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Best starting point for the lore? Or even roadmap for beginners? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 month ago by scream@lemmy.world to c/warhammer40k@lemmy.world
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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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[–] Flamekebab@piefed.social 1 points 1 month ago

Many people are recommending the Horus Heresy books (nothing wrong with that) but I'd say that if they don't appeal, don't worry about it. I've been interested in this stuff since the late 1990s and haven't read any of the Horus Heresy. Space Marine lore doesn't interest me particularly but this has never hampered my ability to engage with the setting.