Many of the enemies are humans that simply don’t believe in what the Emperor is, or at least they don’t want to believe. This is a galaxy where mankind are still exploring the stars and trying to reclaim what was previously lost. The first time I read that, I did wonder if I had picked up the wrong book! The conceit of that line was a great way for the series to start and introduced us to a world that isn’t quite as black and white as the 41st Millennium. I’m only at the First Heretic (book 14) so there is still quite a way to go yet.īook 1 has one of the best opening lines ever – ‘I was there…the day Horus slew the Emperor’.

I’m currently reading through them all again and will be purchasing those I don’t already have once I get to them. I bought the first novel, Horus Rising, pretty much as soon as it was released all the way back in 2006 and I’ve kept reasonably good pace with it ever since. The opening trilogy of books is very impressive and a set that I keep coming back to read, even though I know exactly what is going to happen. With the Horus Heresy approaching book 40 int the series, I thought it was time to take a look back at the series from the start.

Horus heresy book 1