Throne of Lies2010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  5. 3
    Inquisitor1990 · confirmed 3/4
    1990–
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  6. 3
    Extinction2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  7. 4
    Harlequin1994 · confirmed 3/4
    1994–
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  8. 4
    Honour Imperialis2014 · 768 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014768
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  9. 5
    Chaos Child1994 · confirmed 3/4
    1994–
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  10. 5
    The Talon of Horus2014 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014352
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  11. 6
    Eye of Terror1999 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999288
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  12. 6
    Ragnar Blackmane2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  13. 7
    The Wine Of Dreams2000 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000320
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  14. 7
    Black Legion2017 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017288
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  15. 8
    Dark Imperium2001 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001320
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  16. 8
    Sabbat Crusade2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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  17. 9
    Pawns of Chaos2001 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001288
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  18. 10
    Storm of Iron2002 · confirmed 3/4
    2002–
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  19. 11
    Words of Blood2002 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002288
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  20. 12
    Farseer2002 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002288
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  21. 13
    Daemon World2003 · confirmed 3/4
    2003–
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  22. 14
    Crucible of War2003 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003320
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  23. 15
    Lone Wolves2003 · 96 pages · confirmed 3/4
    200396
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  24. 16
    What Price Victory2004 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004256
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  25. 17
    The Inquisition War2004 · confirmed 3/4
    2004–
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  26. 18
    Iron Hands2004 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004416
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  27. 19
    The 13th Black Crusade2004 · 96 pages · confirmed 3/4
    200496
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  28. 20
    Bringers of Death2005 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005256
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  29. 21
    Let the Galaxy Burn2006 · 768 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006768
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  30. 22
    Barony of the Damned2006 · 96 pages · confirmed 3/4
    200696
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Where to start with Warhammer 40,000

Start with Deathwing (1980), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Warhammer 40,000 book?

The Wicked and the Warped (2026) is the newest Warhammer 40,000 book released so far.

Is there a new Warhammer 40,000 book coming?

No next Warhammer 40,000 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 at a glance

Still running
Warhammer 40,000 is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Warhammer 40,000 books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
15,907 pages across the 42 of 257 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Warhammer 40,000 books, 129 of 257, were published in the 2010s.
Attribution
Of the 257 titles, 19 are credited to Mike Brooks, 18 to David Annandale, 17 to Charles Stross and 17 to Graham McNeill. A further 77 writers are credited. 2 titles carry no credit.

What the Warhammer 40,000 books are about

24 of the 257 Warhammer 40,000 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 7 of 24. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.