Author

David Annandale

Q: What should I read first by David Annandale?

Start with the The Horus Heresy series, since it is the first on file, then read it in publication order.

David Annandale has 17 known credited books (17 published) across 4 series. Start with The Horus Heresy. David Annandale contributes to The Horus Heresy (created by Aaron Dembski-Bowden).

David Annandale is a Canadian author of fantasy, science fiction and horror, and a Senior Instructor in English, Theatre, Film and Media at the University of Manitoba, where he specializes in genre film and video games. Alongside his academic career he has written more than 40 books, including extensive contributions to the Horus Heresy, Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Age of Sigmar lines for Black Library, plus Warhammer Horror titles that lean into his interest in the genre. For Aconyte Books he has also written in the Arkham Horror and Legend of the Five Rings universes and a trilogy of Marvel's Doctor Doom novels. Outside tie-in fiction he is the author of the horror novel Gethsemane Hall and the Jen Blaylock thriller series, and he co-hosts the Hugo-nominated genre podcast The Skiffy and Fanty Show. A reader coming to him through Warhammer should look for his Horus Heresy contributions or his dedicated Warhammer Horror fiction, which showcases his academic grounding in horror as a genre. There's no screen adaptation of his fiction; he's best known within the Black Library and small-press horror communities and to listeners of his long-running podcast work.

Series: 4
Credited books: 17
Published: 17
Latest published book: The Sleep of Empires 16 September 2025
Active: 2012–present
Best known for: The Horus Heresy

Key facts about David Annandale

David Annandale has 17 books on our list. 8 of them belong to a series, while 9 stand alone. Since all 17 are out now, every book here is ready to read. Their series sit on our science fiction and fantasy shelves.

David Annandale has 4 series on file. The Horus Heresy has 54 books, while Yarrick has 3 books. Castellan Crowe has 2 books, starting in 2016.

The Book of the Null has 1 book, starting in 2025. In particular, The Horus Heresy is the longest series on file. The Horus Heresy began with Aaron Dembski-Bowden, while David Annandale has books in it too.

The Horus Heresy starts with Horus Rising, while Yarrick starts with Yarrick: Imperial Creed. Castellan Crowe starts with Warden of the Blade.

Since The Horus Heresy is the first series on file, it is the place to start. Their first published book on file came out in 2012. Meanwhile, The Sleep of Empires is the latest published book, out on 16 September 2025.

There are also 9 standalone books. You can read them in any order, since each one stands alone. The newest one that is out is Mortarion: The Pale King, from 2022. The oldest on file is Gethsemane Hall, from 2012.