13 must-read short stories books like The Board is Set (Black Library Advent Calendar 2017 #23) by Gav Thorpe

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The Board is Set (Black Library Advent Calendar 2017 #23)

By: Gav Thorpe

4.18

Format: 20 pages, Kindle Edition

Malcador the Sigillite is troubled. The war fleets of the traitor Horus approach, and war on the Th…

If you liked the short stories plot in The Board is Set (Black Library Advent Calendar 2017 #23) by Gav Thorpe , here is a list of 13 books like this:

Cover of Praetorian of Dorn (The Horus Heresy, #39) by John  French

1. Praetorian of Dorn (The Horus Heresy, #39)

By: John French

4.13

Format: 478 pages, Paperback

As the first assault on the Solar System begins, the strength of the Imperial Fists and the seeming… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • 40k
"We are what we choose to be." - Rogal Dorn"

-John French, Praetorian of Dorn (The Horus Heresy, #39)

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2. The Soul, Severed

By: Chris Wraight

4.82

Format: 224 pages, MP3

As Lord Commander Primus, Eidolon leads the Emperor's Children in the absence of his primarch - who… read more

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  • science fiction
  • 40k
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3. The Painted Count

By: Guy Haley

4.39

Format: None pages, ebook

Following the disastrous invasion of Sotha and the dimming of the Pharos' light, Gendor Skraivok la… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
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4. Myriad

By: Rob Sanders

4.51

Format: 192 pages, ebook

A plucky band of Martian freedom fighters. A wandering robot carrying a secret that could end the D… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • 40k
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5. Exocytosis

By: James Swallow

3.81

Format: 225 pages, ebook

Having long been hounded across the galaxy by the Dark Angels, First Captain Typhon of the Death Gu… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • 40k
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6. Roboute Guilliman: Lord of Ultramar

By: David Annandale

4.33

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Roboute Guilliman, the Battle King of Macragge, leads his Legion, the mighty Ultramarines, in conqu… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • 40k

7. Restorer

By: Chris Wraight

3.22

Format: 402 pages,

Shiban Khan has returned to Terra. As the Warmaster draws ever closer, his body is remade and his m… read more

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8. The Last Son of Prospero

By: Chris Wraight

3.40

Format: None pages, ebook

The Thousand Sons sorcerer Revuel Arvida guided his White Scars kinsmen through all the horrors of … read more

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9. Leman Russ: The Great Wolf

By: Chris Wraight

4.08

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

At the the height of the Great Crusade, Leman Russ and his Dark Angel brother, Lion El'Jonson, come… read more

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10. Perturabo: Hammer of Olympia

By: Guy Haley

3.63

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

While crusading to build the Imperium, Perturabo, mercurial primarch of the Iron Warriors, hears ot… read more

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11. Magnus the Red: Master of Prospero

By: Graham McNeill

3.00

Format: 146 pages, Hardcover

The third novel in The Horus Heresy: Primarchs series, a brand new sequence of novels focused on th… read more

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12. The Binary Succession

By: None

3.92

Format: 256 pages,

Even as the Imperium faces the renegade Legions of the Warmaster, the ruling Council of Terra is be… read more

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13. The Solar War (The Siege of Terra #1)

By: John French

4.03

Format: 407 pages, Hardcover

Siege of Terra Book 1 After years of devastating war, Horus and his forces have arrived at Terra… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • 40k
"Run... Run, father, and know that I'm coming. Run!" - Warmaster Horus"

-John French, The Solar War (The Siege of Terra #1)

"It is not often that we get to learn from the mistakes of the past." Rogal Dorn"

-John French, The Solar War (The Siege of Terra #1)

"At the root of your lies, is there any truth, father?’ The darkness becomes a forest, dark trunks reaching to an untouchable sky, roots crawling out and down into the abyss beneath. The man on the ch…"

-John French, The Solar War (The Siege of Terra #1)

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14. The Lost and the Damned (The Siege of Terra #2)

By: Guy Haley

4.21

Format: 426 pages, Hardcover

Siege of Terra Book 2 The Solar War is over. The Siege of Terra has begun. As the Traitors unlea… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • 40k
"Sometimes the best move in politics is to refuse the game in the first place."

-Guy Haley, The Lost and the Damned (The Siege of Terra #2)

"A rush into the jaws of death, snatched free, to plunge therein again at will,’ he said. ‘I greet death with a smile on my face."

-Guy Haley, The Lost and the Damned (The Siege of Terra #2)

"Let me put this another way, Myzmadra,’ he said. ‘You are alone, destitute and in danger. You are very far from home. The unification of humanity passes people like you by. You are the kind of person…"

-Guy Haley, The Lost and the Damned (The Siege of Terra #2)

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15. Saturnine (The Siege of Terra #4)

By: Dan Abnett

4.57

Format: 553 pages, Hardcover

Siege of Terra Book 4 As the traitors tighten their grip on Terra, Rogal Dorn must marshal the I… read more

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  • science fiction
  • 40k
"We must find our friends where we can, and make those bonds count."

-Dan Abnett, Saturnine (The Siege of Terra #4)

"Anything that is easy enough to understand is not powerful enough to be worshipped."

-Dan Abnett, Saturnine (The Siege of Terra #4)

"Only a fool ignores the advice of a brilliant man. Oy an idiot denies the good practice of an enemy."

-Dan Abnett, Saturnine (The Siege of Terra #4)

"You don’t find the things you’re looking for if you don’t break some rules. You have to walk in a few dark places on your own."

-Dan Abnett, Saturnine (The Siege of Terra #4)

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16. Mortis (The Siege of Terra #5)

By: John French

3.60

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

Siege of Terra Book 5 After a series of victories, the Imperial forces are on the back foot once… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
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"The truth is a weapon and a shield.’ - Primarch Sanguinius"

-John French, Mortis (The Siege of Terra #5)

"Victory is not fate. It is an act of will.' Primarch Rogal Dorn"

-John French, Mortis (The Siege of Terra #5)

"The wheel turns. In the end we all return to what we are and to where we began."

-John French, Mortis (The Siege of Terra #5)

"Poetry begins with the talking,’ Yesugei had said. ‘And talking is the shadow of the spirit within."

-John French, Mortis (The Siege of Terra #5)

Cover of Titandeath (The Horus Heresy, #53) by Guy Haley

17. Titandeath (The Horus Heresy, #53)

By: Guy Haley

3.85

Format: 442 pages, Hardcover

Book 53 in the bestselling series, The Horus Heresy. Horus’s armada gathers, and he has defeated… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • 40k
"Choices are made by men and women all over the galaxy every single moment of every single day. These are conscious moments of decision. They are what drives history onwards. It is man’s will that bea…"

-Guy Haley, Titandeath (The Horus Heresy, #53)

Cover of Lantern's Light (Black Library Celebration 2019 #3) by James Swallow

18. Lantern's Light (Black Library Celebration 2019 #3)

By: James Swallow

4.18

Format: 22 pages, Kindle Edition

A Primarchs storyAfter a year in the Imperium, Mortarion has yet to lead his sons in battle – and i… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • 40k
Cover of Prologue to Nikaea (The Horus Heresy) by David Annandale

19. Prologue to Nikaea (The Horus Heresy)

By: David Annandale

3.65

Format: 21 pages, Kindle Edition

The Emperor's Golden Throne is the best known throne on Terra – and it is Malcador the Sigillite's … read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • 40k
Cover of Bringer of Sorrow (Black Library Celebration 2019 #1) by Aaron Dembski-Bowden

20. Bringer of Sorrow (Black Library Celebration 2019 #1)

By: Aaron Dembski-Bowden

4.16

Format: 19 pages, Kindle Edition

A Horus Heresy storyThe webway war is over, the Blood Angels have arrived on Terra and preparations… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
Cover of Wolfsbane (The Horus Heresy, #49) by Guy Haley

21. Wolfsbane (The Horus Heresy, #49)

By: Guy Haley

4.19

Format: 341 pages, Paperback

The time has come. Leman Russ, primarch of the Space Wolves, withdraws his Legion from Terra and ma… read more

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  • fantasy
  • 40k
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22. Slaves to Darkness (The Horus Heresy, #51)

By: John French

3.93

Format: 347 pages, Hardcover

After a long and grueling conflict, the traitors at last close upon Terra. But time is dwindling fo… read more

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  • fantasy
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"You should never trust a sword that is too sharp, lord."

-John French, Slaves to Darkness (The Horus Heresy, #51)

"The same path walked by different souls will lead to different places."

-John French, Slaves to Darkness (The Horus Heresy, #51)

"Why comes the stranger to the door at night? Why, because he is no stranger." - Malcador Sigillite"

-John French, Slaves to Darkness (The Horus Heresy, #51)

"That is the trouble with power. The more of it you have, the more using it becomes everything." - Warmaster Horus"

-John French, Slaves to Darkness (The Horus Heresy, #51)

Cover of The Buried Dagger (The Horus Heresy, #54) by James Swallow

23. The Buried Dagger (The Horus Heresy, #54)

By: James Swallow

4.15

Format: 386 pages, Hardcover

For long years, the Horus Heresy has ground on. Now, the Death Guard have been sent to begin the fi… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • 40k
Cover of Sons of the Emperor (The Horus Heresy: Primarchs) by John  French

24. Sons of the Emperor (The Horus Heresy: Primarchs)

By: John French

4.13

Format: 247 pages, Hardcover

A Primarchs anthologyThe primarchs, nigh-immortal sons of the Emperor of Mankind, are laid bare in … read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • 40k
Cover of Dark Compliance (The Horus Heresy) by John  French

25. Dark Compliance (The Horus Heresy)

By: John French

3.60

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

For more than two hundred years, the armies of the Emperor of Mankind fought to reconquer the galax… read more

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  • science fiction
  • 40k
Cover of Heralds of the Siege (The Horus Heresy, #52) by Nick Kyme

26. Heralds of the Siege (The Horus Heresy, #52)

By: Nick Kyme

3.96

Format: 364 pages, Paperback

Horus has triumphed. His fleet nears Terra and the Throne of his hated father. Many have fallen to … read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • 40k
Cover of The Board is Set (Black Library Advent Calendar 2017 #23) by Gav Thorpe

27. The Board is Set (Black Library Advent Calendar 2017 #23)

By: Gav Thorpe

4.18

Format: 20 pages, Kindle Edition

Malcador the Sigillite is troubled. The war fleets of the traitor Horus approach, and war on the Th… read more

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  • short stories
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Cover of Two Metaphysical Blades (The Horus Heresy Short Story) by Chris Wraight

28. Two Metaphysical Blades (The Horus Heresy Short Story)

By: Chris Wraight

4.21

Format: 20 pages, Kindle Edition

This is the story of two blades, spears crafted by the hand of the Emperor Himself in the days long… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
Cover of A Rose Watered with Blood (Black Library Advent Calendar 2018 #24) by Aaron Dembski-Bowden

29. A Rose Watered with Blood (Black Library Advent Calendar 2018 #24)

By: Aaron Dembski-Bowden

4.31

Format: 24 pages, Kindle Edition

Advent Calendar 2018: Day Twenty-Four On board the Conqueror, once-proud flagship of the World E… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
Cover of Old Wounds New Scars (Black Library Advent Calendar 2018 #1) by Graham McNeill

30. Old Wounds New Scars (Black Library Advent Calendar 2018 #1)

By: Graham McNeill

3.60

Format: 29 pages, Kindle Edition

Advent Calendar 2018: Day One Travelling through the warp to Terra, the Perpetual Alivia Sureka … read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
Cover of The Last Council (Black Library Advent Calendar 2018 #12) by L.J. Goulding

31. The Last Council (Black Library Advent Calendar 2018 #12)

By: L.J. Goulding

4.15

Format: 28 pages, Kindle Edition

Advent Calendar 2018: Day TwelveAs the Traitor fleet nears Terra, the Council that rules the Imperi… read more

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4.13

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4.33

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4.03

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5.00

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Aaron Dembski-Bowden

3.46

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