I was doing research on which books include Tau (primarily novels). I know that this has been brought up before, but I've never seen an extensive list. If you know of any others, please share
I also wondered anyone knows if the books "Rogue Star" and "13th Legion" actually contain Tau?
Books with Tau main characters
Fire Warrior
Simon Spurrier
ISBN-10: 1844160106
ISBN-13: 978-1844160105
ISBN 9780857874696 (ebook)
A novelisation of the game with the same name. Follows a fire warrior during an assault.
Shadowsun: The last of Kiru's line
Braden Campbell
ISBN 9781849704748
ISBN 9780857879677 (ebook)
The story of Shadowsun
Unity (short story)
James Gilmer
ISBN 9780857873576 (ebook)
Space Marines and Imperial Guard versus tau. (Featured in Fear the alien by Christian Dunn, ISBN 9781844168941)
The Patient Hunter (short story)
Joe Parrino
ISBN 9781782510628
Riptide suit pilot blasts tanks.
Sanctuary of Wyrms (short story)
Peter Fehervari
ISBN 9780857879691
A tau ambassador explores an abandoned Imperial facility.
Out Caste (short story)
Peter Fehervari
ISBN 9780857878984
A pathfinder looks back on her life. Prequel to Fire Caste.
Books with Tau as enemies
Fire Caste
Peter Fehervari
ISBN-10: 1849703086
ISBN-13: 978-1849703086
Imperial Guard fight deserters and tau.
For The Emperor: A Ciaphas Cain Novel
Sandy Mitchell
ISBN-10: 1844160505
ISBN-13: 978-1844160501
Commissar tries to keep his regiments from killing each other and fighting tau instead.
The Greater Good: A Ciaphas Cain Novel
Sandy Mitchell
ISBN-10: 184970287X
ISBN-13: 978-1849702874
Commissar diplomats between tau and Imperial forces against tyranids.
Courage and Honour
Graham McNeill
ISBN-10: 1844167232
ISBN-13: 978-1844167234
Ultramarines kill tau.
13th Legion (The Last Chancers)
Gav Thorpe
ISBN-10: 1841541397
ISBN-13: 978-1841541396
I don't actually know if this particular book contains tau.
Kill Team (The Last Chancers)
Gav Thorpe
ISBN-10: 1841541559
ISBN-13: 978-1841541556
Imperial Guard regiment assasinate attempt at a tau commander.
The Damocles Crusade trilogy:
Rogue Star
Andy Hoarde
ISBN-10: 184416375X
ISBN-13: 978-1844163755
I don't actually know if this particular book contains tau.
Star of Damocles
Andy Hoarde
ISBN-10: 1844164780
ISBN-13: 978-1844164783
A rogue trader fights with tau in space battles.
Savage Scars
Andy Hoarde
ISBN-10: 1844165647
ISBN-13: 978-1844165643
White Scars assault a tau planet.
Books that mention Tau
Black Tide
James Swallow
ISBN-10: 1844168042
ISBN-13: 978-1844168040
Blood Angels fighting Chaos.
Non-novel books with Tau in them
Xenology
Simon Spurrier
ISBN 9781844162826
An inquisitor researches the aliens of the warhammer world.
The Imperial Infantryman's Uplifting Primer
Matthew Ralphs
ISBN-10: 1844164845
ISBN-13: 978-1844164844
A book given to all Imperial Guardsmen. Note that this is the old book, not the new one.
Rulebooks
While they aren't novels either, the Tau Codexes and the Imperial Armour book do describe Tau lore and tactics.
Codex: Tau Empire (6th Edition)
Jeremy Vetock
Codex: Tau Empire (4th Edition)
Andy Hoare
ISBN 1-84154-712-3
Codex: Tau (3rd Edition)
Andy Chambers, Pete Haines, Graham McNeill
ISBN-10: 1841540986
ISBN-13: 978-1841540986
Imperial Armour Volume 3 The Taros Campaign (Second Edition)
ISBN 1841547085 (first edition)
Warwick Kinrade, Tony Cottrell
