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A community dedicated to the universe of Warhammer 40k, a tabletop setting in the far, distant future.

This is a general community for 40k miniatures, art, lore discussion, and gameplay discussion.

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Best starting point for the lore? Or even roadmap for beginners? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So I've heard some descriptions of the 40,000 lore from a podcast I watch, and it sounds incredible, but there's an awful lot of options to start from, with people recommending many different book series and youtube summaries. Is there a simpler approach, like just going into one standalone book to ground yourself before a bigger series? Or from a game to a tie-in book of some kind? Many thanks.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I actually stalled out on the Horus Heresy as my entry point into WH40k. I absolutely devoured Gaunt's Ghosts though. Military sci-fi told from the perspective of a regiment of Imperial Marines and their commissar/officer, Ibram Gaunt.