| abstract | - In the Backstory of the Warhammer 40000 universe is humanity's era of hope, only just starting to dawn after the long and terrible Dark Age before being brought to an end by the Horus Heresy, wherein fully half of the best warriors the human race had to offer turned to worshipping dark gods and nearly wiped out the other half. The God-Emperor was permanently injured in a lethal duel with their leader, Horus (his son, in a way), to the point that he is only kept alive by an extremely complex life support device. Long established in the background as being directly responsible for the shape the galaxy is in in the 41st millennium, it is the subject of the Horus Heresy series of novels and audio books, by various authors. While the concept of finally fleshing out a Canon backstory for 40k originally excited many long-time fans, the series has been met with widely varied opinions from its fanbase. The series is however the Black Library's most popular, with new titles regularly appearing in the New York Times best seller list.
* Horus Rising by Dan Abnett
* False Gods by Graham McNeill
* Galaxy in Flames by Ben Counter
* The Flight of the Eisenstein by James Swallow
* Fulgrim by Graham McNeill
* Descent of Angels by Mitchel Scanlon
* Legion by Dan Abnett
* Battle for the Abyss by Ben Counter
* Mechanicum by Graham McNeill
* Tales of Heresy, a short story anthology set during the time period, edited by Nick Kyme and Lindsey Priestley
* Fallen Angels by Mike Lee
* A Thousand Sons by Graham McNeill
* Nemesis by James Swallow.
* The First Heretic by Aaron Dembski-Bowden
* Prospero Burns by Dan Abnett
* Age of Darkness, a second short story anthology, edited by Christian Dunn
* Promethean Sun a Novella by Nick Kyme (limited to 3000 copies)
* Aurelian, a novella by Aaron Dembski-Bowden (limited to 6000 copies)
* The Outcast Dead, by Graham McNeill
* Deliverance Lost by Gav Thorpe
* Know No Fear by Dan Abnett
* The Primarchs, a collection of four novellas (June 2012)
* Fear To Tread by James Swallow (September 2012)
* Shadows of Treachery, a short story anthology (November 2012)
* The Unremembered Empire (working title) by Dan Abnett (early 2013)
* Angel Exterminatus by Graham McNeill (unknown date)
* Betrayer by Aaron Dembski-Bowden (unknown date)
* The Dark King and The Lightning Tower, two short stories by Graham McNeill and Dan Abnett
* Raven's Flight by Gav Thorpe
* Garro: Oath of Moment by James Swallow
* Garro: Legion of One by James Swallow
* Butcher's Nails by Aaron Dembski-Bowden (June 2012)
* Garro: Sword of Truth by James Swallow (December 2012)
* "Battle of the Fang" by Chris Wraight is technically not a part of the Horus Heresy series, but it is the culmination of "A Thousand Sons" and "Prospero Burns".
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