I have wanted to get into these for awhile but I like I said, the immensity of it was/is very intimidating. I am excited to dive into it now with some direction.

Thanks!

1) Whenever I wanted to introduce my friends to 40K I’d usually have them read Graham McNeil’s Ultramarines omnibus (the first one of course). This is a really good place to jump in, the Ultramarines can be a little vanilla at times but the main character is worth cheering for and the first three books have some great diversity.

2) If you would prefer to start with a (semi) standalone novel you should check out Graham McNeil’s Storm of Iron. This is one of the coolest sieges ever written and it has space marines, imperial guard, and the mighty Titans. It also has some great villains (they are the main characters).

3) If you have more of an interest in regular human soldiers in an inhospitable universe (with lots of character development) check out Dan Abnett’s Gaunt’s Ghosts series. They have several omnibuses (omnibi?) out so far. This series has some of the best most lovable characters you’ll find in 40K. This series is also extremely diverse, Abnett writes amazing action scenes but no two battles are alike.

So my first suggestion would be to check out McNeil’s Ultramarines Omnibus (number one) and I really hope this was helpful. Best of luck to you!

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