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Warhammer Books in Order

Warhammer contains 41 books, published between 1990 and 2023. The first book is Wolf Riders (1990) and the newest is Renegades Of The Long War (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
41
Published
1990–2023
Pages on record
5,454 in 18 of 41 books
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Warhammer, in this catalogue, gathers 41 books of fantasy fiction published between 1990 and 2023 under many different credits. David Pringle is credited on the earliest, Wolf Riders and Red Thirst (1990), and Anthony Reynolds on the newest, Renegades Of The Long War (2023). C L Werner holds the most credits, with 10 books including Blood of the Dragon (2004). Christian Z. Dunn and Marc Gascoigne share the credit on titles such as Lords of Valour (2001) and Swords of the Empire (2004), and Nick Kyme and Chris Wraight also appear. Subjects cover English and American fantasy fiction, fantasy anthologies and fantasy comic books.

How many Warhammer books are there?

Warhammer has 41 books, released between 1990 and 2023.

Warhammer Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 41 Warhammer 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 The Laughter of Dark Gods by David Pringle, book 3 of the Warhammer series (1999)
  2. Cover of Mark of Chaos by Anthony Reynolds, book 4 of the Warhammer series (1999)
  3. Cover of Empire in Chaos by Anthony Reynolds, book 5 of the Warhammer series (2001)
  4. Cover of Lords of Valour, book 6 of the Warhammer series (2001)
  5. Cover of The Complete Tales from the Ten-Tailed Cat, book 7 of the Warhammer series (2002)
  6. Cover of Hellbrandt Grimm, book 8 of the Warhammer series (2004)
  7. Cover of Swords of the Empire, book 9 of the Warhammer series (2004)
  8. Cover of The Loathsome Ratmen, book 11 of the Warhammer series (2004)
  9. Cover of The Cold Hand of Betrayal, book 13 of the Warhammer series (2006)
  10. Cover of Tales of the Old World, book 14 of the Warhammer series (2007)
  11. Cover of The Enemy Within by Richard Lee Byers, book 15 of the Warhammer series (2007)
  12. Cover of Invasion!, book 16 of the Warhammer series (2007)
  13. Cover of Masters of Magic by Chris Wraight, book 18 of the Warhammer series (2008)
  14. Cover of Runefang by C. L. Werner, book 20 of the Warhammer series (2008)
  15. Cover of Death & Dishonour, book 25 of the Warhammer series (2010)
  1. 1
    Wolf Riders1990 · confirmed 1/4
    1990–
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  2. 2
    Red Thirst1990 · 226 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990226
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  3. 3
    The Laughter of Dark Gods1999 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999288
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  4. 4
    Mark of Chaos1999 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999416
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  5. 5
    Empire in Chaos2001 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001416
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  6. 6
    Lords of Valour2001 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001288
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  7. 7
    The Complete Tales from the Ten-Tailed Cat2002 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002208
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  8. 8
    Hellbrandt Grimm2004 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004224
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  9. 9
    Swords of the Empire2004 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004256
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  10. 10
    Blood of the Dragon2004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  11. 11
    The Loathsome Ratmen2004 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200496
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  12. 12
    Darkness Rising2005 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200596
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  13. 13
    The Cold Hand of Betrayal2006 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006256
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  14. 14
    Tales of the Old World2007 · 768 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007768
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  15. 15
    The Enemy Within2007 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007256
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  16. 16
    Invasion!2007 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007256
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  17. 17
    Curse of the Necrarch2008 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008416
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  18. 18
    Masters of Magic2008 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008256
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  19. 19
    Oathbreaker2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  20. 20
    Runefang2008 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008416
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  21. 21
    Knight of the Realm2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  22. 22
    Dark Storm Gathering2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  23. 23
    Honourkeeper2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  24. 24
    Battle for Skull Pass2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  25. 25
    Death & Dishonour2010 · 316 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010316
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  26. 26
    Chosen of Khorne2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  27. 27
    The Blessing of Iron2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  28. 28
    Khârn: Eater of Worlds2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  29. 29
    Last Orders2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  30. 30
    Blood for the Blood God2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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Warhammer Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Warhammer books run from Wolf Riders (1990) to Renegades Of The Long War (2023), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Warhammer in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

What order should you read Warhammer books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with Wolf Riders (1990), the earliest published title. After it come Red Thirst (1990), The Laughter of Dark Gods (1999), Mark of Chaos (1999) and Empire in Chaos (2001); the numbered table above continues from there.

What is the newest Warhammer book?

Renegades Of The Long War (2023) is the newest Warhammer book released so far.

Is there a new Warhammer book coming?

No next Warhammer 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 at a glance

Paused
No new Warhammer title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Warhammer books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
5,454 pages across the 18 of 41 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Warhammer books, 20 of 41, were published in the 2000s.
Attribution
Of the 41 titles, 10 are credited to C L Werner, 9 to Anthony Reynolds, 6 to Christian Z. Dunn and 6 to Marc Gascoigne. A further 16 writers are credited. 2 titles carry no credit.

What the Warhammer books are about

6 of the 41 Warhammer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 4 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.