Warhammer 40,000: The Beast Arises ✓
The Beast Arises is a novel series published by Black Library. Described as the biggest literary event of Games Workshop since The Horus Heresy, the series consists of 12 novels that were released over the course of a year describing the War of the Beast, the desperate Imperial war against the powerful Ork Warlord known simply as The Beast.
Warhammer 40,000: The Beast Arises consists of twelve books — considered a complete series. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
Main series Warhammer 40,000
Updated 04/02/2025
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Speculative Fiction Books
I Am Slaughter (Warhammer 40,000: The Beast Arises #1 / 12)
2016 | science fiction, military science fiction, warhammer, orc
Predator, Prey (Warhammer 40,000: The Beast Arises #2 / 12)
2016 | science fiction, military science fiction, warhammer, orc
The Emperor Expects (Warhammer 40,000: The Beast Arises #3 / 12)
2016 | science fiction, military science fiction, warhammer, orc
The Last Wall (Warhammer 40,000: The Beast Arises #4 / 12)
2016 | science fiction, military science fiction, warhammer, orc
Throneworld (Warhammer 40,000: The Beast Arises #5 / 12)
2017 | science fiction, military science fiction, warhammer, orc
Echoes of the Long War (Warhammer 40,000: The Beast Arises #6 / 12)
2016 | science fiction, military science fiction, warhammer, orc
The Hunt For Vulkan (Warhammer 40,000: The Beast Arises #7 / 12)
2017 | science fiction, military science fiction, warhammer, orc
The Beast Must Die (Warhammer 40,000: The Beast Arises #8 / 12)
2016 | science fiction, military science fiction, warhammer, orc
Watchers in Death (Warhammer 40,000: The Beast Arises #9 / 12)
2016 | science fiction, military science fiction, warhammer, orc
The Last Son of Dorn (Warhammer 40,000: The Beast Arises #10 / 12)
2016 | science fiction, military science fiction, warhammer, orc
Shadow of Ullanor (Warhammer 40,000: The Beast Arises #11 / 12)
2016 | science fiction, military science fiction, warhammer, orc
The Beheading (Warhammer 40,000: The Beast Arises #12 / 12)
2016 | science fiction, military science fiction, warhammer, orc