Whats your favorite 40k Novel?

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**Formae**

Recently I started reading "Helsreach" and I could not put it down. I started it on Monday and I finished it today. So I was wondering, what has been the most gripping and entertaining 40k book you have read?

**Mr Nobody**

Titanicus, titans battles, a civil war of beliefs, and it really shows how kickass the mechanicum really are.

**ghargatuloth**

Storm of Iron, Dies Irea annihilates a titan legio

**Noisy_Marine**

Storm of Iron - probably the best novel concerning chaos marines.

**ghargatuloth**

yea, but other then that, either Soul Hunter (this book made me want to re-paint my army nightlords, highly recommend) or Titanicus, what could go wrong with titans?

**EmilCrane**

Prospero Burns or blood pact, I think Dan takes 40k beyond glorified fan fiction

**Formae**

Just wondering, are there any books about the Deathwing? I love those guys.

**Boba Fex**

ghargatuloth: Fist bump for Soul Hunter/Night Lords. Can't wait for Blood Reaver to come out. http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Blood_Reaver_(Novel)

And OP, i guess mine would be Soul Hunter too.

**Lonecoon**

So, any recommendations on what books to start with? My buddy handed my a rubbermaid tub full of 40k books and said "Here, read up." He's going to be in Afghanistan for the next year, so he's no going to be reading them.

**KamikazeCanuck**

Guant's Ghosts.

**ghargatuloth**

I still have yet to read Gaunt's Ghosts. Are they any good?

**KamikazeCanuck**

Yes.

**Don Cooperino**

As a stand alone novel Titanicus takes some beating, epic battles.

**djphranq**

There are two that really stand out for me: 'Lord of the Night' and 'Fifteen hours'

**Alphacerberus**

Thousand sons - purely a great insight into chaos and how cruel the imperium is also if you like psychers it goes into great depths on how the warp works and its uses.

**Valkyrie**

Titanicus, simply loved the huge Mechanicus conflicts within.

**motorhead1945**

Titanicus (albeit the front cover sucks... salamanders? on orestes? ) and Mechanicum... I love Admech.

Legion. Probably best HH-novel jet released. Jep, it IS awesome.

**djphranq**

hmmm I think I should read my copy of Titanicus... sounds like a winner.

**Brother SRM**

Cadian Blood is boss. Guardsmen fighting down and dirty against Nurgle cultists, zombies, and darker powers. It's really gritty, and well written. I also really enjoyed Flesh and Iron, which was basically Space Vietnam the Book.

**purplefood**

Dead Men Walking-The most depressing book i have ever read.
Titanicus-Incredible book
Necropolis-Desperate fights like this i like
Cadian Blood-Space zombies make everything better

**brainscan**

Titanicus mainly for the epic stompyness.. However I'm liking the bastion wars novels by Henry Zou at the moment.

**djphranq**

Is Cadian Blood new? I haven't heard of it... who is the author?

**Brother SRM**

djphranq wrote:Is Cadian Blood new? I haven't heard of it... who is the author?

Came out a year or two ago. Aaron Dembski-Bowden wrote it. He has since written Helsreach and Soul Hunter. He's considered one of the best BL writers for how few books he's written.

**Hückleberry**

Mr Nobody wrote:Titanicus, titans battles, a civil war of beliefs, and it really shows how kickass the mechanicum really are.

This was a great book I finished it in about 3 days. I couldn't put it down!

**Ecurb The Mighty**

Mr Nobody wrote:Titanicus, titans battles, a civil war of beliefs, and it really shows how kickass the mechanicum really are.

QFT

I picked it up before a lengthy plane ride and was almost upset that the damn thing had landed.

**VictorVonTzeentch**

Soul Hunter by far. I need to get more of ADB's books.

**jonolikespie**

I have yet to dislike anything by ADB or Abnett.
If we are counting omnibuses as one book then my favorite would have to be Eisenhorn, if not then Legion from the HH series.
Although its fantasy not 40k, bloodborn would have to be high on my most-favoritest-books-ever list.

**seejay**

I was browsing throught the BL section of my bookshop only yesterday, so this thread is relevant to my interests. I havn't read a GW based novel since I read Ian Watson's Inquisitor and Space Marine novels, many moons ago. I was considering the Horus Heresy series and the Ultramarines omnibus but by the sounds of it I'll have to pick up this Titanicus.

**Bramnero**

Eisenhorn, read it 3 times in 2 weeks. And everytime it amazed me and I was saddened by Bequin's vegetability in the end.

**Mr Hyena**

The Inquisition War; loved the journey that Inquisitor Jaq Draco went through.