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What are some really good black library books, that are really popular and you found very good? I ask because i am leaving for a trip soon and need 2 or 3 books to read, it can be about anything but preferably if the book had the Imperial Guard as it main army that would be good, but whatever works. Thanks!

It's not IG, but i finished reading these two recently and they were both really well written:





I like the story of the Night Lords, CSM who don't allign themselves with any of the Dark Gods. Fear the Alien has a lot of different stories about the non-human races, including one from the perspective of Orks. It also has two stories that tie-in to both the Night Lords and the Salamanders. Overall they were pretty entertaining.

I just finished reading Helsreach, and it was great!

Dead Men Walking, because Dkok are cool.

Formae wrote:I just finished reading Helsreach, and it was great!

This, except I didn't just finish reading it.

Buy the Eisenhorn Omnibus. Best fiction in the 40k setting by a long way.

The ravenor omnibus is pretty good too, as well as the gaunts ghosts series. There is also 18 hours, or at least I think that's the title.

I'm going through the Ciaphas Cain series. If you want a more light hearted, fun read then the first omnibus is a good choice. Plus, it is about the Guard yet not as serious as Gaunt.

MUST READS







They. Are. So. So. Good. Very. So. So. Good!

Also, for marine lovers like myself:



Also..









Arguably my favorite books of all time. Rivalled by the Aliens omnibus and The Hobbit slowly behind all of them.

Darkvoidof40k wrote:MUST READS







They. Are. So. So. Good. Very. So. So. Good!

Also, for marine lovers like myself:



Also..









Arguably my favorite books of all time. Rivalled by the Aliens omnibus and The Hobbit slowly behind all of them.

YESSSS! the best of them all, Gaunt's Ghosts and the Ultramarines. +1 Sorry I copied all the pictures, I had to so as to make my point valid. The Best!

Conservationist wrote:

Darkvoidof40k wrote:MUST READS







They. Are. So. So. Good. Very. So. So. Good!

Also, for marine lovers like myself:



Also..









Arguably my favorite books of all time. Rivalled by the Aliens omnibus and The Hobbit slowly behind all of them.

YESSSS! the best of them all, Gaunt's Ghosts and the Ultramarines. +1 Sorry I copied all the pictures, I had to so as to make my point valid. The Best!

+2 on those first 3 omnibuses. Haven't read the others.

The thing I don't understand about the Titanicus cover are the marines. I kept expecting marines to show up but they never did. I think I would have enjoyed it more knowing there were no marines in it. Awesome book though.

*Error shunt abort*

I never noticed those guys. I don't think they're on the original hardcover cover. Maybe they added them on the softcover to try to get more sales from marine fanboys.

Artwork wasn't made for the book.. which is just tacky. Just goes to show how bothered BL were about its release, eh? Heh.

Nonetheless, still pretty great and fairly iconic (perhaps not so much nowadays, it seems) piece of artwork. It sort of puts a fair bit of perspective into the Warhammer 40,000 universe; not every battle is won by heroes, and even the greatest death machines of them all can be felled.

Well you don't need to make something new when you've already got something that awesome to put on the cover.

Mechanicum (thanks for the cover pic KamikazeCanuck), Nemesis, A Thousand Sons.

We're discussing books on a wargaming site. Are we pariahs among social outcasts?

I jest. I am in no way suggesting we are social outcasts or pariahs.. though I speak for myself there!

It's hardly the first thread about books on Dakka.


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phantommaster wrote:Mechanicum (thanks for the cover pic KamikazeCanuck), Nemesis, A Thousand Sons.

You're welcome although I didn't do whatever you gave me credit for.

The Gaunts Ghosts books are really very good. Dan Abnett is, without a doubt, the best writer BL has.

I'd also recommend his Titanicus and Double Eagle for the same reason.

Graham McNeill is also very good, but I find the Ultramarines stories incredibly dull. If you want action-movie middle-of-the-road teenager's action novels, they're fine, but...

Dude. I am a teenager. I have read the Ultramarines series. I have liked. Point proved?

More Graham! ^^

KamikazeCanuck wrote:

phantommaster wrote:Mechanicum (thanks for the cover pic KamikazeCanuck), Nemesis, A Thousand Sons.

You're welcome although I didn't do whatever you gave me credit for.

Your avatar is the cover picture of the book Mechanicum.

phantommaster wrote:

KamikazeCanuck wrote:

phantommaster wrote:Mechanicum (thanks for the cover pic KamikazeCanuck), Nemesis, A Thousand Sons.

You're welcome although I didn't do whatever you gave me credit for.

Your avatar is the cover picture of the book Mechanicum.

OHHHH. Well then I did do that!

I second Mechanicum. Excellant book.

I also second the Ciaphas Cain series. Very good.

hmm ill for sure look into the Gaunts ghost series and all the other ideas! Thanks guys! Ill being going to the book store tomorrow so any ideas welcome.

Just make sure you read them in the above order.

i ended up buying Purging Kadillus by Gav Thorpe they didnt have a very good selection at the store... But this one looks pretty good, then i also picked a a USMC history book, thanks guys!

Make sure to pick up the ones I suggested sometime - arguably the best two series in the entirety of Black Library, alongside the Ciaphas Cain(sp?) novels, but I base that assumption off of their reputation only.