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The publishing order of the books does not reflect an attempt to tell the overall storyline chronologically; the stories are set are various points within the overall meta-plot, gradually illuminating the whole tale from various perspectives. There are directly connected works within this structure, however; the first three novels are a distinct trilogy, the eleventh is a sequel (of sorts) to the sixth, and the 12th and 15th are intended by the authors to be a duology.
==Works in SeriesNovels==
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ImageFile:horusrisingHorusrising.jpg|[[Horus Rising (Novel)|''Horus Rising'']] (2006)<br/> by [[Dan Abnett]]ImageFile:False_Gods.jpg|[[False Gods (Novel)|''False Gods'']] (2006)<br/> by [[Graham McNeill]]ImageFile:Galaxy in Flames.jpg|[[Galaxy in Flames (Novel)|''Galaxy in Flames'']] (2006)<br/> by [[Ben Counter]]ImageFile:Flight-eisenstein.jpg|[[The Flight of the Eisenstein (Novel)|''The Flight of the Eisenstein'']] (2007)<br/> by [[James Swallow]]Image:HorusHeresyChapbook.jpg|[[Horus Heresy Chapbook (Anthology)|''The Horus Heresy Chapbook'']] (2007)<br> by [[Dan Abnett]] and [[Graham McNeill]]ImageFile:Fulgrimnovel.jpg|[[Fulgrim (Novel)|''Fulgrim'']] (2007)<br/>by [[Graham McNeill]]ImageFile:Descentofangelscover.jpg|[[Descent of Angels (Novel)|''Descent of Angels'']] (2007)<br/> by [[Mitchel Scanlon]]ImageFile:Legion.JPG|[[Legion (Novel)|''Legion'']] (2008)<br/>by [[Dan Abnett]]ImageFile:Battle-Abyss.JPG|[[Battle for the Abyss (Novel)|''Battle for the Abyss'']] (2008)<br/>by [[Ben Counter]]ImageFile:Mechanicum.jpg|[[Mechanicum (Novel)|''Mechanicum'']] (2008)<br/> by [[Graham McNeill]]Image:Tales-of-heresy.jpg|[[Tales of Heresy (Anthology)|''Tales of Heresy'']] (2009)<br> edited by [[Lindsey Priestley]] and [[Nick Kyme]]ImageFile:Fallen-angels.jpg|[[Fallen Angels (Novel)|''Fallen Angels'']] (2009)<br/> by [[Mike Lee]]Image:Ravens-flight.jpg|[[Raven's Flight (Audio Book)|''Raven's Flight'']] (2010)<br> by [[Gav Thorpe]]ImageFile:a-thousand-sons.jpg|[[A Thousand Sons (Novel)|''A Thousand Sons'']] (2010)<br/>by [[Graham McNeill]] File:Nemesis.jpg|[[Nemesis (Novel)|''Nemesis'']] (2010)<br/> by [[James Swallow]]File:The First Heretic--.jpg|[[The First Heretic (Novel)|''The First Heretic'']] (2010)<br/> by [[Aaron Dembski-Bowden]]File:Garro-Oath-of-Moment.jpg|[[Garro: Oath of Moment (Audio Book)|''Garro: Oath of Moment'']] (2010)<br> by [[James Swallow]]Image:Prospero-burns.jpg|[[Prospero Burns (Novel)|''Prospero Burns'']] (2011)<br/> by [[Dan Abnett]]File:Garro-Legion-of-one.jpg|[[Garro: Legion of One (Audio Book)|''Garro: Legion of One'']] (2011)<br> by [[James Swallow]]File:Age-of-darkness.jpg|[[Age of Darkness (Anthology)|''Age of Darkness'']] (2011)<br> edited by [[Christian Dunn]]File:Promethean-Sun.jpg|[[Promethean Sun (Novella)|''Promethean Sun'']] (2011)<br> by [[Nick Kyme]]Image:The-Outcast-Dead.jpg|[[The Outcast Dead (Novel)|''The Outcast Dead'']] (2011)<br/> by [[Graham McNeill]]
File:Deliverance-lost.jpg|[[Deliverance Lost (Novel)|''Deliverance Lost'']] (2012)<br />by [[Gav Thorpe]]
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In addition to the above works, the series also includes audio book versions ==Anthologies and novellas==<center><gallery Heights="165" Widths="150">File:HorusHeresyChapbook.jpg|[[Horus Heresy Chapbook (Anthology)|''The Horus Heresy Chapbook'']] (2007)<br />by [[Dan Abnett]] and [[Graham McNeill]]File:Tales-of-heresy.jpg|[[Tales of Heresy (Anthology)|''Tales of Heresy'']] (2009)<br />edited by [[Lindsey Priestley]] and [[Nick Kyme]]File:Age-of-darkness.jpg|[[Age of some Darkness (Anthology)|''Age of the previously printed materialDarkness'']] (2011)<br />edited by [[Christian Dunn]]File:Promethean-Sun.jpg|[[Promethean Sun (Novella)|''Promethean Sun'']] (2011)<br />by [[Nick Kyme]]</gallery></center> ==Audio books==<center><gallery Heights="165" Widths="150">*File:Darkkingaudiobook.jpg|[[The Dark King - and The Lightning Tower (Audio Book)|''The Dark King - and The Lightning Tower]]''<br />by [[Dan Abnett]] and [[Graham McNeill]]File:Ravens-flight.jpg|[[Raven's Flight (Audio Book)|''Raven's Flight'']](2010)<br />by [[Gav Thorpe]]File:Garro-Oath-of-Moment.jpg|[[Garro: Oath of Moment (Audio Book)|''Garro: Oath of Moment'']] (2010)<br />by [[James Swallow]]File:Garro-Legion-of-one.jpg|[[Garro: Legion of One (Audio Book)|''Garro: Legion of One'']] (2011)<br />by [[James Swallow]]</gallery></center> In addition to the above works, an the series also includes audio book versions of some of the stories from the Chapbookpreviously printed material.
==Characters==
The series has a large and expanding cast of characters, ranging from the [[Emperor of Mankind]] to lowly members of the [[Remembrancer Order]] and the [[Imperial Army]], as well as members of various [[Xenos]] races and [[Heretic]] organisations. Notable characters from the series are indicated on the separate pages for each book. A complete list of characters can be found here:
*[[List of Horus Heresy Characters]]