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My Fellow Dakkites, the day of days has arrived. Get Ready for possibly the longest poll in DakkaDakka History... Since the dawn of all that is Citadel the Black Library has Graced the world with some of the Greatest Sci-fi Novels in history, along with the help of some of the Greatest Sci-fi writers of all time. They've Given us Classics Such as Gaunt's Ghosts, Soul Drinkers, and lets not forget the Absolutley fantastic, mind boggling Horus Heresy series. Here, today, its you who will decide the greatest Warhammer 40,000 Novel of all time. And for all you lucky Enough to go to Golden Deamon this year ive put a few extra novels in there. Anyway enough with my Dreary monologue, its your Turn to decide. Enjoy





p.s. Know that anyone who trawls through this list can be considerd a true Warhammer 40,000 fan. Theres also some Necromunda in there for all you street brawling nutcases. And Please, Do tell me if ive missed any out.

You've a couple on twice.

Inquisition War is an amazing trilogy. I voted for the first book in that series.

Manchu wrote:You've a couple on twice.

Inquisition War is an amazing trilogy. I voted for the first book in that series.

aaaarrhhhggg! I knew there would be somewhere, Ive spotted one: Farseer
Ive never read the inquisiton wars.
I voted for Ravenor Returned, Partly because it was the first 40k novel I ever bought and because its gives you such a great picture of life on a hive world. The atmosphere throughout is intense. Dan Abnett seems to be able to describe thing in the utmost detail, without going on and on (coughs!)J.R.R Tolkien

Storm of Iron is in there twice as well.

I didn't care for the Ravenor novels, which was a let down as I thought the Eisenhorn books were fun.

Mehcanum. Way more epic than Titanicus.

Manchu wrote:Storm of Iron is in there twice as well.

I didn't care for the Ravenor novels, which was a let down as I thought the Eisenhorn books were fun.

Thats ashame, but yeah the Eisenhorn books of some of the Best BL books around, probably the easiest to make a film out of too. I think the best New author on the Block Has to be Henry Zou, that guy is a legend, the Bastion wars Series is epic. I dont know why Black Library have'nt asked him to write a HH novel yet.

chowderhead13 wrote:Mehcanum. Way more epic than Titanicus.

Theres no doubting that, wasn't Titanicus supposed to be terrible anyway?

Cadian Blood is where it's at.

Titanicus and Mechanicum are both pretty mediocre. Why play favorites?

Brother SRM wrote:Cadian Blood is where it's at.

Soul Hunter leaves it in the dust, though.

Huge list, but I found dark apostle anyway

Storm of Iron nuff said!

It depends who your rooting for I guess, Im a IG man myself, I always seem a bit depressed when chaos is having its way with the Imperium.
"For The Emperor!"

I don't know which to vote for, I love the Soul Drinkers seties, and the Eisenhorn and Ravenor serieses

I had to pick Eye Of Terror because Barrington J. Bayley was the only writer that could make Chaos more than Grim Dark + spikes/ooze. Yes, he wrote outside the GW box, but he made the 40k universe breath.

Samus_aran115 wrote:Huge list, but I found dark apostle anyway

I was amazed a how many novels BL have done, I thought Id'e read a good chunk of the Stuff published but after making this list it turns out to be a puny amount.

Has anyone got the uplifting primer and munitorium guide? They are amazing books, packed full of little quircky things to tell gullable guardsmen. Such as
"In the event of a hull breach and loss of pressure in space, hold your breath, pinch your nose and make swimming movements, find your way to the nearest airlock."

Necropolis.

</Gaunt's Ghost fanboyness>

Ghostmaker, for Larkin's chapter if nothing else.

Honestly I love every BL novel, with a few exceptions......

Lord of battles wrote:Honestly I love every BL novel, with a few exceptions......

I love them all too, but maby not equally.

Grey knights. Only one Ive read, and its not bad

I have a short list I really liked. The Grey Knights and Ultramarines were generally terrible IMO. Most Space Marines series were mediocre, apart from the Soul Drinkers.

Best of the best:

Gaunt's Ghosts series (voted Sabbat Martyr)
A Thousand Sons
Tales of Heresy
Enforcer (a different breed, slow moving but really in depth)
Storm of Iron (my least favorite of the list... if only for lack of a sequel?)

I love every gaunts ghost novel, but Blood pact or "The Khorne Identity" was especially awesome

The Ultramarines books and Ciaphas Cain deserve special mention as well

Anything by C.S. Goto is simply amazing.

I'm definatly a fan of Titanicus, I'm a big fan of stompy dooooooooom.

nickmund wrote:"In the event of a hull breach and loss of pressure in space, hold your breath, pinch your nose and make swimming movements, find your way to the nearest airlock."

What's wrong about that?


I will abstain from voting, having only read Mechanicus.

Crushy wrote:

nickmund wrote:"In the event of a hull breach and loss of pressure in space, hold your breath, pinch your nose and make swimming movements, find your way to the nearest airlock."

What's wrong about that?


I will abstain from voting, having only read Mechanicus.

The lack of Pressure would cause all the fluids in your body to boil, your eyes would probably explode and even if you could make swimming motions it would'nt get you anywhere, as space is a vacuum, not water. Its not a pretty image

DEFF SKWADRON!!!

Fulgrim FTW!!!!!!!!!!

Next time you make a hugh poll could you make it into alphabetical order, just for our own convenience.

I have only read the space wolf saga books and A Thousand Sons and A Thousand Sons blew my socks off, loved it!

NagothDaCleaver wrote:Fulgrim FTW!!!!!!!!!!

Great book, especially the bit where It just made me think, holysht Fulgrim Kicks ass!

Titanicus, IDK why there is such hate for it, abnett did a good job with it.