Our TOP 5 Horus Heresy books! | Warhammer Horus Heresy

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* THIS VIDEO CONTAINS MILD SPOILERS FOR THE BOOKS MENTIONED*
A whole series spanning 50+ plus books sounds like a tall order and a crazy commitment (it is). But which Horus Heresy books do we think you should read? Its our top 5 books!
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We talk through our favourite books of the Horus Heresy series and why we think you should read them.
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@jonscott6459 Ай бұрын

Betrayer did a fantastic job of turning the World Eaters into fully rounded, almost tragic figures.

@the_kieran_show Ай бұрын

Yeah I think we could agree with that!

@joehill6916 Ай бұрын

Also love Betrayer and am a fellow WB & Lorgar simp post-First Heretic. Shout out to Tallarn, which slightly suffers from being a sort-of anthology but the main story is a novel in its own right and is excellent.

@the_kieran_show Ай бұрын

Ooooh will give that a listen!

@benny.boy8889 Ай бұрын

Buried daggers worth a listen if u like the death guard. I enjoyed it way more than i thought i would 👍🏻

@the_kieran_show Ай бұрын

Ooooo will give it a listen!

@steverogers3696 29 күн бұрын

Burried Dagger is a fantastic book - especially the ending!

@foreverfornever1124 Ай бұрын

I just recently started collecting the HH novels last month. Before getting serious with it, I owned a handful of books I was solely interested in for characters and one chapter. I have almost all of the Salamander/Vulkan focused books(dont appreciate the bad mouthing of my favorite chapter lol), all of the Nathanial Garro books(Rise of the Eisenstein was fantastic), and Betrayer(which Im glad I havent started since I didnt know there were others tide into it). I found that book in a used book store that pretty much started this whole collection process. Since then Iv managed to get the Seige of Terra novels fairly easy being the newest books. And Iv been going back and forth between my FLG's and retail bookstores to find more. So far been pretty succesful, and am glad I out of the 10 novels you guys recommended I have over half of them.

@the_kieran_show Ай бұрын

Wow! Shaping up to be quite a cool collection!

@cheekygrimkel 24 күн бұрын

I read the first 3, then just finished the seige of Terra books. Now I think I'm going to start with dark angels and make my way through some of the legions I like.

@the_kieran_show 24 күн бұрын

That's the best way!

@trajanthegreat2928 Ай бұрын

My top 5 would be Horus Rising, Galaxy in Flames, Scars, Path of Heaven, Betrayer

@the_kieran_show Ай бұрын

I spy a White Scars fan 👀⚡

@garrettward6059 Ай бұрын

for myself 1. Horus Rising 2. Flight of the Eisenstein 3. Galaxy in Flames 4. Master of Mankind 5. Know no Fear great vid guys!

@the_kieran_show Ай бұрын

Thanks!!!

@irishandabitcrazy Ай бұрын

Yeah I think First Heretic, Know no Fear and Betrayer are the strongest overarching plot of any of the books in the series. For me, Betrayer is my favourite. Besides those three, I really enjoyed Scars and Mechanicum. As for honourable mentions. The Path of Heaven is a solid follow up to Scars/Fulgrim. Titandeath is fun but not as good as Mechanicum. Vengeful Spirit is the first real continuation of the Sons of Horus story after Galaxy in Flames and it does a decent job. And then I think Praetorian of Dorn is a better Alpha Legion book than Legion.

@the_kieran_show Ай бұрын

Forgot about Praetorian of Dorn! That was enjoyable too

@alexsynndri6339 Ай бұрын

Blimey, the Kierans actually, finally, like an army I love? Word Bearer crew represent, Erebus did nothing wrong.

@the_kieran_show Ай бұрын

The best book is The Book Of Lorgar 🤘🏻

@adinfinitum4765 Ай бұрын

Just wanna say that ADB is the black library GOAT. No offence danny abnett. Also, echoes of eternity in my humble opinion was an absolute belter

@the_kieran_show Ай бұрын

He definitely is!

@RaptorianxdReviews Ай бұрын

Great lists and another great video! And oh boy, my darling Legion. I totally agree about the world building being some of the most fun and feeling very different from the big battles. I should read Descent of Angels! so my top 5: 5 - Know no Fear 4 - Eisenstein 3 - Master of Mankind 2 - Fulgrim 1 - Legion(could have had less John and the Cabal though)

@the_kieran_show Ай бұрын

100% should read Descent of Angels! You wont regret it

@RaptorianxdReviews Ай бұрын

@@the_kieran_show I walked into my local store and they had a copy so it must be fate, I will be reading Descent of Angels

@lorgor4eva Ай бұрын

Agree with must-read books are 1st 5 books all stella. 1st,heretic is my fav with betrayer & know no fear. I became a word bearers hh player with argel tal leading them with loads of ghal vorbak lol. Lorgor is still on my shopping list because he became my favourite primarch because of them books. I liked some of the Raven Guard books also & and Legion were hard to get into, but I really enjoyed it by the end.

@the_kieran_show Ай бұрын

Sounds like an ace HH force!

@Archon... Ай бұрын

"Do I like Lorgar?" Found myself thinking the same thing 😅 I enjoyed the Word-Bearer/Ultramarine "trilogy", except I wish Know No Fear wasn't written in present tense... also I detest the perpetuals stuff.

@the_kieran_show Ай бұрын

Omg yes the perpetual stuff is so bizarre 😂 even during SOT we didn't care at all.

@Archon... Ай бұрын

@@the_kieran_show It feels like they are from another series and wandered into HH by accident. Honestly you can just ignore them and it doesn't change much at all lol.

@KamenRiderGreed Ай бұрын

This was interesting. I wasn't really interested in HH before. Not just because of the crushing length, but also because of its reputation for. . . Let's say mixed quality among the titles. But after this video I might check some of these out once I get through more of my own Audible backlog.

@the_kieran_show Ай бұрын

To be honest just read the first few, they hold up really well on their own as a complete story!

@romeo.3472 Ай бұрын

Just started reading (audible) the HH a few months back. Blitzed Galaxy of Flames in 2 days. Now started on The Flight of the Eisenstein and enjoying it too. Is it just me or are Chaos just so much more interesting than loyalists?

@the_kieran_show Ай бұрын

Yeah they totally are (except dark angels, their books are very interesting)

@mellily6178 Ай бұрын

I have read zero, I do love reading....but have never really been into audio books. Maybe if I find any second hand ones, I will give them a go. Your combined enthusiasm is tempting me.

@the_kieran_show Ай бұрын

Horus Rising is a really fun first book. Dan Abnett does a wonderful job at introducing the setting in a digestible way.

@mellily6178 Ай бұрын

@@the_kieran_show Hmm I can get the real book here in Australia for under 8 pounds (under $15). Why the heck is the audiobook $36.99 (almost 20 pounds)? Thanks.

@bayushiteishiru6291 Ай бұрын

27:00 Legion is not even mentioned on the list. Excellent, just as we wished it 29:30 Nooo..!

@the_kieran_show Ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@jamesdo3086 Ай бұрын

I'm always a sucker for the first books in series because they have the most "normal" look into the universe for lack of a better word, and that's why Horus Rising has to be near the top for me

@the_kieran_show Ай бұрын

Totally get that!

@InfernvmGG Ай бұрын

The first heretic was an absolute banger! Kind of fatigued after reading that book, It feels like the books got worse after that lol

@the_kieran_show Ай бұрын

There are some real diamonds in the rough though, its just a case of picking a few favourite chapters and testing the water!

@BattlesAndBeersWarStories Ай бұрын

For the algorithm!

@the_kieran_show Ай бұрын

❤️❤️❤️

@paulclarkson2119 Ай бұрын

Betrayer is epic!

@the_kieran_show Ай бұрын

Isn't it good! The ending absolutely crushed us 😂

@poppinpatty Ай бұрын

Zahariel is my boy ❤

@the_kieran_show Ай бұрын

brb going to re-read it

@MarkOfTzeentch Ай бұрын

You guys need to do a Bottom 5, totally skipable HH books.. not including anthologies, or books made to seem like it isnt an anotholgy but actually is (im looking at you Scars)

@the_kieran_show Ай бұрын

Hey I liked Scars! 😂😂 We've thought about that alot tbh, the only thing we don't want to get caught up in is slamming authors. I can't imagine dedicating my life to a book series for two idiots to slam it online.

@MarkOfTzeentch Ай бұрын

@@the_kieran_show Scars is great, dont get me wrong, but they sold it as if it was a full novel.. and not an anthology.. so it was shock as i was really getting into the first story and then it suddenly ends.. As to bad books.. bad in the confines of HH, not bad authors.. Personally i dont like James Swallow's blood angels stuff.. but he is a still a phenomenal author. We can all agree that The Outcast Dead (where the author forgot the lore already set up in the already existing franchise) and Battle For The Abyss are some of the worst books in the HH series.. But Graham McNeil is a god in the HH and Ben Counter is also superb.. te just happened to also write really bad books

@trajanthegreat2928 Ай бұрын

Outcast Dead, the Vulkan books (Old Earth, Vulkan Lives, Deathfire), Damnation of Pythos. More controversially, I would also put Fulgrim, the Crimson King, and Wolfsbane.

@bayushiteishiru6291 Ай бұрын

31:53 Magnus did nothing wrong. He was told to do nothing and he did it wrong.

@the_kieran_show Ай бұрын

Every time 🙃🙃