Black Library: The Horus Heresy Reviews

It’s been over 15 years since Horus Rising was first published, and Black Library’s Horus Heresy series now runs to 54 main-range titles, alongside all manner of audio dramas, novellas and short stories, not to mention the Siege of Terra mini-series that’s gradually bringing the whole thing to a close. It’s hard to keep track of all the different titles, so on this page I’ve listed out (as far as I can tell) every single Heresy release, with links out to my reviews and author interviews where they’re available.

I’ve broken things down into sections to try and keep things clear. Within each section I’ve listed each title in release order (with the year of release, in case that’s useful). Click on the links below if you want to go to one particular section:

Anything that’s underlined/in red has a review, so click away!

The Horus Heresy (the main numbered range)
Book 1 : Horus Rising – Dan Abnett
(2006)
Book 2 : False Gods – Graham McNeill (2006)
Book 3 : Galaxy In Flames – Ben Counter (2006)
Book 4 : Flight of the Eisenstein – James Swallow (2007)
Book 5 : Fulgrim – Graham McNeill (2007)
Book 6 : Descent of Angels – Mitchel Scanlon (2007)
Book 7 : Legion – Dan Abnett (2008)
Book 8 : Battle For The Abyss – Ben Counter (2008)
Book 9 : Mechanicum – Graham McNeill (2008)
Book 10 : Tales of Heresy (anthology – 2009)
Book 11 : Fallen Angels – Mike Lee (2009)
Book 12 : A Thousand Sons – Graham McNeill (2010)
Book 13 : Nemesis – James Swallow (2010)
Book 14 : The First Heretic – Aaron Dembski-Bowden (2010)
Book 15 : Prospero Burns – Dan Abnett (2010)
Book 16 : Age of Darkness (anthology – 2011)
Book 17 : The Outcast Dead – Graham McNeill (2011)
Book 18 : Deliverance Lost – Gav Thorpe (2011)
Book 19 : Know No Fear – Dan Abnett (2012)
Book 20 : The Primarchs (anthology – 2012)
Book 21 : Fear To Tread – James Swallow (2012)
Book 22 : Shadows of Treachery (anthology – 2012)
Book 23 : Angel Exterminatus – Graham McNeill (2012 – the first in the series to be published in hardback)
Book 24 : Betrayer – Aaron Dembski-Bowden (2012)
Book 25 : Mark of Calth (anthology – 2013)
Book 26 : Vulkan Lives – Nick Kyme (2013)
Book 27 : The Unremembered Empire – Dan Abnett (2013)
Book 28 : Scars – Chris Wraight (2014)
Book 29 : Vengeful Spirit – Graham McNeill (2014)
Book 30 : The Damnation of Pythos – David Annandale (2014)
Book 31 : Legacies of Betrayal (anthology – 2014)
Book 32 : Deathfire – Nick Kyme
(2015)
Book 33 : War Without End (anthology – 2015)
Book 34 : Pharos – Guy Haley (2015)
Book 35 : Eye of Terra (anthology – 2016)
Book 36 : The Path of Heaven – Chris Wraight (2016)
Book 37 : The Silent War (anthology – 2016)
Book 38: Angels of Caliban – Gav Thorpe (2016)
Book 39: Praetorian of Dorn – John French (2016)
Book 40: Corax – Gav Thorpe (2016)
Book 41: The Master of Mankind – Aaron Dembski-Bowden (2017)
Book 42: Garro – James Swallow (2017)
Book 43: Shattered Legions (anthology – 2017)
Book 44: The Crimson King – Graham McNeill (2017)
Book 45: Tallarn – John French (2017)
Book 46: Ruinstorm – David Annandale (2017 – author interview)
Book 47: Old Earth – Nick Kyme (2017 – author interview)
Book 48: The Burden of Loyalty (anthology – 2018 – interview with editor Laurie Goulding)
Book 49: Wolfsbane – Guy Haley (2018 – author interview)
Book 50: Born of Flame – Nick Kyme (anthology – 2018)
Book 51: Slaves to Darkness – John French (2018 – author interview)
Book 52: Heralds of the Siege – edited by Nick Kyme and Laurie Goulding (anthology – 2018)
Book 53: Titandeath – Guy Haley (2018 – author interview)
Book 54: The Buried Dagger – James Swallow (2019 – author interview)

The Horus Heresy (additional books)
The Honoured – Rob Sanders
(2015)
The Unburdened – David Annandale (2015)

The Scripts Volume One (2012)
The Scripts Volume Two (2014)

Graphic Novel: Macragge’s Honour – Dan Abnett and Neil Roberts (2013)

The Horus Heresy Cover Art Collection (2016)

Lupercal’s War (anthology – 2022)
Cthonia’s Reckoning (anthology – 2022)

The Horus Heresy: The Siege of Terra
Book 1: The Solar War – John French (2019 – author interview)
Book 2: The Lost and the Damned – Guy Haley (2019 – author interview)
Book 3: The First Wall – Gav Thorpe (2020 – author interview)
Book 4: Saturnine – Dan Abnett (2020 – author interview)
Book 5: Mortis – John French (2021)
Book 6: Warhawk – Chris Wraight (2021)
Book 7: Echoes of Eternity – Aaron Dembski-Bowden (2022)
Book 8: The End and the Death – Dan Abnett (TBC)

Novella 1: Sons of the Selenar – Graham McNeill (2020 – author interview)
Novella 2: Fury of Magnus – Graham McNeill (2020 – author interview)
Novella 3: Garro: Knight of Grey – James Swallow (2022 TBC)

The Horus Heresy: The Primarchs
Roboute Guilliman: Lord of Ultramar – David Annandale (2016)
Leman Russ: The Great Wolf – Chris Wraight (2016)
Magnus The Red: Master of Prospero – Graham McNeill (2017)
Perturabo: Hammer of Olympia – Guy Haley (2017)
Lorgar: Bearer of the Word – Gav Thorpe (2017 – author interview)
Fulgrim: The Palatine Phoenix – Josh Reynolds (2018 – author interview)
Ferrus Manus: The Gorgon of Medusa – David Guymer (2018 – author interview)
Jaghatai Khan: Warhawk of Chogoris – Chris Wraight (2018 – author interview)
Vulkan: Lord of Drakes – David Annandale (2018 – author interview)
Corax: Lord of Shadows – Guy Haley (2018 – author interview)
Angron: Slave of Nuceria – Ian St. Martin (2019 – author interview)
Konrad Curze: The Night Haunter – Guy Haley (2019 – author interview)
Lion El’Jonson: Lord of the First – David Guymer (2020 – author interview)
Alpharius: Head of the Hydra – Mike Brooks (2021 – author interview)
Mortarion: The Pale King – David Annandale (2022)
Rogal Dorn: The Emperor’s Cruader – Gav Thorpe (2022)
Sanguinius: The Great Angel – John French (November 2022)

Sons of the Emperor (anthology – 2018)
Scions of the Emperor (anthology – 2019)
Blood of the Emperor (anthology – 2021)
Heirs of the Emperor (anthology – 2022 TBC)

The Horus Heresy: Character Series
Valdor: Birth of the Imperium – Chris Wraight (2020)
Luther: First of the Fallen – Gav Thorpe (2021)
Sigismund: The Eternal Crusader – John French (2022)

Novellas
Some of these were originally included in anthologies, or have been included in later anthologies. Where applicable, I’ve included the anthology name in brackets after each novella.

Promethean Sun – Nick Kyme (2011)
Aurelian – Aaron Dembski-Bowden (2011 – Eye of Terra)
The Serpent Beneath – Rob Sanders (2012 – The Primarchs)

The Reflection Crack’d – Graham McNeill (2012 – The Primarchs)
The Lion – Gav Thorpe (2012 – The Primarchs)
Feat of Iron – Nick Kyme (2012 – The Primarchs)
The Crimson Fist – John French (2012 – Shadows of Treachery)
Prince of Crows – Aaron Dembski-Bowden (2012 – Shadows of Treachery)
Brotherhood of the Storm – Chris Wraight (2012 – Legacies of Betrayal)
Corax: Soulforge – Gav Thorpe (2013 – Corax)
Tallarn: Executioner – John French (2013 – Tallarn)
Scorched Earth – Nick Kyme (2013 – Born of Flame)
The Imperial Truth (anthology – 2013)
Ravenlord – Gav Thorpe (2014 – Corax)
Sedition’s Gate (anthology – 2014)
The Purge – Anthony Reynolds (2014 – The Silent War)
Death and Defiance (anthology – 2014)
The Seventh Serpent – Graham McNeill (2014 – Shattered Legions)
Blades of the Traitor
(anthology – 2015)
Tallarn: Ironclad – John French
(2015 – Tallarn)
Meduson
(anthology – 2015)
Cybernetica – Rob Sanders
(2015 – The Burden of Loyalty)
Wolf King – Chris Wraight
(2015 – The Burden of Loyalty)
Garro: Vow of Faith – James Swallow
(2015 – Garro)
Sons of the Forge – Nick Kyme
(2016 – Born of Flame)
Spear of Ultramar – David Annandale
(2018)
Dreadwing – David Guymer (2018)

Audio Dramas
The Dark King/The Lightning Tower – Graham McNeill/Dan Abnett (2007)
Raven’s Flight – Gav Thorpe (2010)
Garro: Oath of Moment – James Swallow (2010)

Garro: Legion of One – James Swallow (2011)
Butcher’s Nails – Aaron Dembski-Bowden (2012)
Burden of Duty – James Swallow (2012)
Grey Angel – John French (2012)
Garro: Sword of Truth – James Swallow (2012)
Warmaster – John French (2012)
Strike and Fade – Guy Haley (2012)
Veritas Ferrum – David Annandale (2012)
The Sigillite – Chris Wraight (2013)
Honour to the Dead – Gav Thorpe (2013)
Wolf Hunt – Graham McNeill (2013)
Censure – Nick Kyme (2013)
Khârn: The Eightfold Path – Anthony Reynolds (2013)
Lucius: The Eternal Blade – Graham McNeill (2013)
Cypher: Guardian of Order – Gav Thorpe (2013)
Thief of Revelations – Graham McNeill (2014)
Hunter’s Moon – Guy Haley (2014)

Echoes of Ruin – various authors (2014)
Templar – John French (2014)
Master of the First – Gav Thorpe (2014)
The Long Night – Aaron Dembski-Bowden (2014)
Stratagem – Nick Kyme (2014)
Herald of Sanguinius – Andy Smillie (2014)
The Watcher – CZ Dunn (2014)
Garro: Shield of Lies – James Swallow (2015)
The Eagle’s Talon – John French (2015)
Iron Corpses – David Annandale (2015)
Garro: Ashes of Fealty – James Swallow (2015)
Raptor – Gav Thorpe (2015)
The Shadowmasters – Gav Thorpe
(2015)
Grey Talon – Chris Wraight (2016)
The Heart of the Pharos – LJ Goulding
(2016)
Red-Marked – Nick Kyme (2016)
The Either – Graham McNeill (2016)
Echoes of Imperium – various authors (2016)
Children of Sicarus – Anthony Reynolds
(2016)
The Thirteenth Wolf – Gav Thorpe (2016)
Perpetual – Dan Abnett
(2016)
The Soul, Severed – Chris Wraight
(2016)
Valerius – Gav Thorpe
(2016)
The Binary Succession – David Annandale
(2017)
Echoes of Revelation – various authors (2017)
Dark Compliance – John French
(2017)
Blackshields: The False War – Josh Reynolds
(2017)
Perturabo: Stone and Iron – Robbie MacNiven
(2017)
Malcador: First Lord of the Imperium – LJ Goulding
(2017)
Kurze: A Lesson in Darkness – Ian St. Martin
(2017)
Blackshields: The Red Fief – Josh Reynolds
(2018)
Hubris of Monarchia – Andy Smillie (2018)
Nightfane – Nick Kyme (2019)
Blackshields: The Broken Chain – Josh Reynolds (2019)
Illyrium – Darius Hinks (2019)
The Revelation of the Word – David Annandale (2019)
Morningstar – Graham McNeill (2019)

Short Stories
These are all quick 200 word reviews of short stories available as standalone e-shorts from the Black Library website. I’ve included the anthology (if any) that each story is available as part of, in brackets next to each story. Where a story is available in more than one anthology (i.e. a LE novella-length one and a novel-length one) I’ve gone for the full-length anthology.

The Last Remembrancer – John French (2011) (Age of Darkness)
The Iron Within – Rob Sanders (2011) (Age of Darkness)
The Face of Treachery – Gav Thorpe (2011) (Age of Darkness)
Savage Weapons – Aaron Dembski-Bowden (2011) (Age of Darkness)
Rules of Engagement – Graham McNeill (2011) (Age of Darkness)
Rebirth – Chris Wraight (2011) (Age of Darkness)
Little Horus – Dan Abnett (2011) (Age of Darkness)
Liar’s Due – James Swallow (2011) (Age of Darkness)
Forgotten Sons – Nick Kyme (2011) (Age of Darkness)
Army of One – Rob Sanders
(2012) (The Silent War)
Kryptos – Graham McNeill (2012) (Legacies of Betrayal)
Lost Sons – James Swallow (2012) (The Silent War)

Dark Heart – Anthony Reynolds (2013) (Mark of Calth)
The Gates of Terra – Nick Kyme (2013) (The Silent War)
Angron (includes After Desh’ea, Butcher’s Nails and Lord of the Red Sands) – Matthew Farrer & Aaron Dembski-Bowden (2013)
Death of a Silversmith – Graham McNeill (2013) (Shadows of Treachery)

Distant Echoes of Old Night – Rob Sanders (2013) (The Silent War)
The Divine Word – Gav Thorpe (2013) (Legacies of Betrayal)
The Kaban Project – Graham McNeill (2013) (Shadows of Treachery)
Riven – John French (2013) (Legacies of Betrayal)
Björn: Lone Wolf – Chris Wraight (2013) (Legacies of Betrayal)
Honour to the Dead – Gav Thorpe (2014) (Legacies of Betrayal)
Censure – Nick Kyme (2014) (Legacies of Betrayal)
The Wolf of Ash and Fire – Graham McNeill (2014) (Eye of Terra)
The Devine Adoratrice – Graham McNeill (2014) (War Without End)
Child of Night – John French (2014) (The Silent War)
Daemonology – Chris Wraight (2014) (War Without End)
The Final Compliance of Sixty-Three Fourteen – Guy Haley (2014) (Eye of Terra)
Vorax – Matthew Farrer (2014) (Eye of Terra)
The Value of Fear – Gav Thorpe (2014) (Corax)
Brotherhood of the Moon – Chris Wraight (2014) (Eye of Terra)
Virtues of the Sons – Andy Smillie (2015) (War Without End)
Sins of the Father – Andy Smillie (2015) (Eye of Terra)
Imperfect – Nick Kyme (2015) (War Without End)
Howl of the Hearthworld – Aaron Dembski-Bowden (2015) (War Without End)
A Safe and Shadowed Place – Guy Haley (2015) (War Without End)
Gunsight – James Swallow (2015) (War Without End)
Black Oculus – John French (2015) (War Without End)
Twisted – Guy Haley
(2015) (War Without End)
Chirurgeon – Nick Kyme
(2015) (War Without End)
Wolf Mother – Graham McNeill
(2015) (War Without End)
Tallarn: Witness – John French (2015) (Tallarn)
Heart of the Conqueror – Aaron Dembski-Bowden
(2015) (Legacies of Betrayal)
Hands of The Emperor – Rob Sanders (2015) (War Without End)
By the Lion’s Command – Gav Thorpe (2015) (War Without End)
Lord of the Red Sands – Aaron Dembski-Bowden (2015) (War Without End)
All That Remains – James Swallow (2015) (War Without End)
The Phoenician – Nick Kyme (2015) (War Without End)
Ironfire – Rob Sanders
(2015) (Eye of Terra)
Artefacts – Nick Kyme (2015) (War Without End)
The Eagle’s Talon – John French
(2015) (Eye of Terra)
Luna Mendax – Graham McNeill
(2016) (The Silent War)
The Sigillite – Chris Wraight
(2016) (The Silent War)
Grey Angel – John French
(2016) (The Silent War)
Wolf Hunt – Graham McNeill (2016) (The Silent War)
Ghosts Speak Not – James Swallow (2016) (The Silent War)
Patience – James Swallow
(2016) (The Silent War)
Inheritor – Gav Thorpe
(2016) (Eye of Terra)
Templar – John French (2016) (The Silent War)
Stratagem – Nick Kyme (2016) (Eye of Terra)
Master of the First – Gav Thorpe (2016) (Eye of Terra)
The Long Night – Aaron Dembski-Bowden (2016) (Eye of Terra)
The Herald of Sanguinius – Andy Smillie (2016) (Eye of Terra)
Iron Corpses – David Annandale (2016) (Eye of Terra)
The Watcher – CZ Dunn (2016) (The Silent War)
Tallarn: Siren – John French (2016) (Tallarn)
Blackshield – Chris Wraight
(2016) (Heralds of the Siege)
Myriad – Rob Sanders
(2016) (Heralds of the Siege)
The Harrowing – Rob Sanders
(2016) (War Without End)
Massacre – Aaron Dembski-Bowden
(2016) (Eye of Terra)
Into Exile – Aaron Dembski-Bowden (2016) (The Burden of Loyalty)
The Grey Raven – Gav Thorpe (2016) (Heralds of the Siege)
The Painted Count – Guy Haley (2016) (Heralds of the Siege)
Exocytosis – James Swallow
(2016) (Heralds of the Siege)
The Last Son of Prospero – Chris Wraight
(2016) (Heralds of the Siege)
Ordo Sinister – John French
(2017) (The Burden of Loyalty)
The Ember Wolves – Rob Sanders
(2017) (Heralds of the Siege)
Grandfather’s Gift – Guy Haley
(2017)
Restorer – Chris Wraight
(2017)
The Laurel of Defiance – Guy Haley
(2017) (War Without End)
Immortal Duty – Nick Kyme (2017) (Shattered Legions)
Duty Waits – Guy Haley
(2017) (Heralds of the Siege)
Magisterium – Chris Wraight
(2017) (Heralds of the Siege)
Now Peals Midnight – John French (2017) (Heralds of the Siege)
Dreams of Unity – Nick Kyme (2017) (Heralds of the Siege)
The Board is Set – Gav Thorpe (2017) (Heralds of the Siege)
The Atonement of Fire – David Annandale (2018)
Blood Games – Dan Abnett (2018) (Tales of Heresy)
The Passing of Angels – John French (2018) (Sons of the Emperor)
The Abyssal Edge – Aaron Dembski-Bowden (2018) (Sons of the Emperor)
Mercy of the Dragon – Nick Kyme (2018) (Sons of the Emperor)
Shadow of the Past – Gav Thorpe (2018) (Sons of the Emperor)
The Emperor’s Architect – Guy Haley (2018) (Sons of the Emperor)
Prince of Blood – LJ Goulding (2018) (Sons of the Emperor)
The Ancient Awakes – Graham McNeill (2018) (Sons of the Emperor)
Misbegotten – Dan Abnett (2018) (Sons of the Emperor)
Two Metaphysical Blades – Chris Wraight (2018)
Prologue to Nikaea – David Annandale (2018)
Old Wounds, New Scars – Graham McNeill (2018)
Abyssal – David Annandale (2018)
A Lesson in Iron – David Guymer(2018)
The Last Council – LJ Goulding (2018)
A Rose Watered with Blood – Aaron Dembski-Bowden (2018)
Bringer of Sorrow – Aaron Dembski-Bowden (2019)
Lantern’s Light – James Swallow (2019)
Ghost of Nuceria – Ian St. Martin (2019)
Champion of Oaths – John French (2019) (Lupercal’s War)
Child of Chaos – Chris Wraight (2020) (Lupercal’s War)
The Will of the Legion – Andy Clark (2020)
The Serpent’s Dance – Mike Brooks (2020)
Embers of Extinction – Brandon Easton (2020)
The Lightning Hall – Graham McNeill (2020)
Eater of Dreams – Marc Collins (2021)
Amor Fati – Michael F. Haspil (2021)

As new releases come available I’ll update this list, so that it’s as complete as I can make it.

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