I’m still very much a normie with 40k but I want to get into the lore before the show comes out. Unfortunately it’s not like LOTR, Wheel of Time, Ice and Fire, etc where I can buy a series of books and start on book one. I’ll see what books are a good starting point and I’m sure there are some YouTubers that can give lore insight that I can listen to on my walks. I have like 40 books to read in my immediate stack so I’ll hold off on any of the books until I can knock those out.
With the show coming I’m wondering if the usual suspects have tried to latch onto the IP or have the fans gate kept it pretty well?
I got into it purely from the wiki and youtube vids. Probably stay away from the Horus Heresy book series until you know what the heck is going on because there are like 60 of them and release order is not chronological (with the exception of the very first few and the last 7 or 8). The final book comes out very early next year, and is the most anticipated book of all time as it finally details the battle between the Emperor and Horus. If you want to read that series after it comes out, I'd suggest waiting until someone compiles a list of the books you actually need to read. Welcome aboard though!
Thanks! I’m the type that would’ve diligently read all of them in a row lol.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Horus_Heresy_Spoiler-Free_Reading_Order.png
Ha ha ha ha!
The bottom of that image looks like a wiring diagram that I've done before lmao