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?
If you're into retro RTS games, then I'd recommend playing Dawn of War: Dark Crusade and Dawn of War: Soulstorm. Those were my introduction to the series, and if you play every race available, it should give you a good feel for the various factions. I know that some aspects of the lore in those games seems to have been altered as the years went on, though, such as the origins of the Necrons and how they became mechanical undeads, but most of it should still be considered canon.
Thanks! I’ll definitely look into it