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|Name         =First Founding
|Image        =FirstFoundingBook.jpg
|Image caption=Cover art
|Author       =[[Guy Haley]], [[Nick Kyme]], [[John French]], [[David Guymer]], [[Callum Davis]]
|Publisher    =[[Black Library (BL Publishing)|Black Library]]
|Series       =
|Preceded by  =
|Followed by  =
|Released     =2023
|Pages        =303
|Editions     =
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'''''First Founding''''' is a background book published by [[Black Library (BL Publishing)|Black Library]] in 2023 which explores the loyalist [[First Founding]] [[Space Marine]] [[Chapters]].

==Description==
Following the [[Age of Strife]], with humanity teetering on the brink of annihilation, the [[Emperor of Mankind]] unleashed a weapon of unimaginable power. His Space Marines. These mighty warriors, forged in the furnace of war, were marshalled together into the twenty [[Legions]] known as the First Founding. In the [[Era Indomitus]], nine of the warrior brotherhoods remain true. Once Legions, now Chapters, they stand defiant as mankind's bulwark against the [[heretic]], the [[xenos]] and the [[daemon]].

==Contents==
This art and background book explores the iconic loyalist Chapters of the First Founding in depth, bringing to life their distinct identities, cultures, and doctrines of warfare through more than thirty specially commissioned illustrations, including nine phenomenal double-page artworks. Within its pages you'll find detailed lore, background information, and stunning artwork for:

*[[Dark Angels]]
*[[White Scars]]
*[[Space Wolves]]
*[[Imperial Fists]]
*[[Blood Angels]]
*[[Iron Hands]]
*[[Ultramarines]]
*[[Salamanders]]
*[[Raven Guard]]

==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [https://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/first-founding-hb-background-and-art-book-eng-2023 Games Workshop First Founding] (last accessed 7/3/2023)
[[Category:Background Books]]