This is a list of all known Imperial tomes of knowledge and other literary works, ranging from practical advice on travelling the galaxy to ancient knowledge of the first Space Marine Legions, with a brief description of each.
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| Lectitio Divinitatus[128a]
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A holy text.[128a]
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| Lament of Valgaast[104]
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| Lamentations[118c]
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A book in the field of theosophic poetry.[118b] Written by Typhius.[118c]
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| Leaders of the Adeptus Astartes: A Most Secret Report[8c]
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Information on the leaders of the Space Marines, including Azrael. Compiled by Master Maximus Pliny.[8c]
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| Legend of Hourian[29]
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Tells the story of an ill fated Inquisitor, who falls in love with an Eldar Princess.[29]
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| The Lessons and Proverbs of Muballit bal Kadash the Wise[138]
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| Lexiconum Moralis[80e]
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| Lexicanum Tormento[126a]
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A three-volume work by Madam-Archeor Fortunata Gallo. One of her many works expanding on her philosophies that truth is excorised in it purest form through pain, rage, and suffering.[126a]
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| Liber Anatomicus[128a]
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Contains information on human anatomy, field medicae, and surgical procedure. The summarized pocket edition booklet of this tome is in broad circulation amongst the medics of the Astra Militarum.[128a]
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| Liber Armorum[39]
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Presumably information about vehicles and war machines. First military using of Rhino was documented there.[39]
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| Liber Astartes[1]
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Information on the Ultramarines and their empire of Ultramar, written in M37.[1]
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| Liber Daemonicum[9]
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The equivalent of the Codex Astartes for the Grey Knights chapter.[9]
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| Liber Excruciatus[61]
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List of methods of torture committed by Klovis the Redeemer[61]
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| Liber Honorus Imperial Fists[1]
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List of honoured Space Marines of the Imperial Fists Chapter, continuous use.[1]
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| Liber Malan[50]
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| Liber Imperialis[80i]
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| Liber Proditor Armorum
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A work authored by Imperial Fists Techmarine Suprema Lysol Blane on the use of armoured vehicles by Chaos Space Marines. [Help]
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| Liber Subditus[20]
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This tome of Clade Callidus contains no-mind focusing mantras and had been used by their assassin operatives as far back as the Great Crusade era.[20]
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| Liber Xenologis[64a]
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A work on Xenology (Imperium) containing information about various xenos species and the Seventh Blackstone Fortress written by the rogue trader Janus Draik.[64a]
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| A Life on the Margins: Personal Reflections on the Reconquest[148k]
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Written by Diomedon of Luna who reflects on Luna and it's role during the war on Terra and afterwards.[148k]
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| The Life and Times of Lion El'Jonson[8a][8b]
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The life of Lion El'Jonson until his disappearance.[8a][8b]
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| A Life of Orphaeus[137]
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| Life of Saint Messelina[131]
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Information regarding the Moebian Domain's Saint Messelina. Written by Caladoc.[131]
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| The Life of Lord Solar Macharius[128a]
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One of the many hundreds of Macharian history books exported from the Macharian Sector. This one chronicle the life of Solar Macharius.[128a]
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| Life of Sebastian Thor[92]
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Declared Heretical in M37.[92]
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| Like a Phoenix From the Flames: The Founding of the 597th[10c]
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Written by Lady General Jenit Sulla of Valhalla. Part of Sulla's autobiography, detailing the early days of the Valhallan 597th regiment and her career with it.[10c]
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| Litany of the Fallen[128b]
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A guide to identifying heretics through behavioural patterns and appearance. Often used by overzealous Ministorum priests to orchestrate witch-hunts of questionable veracity.[128b]
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| Litany of Sacrifice[128b]
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A text idolising martyrdom and containing an overrall message of only in death does duty end. Contains a significant number of sacred and lurid illustrations, each in equal amounts. The faithful tend to heed the contents of this work.[128b]
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| Liturgis Honorum[8d]
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Liturgies of honourable members of the Dark Angels.[8d]
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| Lords of Baal[7a]
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Description of much of the upper echelons of the Blood Angels.[7a]
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Notes
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| Malefic Abjurations and the Multifarious Horrores Associated wyth Such Workes[106e]
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| Maleficum Abjurum[95]
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A discussion of Heresy.[95]
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| Manual of Saint Griselda[121a]
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Collects the writings of Saint Griselda the Pious.[121a]
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| Mechanicus Rites of Bonding[80g]
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| Meditations on the Elegiac Hero[106a]
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Written by Ignace Karkasy.[106a]
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| Memoirs of the Final War[148b][148d][148f][148l][148m]
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Written by Shipmaster Alajo Dohel in regard to the Horus Heresy, notably the perspective of the Imperial naval forces around Terra after the Siege had concluded.[148b][148d][148f]
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| Men-beasts: An Myth Moste Dangerous[127]
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A zealous text claiming that Beastmen don't exist. The writer recounts their actions denouncing and punishing any who claim otherwise. Written by Sister Edwynne Salemon.[127]
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| The Militarum Auxilla Lectionary[126b]
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Taught to the Abhumans of the Militarum Auxilla[126b]
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| Mind Journeys of a Heretic Saint[90]
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A treatise on the Daemon World Drakaasi and its cities, by Helmandar Oswain[90]
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| The Mirror of Smoke[11][104]
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A short and very personal work about being a disabled psyker, by Gideon Ravenor.[11] Considered heart-breaking to some.[104]
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| Monodomination: The Right of Man to Rule the Galaxy[81c]
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By Monodominant Inquisitor Goldo[81c]
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| The Movement of Stars[107a]
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A multi-volume almanac.[107a]
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| My Time Amongst the Eldar, or How I Visited Iyanden Craftworld and Lived![132]
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Written by Ieldan Soect. An account of the writer's experiences within the Craftworld Iyanden. Provides insights about the Eldar beliefs and practices regarding death and the soul in regards to Spirit Stones, including the Infinity Circuit, Wraithguard, and Wraithlords.[132]
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| My Wish to Generate Children with You is Only Exceeded by My Devotion to Him[100]
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A romance set on the reputed paradise world of Krieg.[100]
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| The Mythic Remembrances of Yvraelle[119c]
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Written by Rafellus Kneg, Heirosavant of the Callidus Temple in 901.M41.[119c] Contains myths and tales extracted from the captured Harlequin Mime, Yvraelle.[119d]
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| Mythos Angelica Mortis[1]
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A list of the Space Marine chapters produced in M36 and including the status of each of the original legions, as well as listing a few of the Chapters of the Second Founding, compiled with information found in the Apocryphia of Davio of M33 and the Grimoire Hereticus of M35.[1]
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| Name
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Notes
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| The Savage Noble: One Man's Time Among The Kroot[123]
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Written by Baron Choliz Balmonte, a Xenographer.[123]
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| The Scriptures of Concordance[136]
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A volume of Imperial scriptures.[136]
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| The Sermons of Goge Vandire[128a]
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A holy text.[128a]
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| Scriptorium of Iron[26]
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A tome of the Iron Hands, that contains the history of deeds done by the Chapter's most renowned members.[26]
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| Scriptures of Sebastian Thor[115]
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| Scrolls of Sanguinius[42b]
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The writing of innermost thoughts of Sanguinius.[42b]
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| Second Book of Ordeals[38]
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A tome of the Inquisition.[38]
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| The 2nd Ork War[140b]
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Volume XXI of the writings of Sendraghorst, Sage Strategic of Adrastapol.[140b]
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| Selected Sayings, Vol III[102]
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Includes the saying "Claims of innocence mean nothing: they serve only to prove a foolish lack of caution." attributed to Judge Traggat.[102]
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| The Shriven King Awakens[108n]
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| Six Hundred Torments of Brayne[89b]
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A sacred book of Necromunda's House Cawdor.[89b]
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| The Sky Angel Steals the Light[28a]
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A scroll containing an artistically illustrated folk-story, written in an old and primitive form of High Gothic.[28a]
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| Soldiers of the Great Enemy[145]
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A Grey Knights text about the force of Chaos, written by Codicier Marlowick.[145]
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| Space Lanes of The Imperium and the Perils of the Galaxy[2]
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A bulky guide to many of the major phenomenas of to be found in the galaxy, including Van Grothe's Rapidity, featuring in The Fall of Medusa V campaign.[2]
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| The Speculum Historiale[49]
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Contains one the most extensive records of the Great Crusade known.[49]
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| The Spheres of Longing[11]
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A famous work about both the nature of Chaos and the warp, and also the essence of being a psyker, by Gideon Ravenor.[11]
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| A Study of the Reconstruction[148a][148c][148e][148g][148h][148i]
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Written by Diomedon of Luna. Addresses and chronicles a variety of subjects and events during the period of change in the aftermath of the Horus Heresy.[148a][148c][148e][148g][148h][148i] One of the myriad of subjects addressed is the changes to hypno-indoctrination practices of Space Marines before and after the civil war.[148i]
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| Sunset on Deneb[25a]
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A play that tells of the improbable series of events, that leads a stumbling hero into becoming a Lord Militant.[25a]
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| The Symphony of Banished Night[66]
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The operatic tale of the demise of Cardinal Tang.[66]
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Notes
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| Tactica Imperialis[80h][128b]
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Details victorious campaigns in the Imperium's history. It is held in near-sacred regard and is extensively used in the training of Astra Militarum officers. Zealous adherance to the texts has largely created a hegemony of Imperial Tactics. An enemy who has simply read these texts will gain profound insights on how to best exploit most Imperial tactical weaknesses.[128b] Tactica Imperium passages
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| Tactica Imperium
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Imperial Guard combat and tactics handbook, continuous use.[3] Hundreds of variants of the book exist, each with subtely different contents.[104]
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| Tactical and Strategic Lessons from the Great War, vol. IX
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Written by Gereldus of Edon]] and covers experiences and lessons learned during the Horus Heresy from a military and tactical perspective.[148j]
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| Tale of Lady Vetara[64g]
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Fiction. One of the six volumes of Rabula's Tales.[64g]
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| Tale of Rags[64g]
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Fiction. One of the six volumes of Rabula's Tales.[64g]
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| Tale of the Chalice[64g]
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Fiction. One of the six volumes of Rabula's Tales.[64g]
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| Tale of the Changeling[64g]
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Fiction. One of the six volumes of Rabula's Tales.[64g]
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| Tale of the Glutton[64g]
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Fiction. One of the six volumes of Rabula's Tales.[64g]
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| Tale of the Serpent[64g]
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Fiction. One of the six volumes of Rabula's Tales.[64g]
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| Teachings on the Unholy[52a]
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Written by Inquisitor Czevak.[52a]
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| Terminus Decree[35]
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An ancient scripture, that is a sacred relic to the Grey Knights Chapter[35]
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| Terra Redux[11]
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The beginnings of the Imperial Inquisition, post-heresy. By Gideon Ravenor.[11]
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| Tenets of War[74]
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A collection of written wisdom by the Primarch Jaghatai Khan.[74]
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| The Testament of Tertia[84]
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Written by a follower of Sebastian Thor.[84]
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| The Thorian Solution[108s]
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| Thoughts and Memories of Old Night[106c]
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| To Dream of Empire[68]
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A book written by Ignace Karkasy during the Great Crusade[68]
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| To Serve The Emperor: A Commissar's Life[10a]
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Written by Commissar Ciaphas Cain about his glorious career.[10a] Describes acts of bravery almost beyond belief.[104]
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| Tome Eternal[77]
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Names of the Blade Champions of the Adeptus Custodes.[77]
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| Tome of Ectoclades[43]
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Secrets about xenos.[43]
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| Tome of Istrouma[59]
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Names of all the former members of the Tome Keepers.[59]
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| Tome of Malcador[78]
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Written by Malcador the Sigillite.[78]
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| The Tome of the Long Hunt[37]
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Details some of the greatest achievements of the Ravenwing.[37]
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| Tome of Uplifting Thoughts[113]
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| Towards an Imperial Utopia[11]
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Ideas of cultural philosophy, how the Imperium could develop and improve itself. Written by Gideon Ravenor.[11]
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| Tractate Serith[84]
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Proscribed work on the nature of divinity. Written by Catullus Ven.[84]
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| Translations of Pertinent Eldar Myths[120]
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Compilation of Eldar myths of the Necrons, collected by Ralamine Mung.
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| Treatise on Imperial Medicine[111]
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Written by Apothecary Engane.[111]
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| A Treatise on Pre-Imperial Man[107b]
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Written by the xeno-archaeologist professor Madeline de Medici of the Katon-Rouge Universitariat.[107b]
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| A Treatise on the End of the Imperium[142a]
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"In its hubris, mankind claims dominion over the galaxy. However, their realm is naught but a few fl ickering candles in a vast and hungry darkness." –Excerpt, treatise denounced and burned in 900.M41.[142a]
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| A Treatise on the Epistemological Validity of Common Proto-Human Origins[101]
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An investigation of some of the oldest human creation myths. Some myths included are Genesis, Kumulipo, Enuma Elish, and Olodumare. Written by Magos Nekane Lucanus in early M41.[101]
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| A Treatise on the Nature of Warfare[147a]
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Written by Warmaster Slaydo.[147a]
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| A Treatise on the Noble Houses of Adrastapol and Militaristic Imperial Integration[139a]
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Volume III of the writings of Sendraghorst, Sage Strategic of Adrastapol.[139a]
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| A Treatise on the Shield that Slays[48]
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A treatise on the Deathwatch written by Inquisitor Ishmael.[48]
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| Treatise on the Supplication of the Seven Saints[108f]
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| Treatise on Warfare, Vol. III[108l]
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| Treatise on Warfare, Vol. IV[108b]
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| Tribulatus Terrarum[25c]
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An account of the political events that led to the Schism of Mars. Written by Belvedere.[25c]
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| The Truth of the Damocles Gulf Crusade[23]
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A recount of the history of the Damocles Gulf Crusade.[23]
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| Tyranny of the Panpacific[103b]
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An epic poem in nine cantos, exalting the rule of Narthan Dume.[103b]
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