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So how would one start checking Warhammer without any prior knowledge? (lemmy.world)
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I've seen a bit of it around but know nothing about it. I do love large world building with extensive story lines (I really enjoyed the entire Dune series, even the prequels his son wrote). So if I wanted to start reading WH books, where should I start?

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[โ€“] erin@social.sidh.bzh 3 points 2 days ago

I started this year with the first Space Marine game because it was clear after the announcement of both Space Marine 2 and Secret Level episode that Game Workshop has big plans for Titus as a character lore wise (a way to makes it appeal to bigger audience with a less grim dark hero that people with no prior knowledge to the universe can more easily relate to? ๐Ÿค”).

I followed with the polar books in the Varangantua city because I love polar and now I'm reading the HUGE Horus Heresy because Warhammer 30k is the absolute beginning but with 93 books I don't recommand starting from it unless you are sure you want to commit ๐Ÿ˜….