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So how would one start checking Warhammer without any prior knowledge? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 days ago by Tugboater203@lemmy.world to c/warhammer40k@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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[–] Varyag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago

I started with All Guardsmen Party, only understanding about half of what was going on through context clues and some familiar names.

Now, for what I think might actually be a decent introduction to the lore: Eisenhorn trilogy, Ciaphas Cain, Helsreach, the Night Lords omnibus... And honestly, if you have any faction you're particularly interested in, just pick a book that focuses on them. If you like a certain Space Marine chapter, pick one of their books. They have internal series but each group of books is greatly independent from all others. I started with the Carcharodons books and really enjoyed them. I absolutely loved reading Assassinorum:Kingmaker because I really love the Imperial Knights giant robots. Look around.