Should You Read Warhammer 40,000?

During much of my writing on the Warrior Religion, many have asked me to check out Warhammer 40,000, or 40k for short. Up till now, I haven’t given it a chance. I don’t do a lot of pleasure reading(or listening as I prefer audiobooks). Usually, what I listen to or read is related to what I want to write about as evidenced by about four years worth of writing found here and in the three books I’ve put out(with RESAVAGER Vol. 3 on the way early next year). I got into a powerful routine. One of my favorite ways to digest things I’m researching is to listen via audiobook and highlight anything I find important in ebook. But recently, I needed a break and decided to delve into the zogslop of Warhammer 40,000.

Now 40k was not easy to get into. I asked twatter how to begin and most suggested the Eisenhorn book or start with what was called the Horus Heresy(which is actually 30k). Most who read Warhammer probably know a lot more than I do, but I’ll try to give small introduction for those who haven’t read yet, as well as, talk about things I liked and the potential the series has. I started this Eisenhorn series with book 1, called Xenos, but did not understand almost anything that was happening. So after a couple of chapters, I decided to watch some YouTube videos beginning with the “Emperor of Mankind” series done by Luetin09. These were very good videos that introduce you to the world of 40k. It made sense to start with these because, in 40k, the center of the universe of man is the Emperor of Mankind.

The universe of 40k contains many alien races vying for power. The strongest in the current period (after the year 40,000), is the Imperium of Man who worships the God Emperor of Mankind. He’s been sitting on the Golden Throne of Sacred Terra(Earth) for ten thousand years. The enemies of mankind call him the corpse emperor. No one is permitted to see the Emperor, so what he actually looks like is unknown. I believe most of my readers here on RESAVAGER are right-wing and will, of course, appreciate the setting of 40k.

To get a basic gist of Warhammer, the universe takes place after the year 40,000. Mankind is THE force of the universe, but alien races are beginning to encroach on their frontiers. Mankind is fighting a desperate war to survive. The whole of mankind now worships the God Emperor on the Golden Throne. Unknown to almost all in the Imperium, the Emperor is kept alive through HUMAN SACRIFICES. How does this maek u feel?! The Imperium of Mankind owns most of the known universe, but its strength is waning. Probably the most interesting aspect of 40k is despite the immense power of the Imperium, it’s actually not the peak of humanity. They are living in Spengler’s Decline. Mankind peaked 20,000 years before during what was called the Dark Age of Technology. It was called a Dark Age because it ended with a terrible war against AI that sent mankind into ten thousand years of darkness.

This reality in 40k sets up interesting ideas. What happens when the Imperium stumbles upon long-lost civilizations or technologies beyond their understanding? Imagine something like a caveman walking through an abandoned modern city, not understanding anything he sees. Truth be told, I’ve only read the 40k book called Xenos which is well written, though I’m not a fan of the 1st person narration. One very cool scene features the protagonist scouting out an enemy base only to catch a glimpse of a terrifying Chaos space marine patrolling the area. In 40k, life is far from sun and steel. Most live in hive worlds working dreadful manufacturing jobs. Space marines are close to myth in the eyes of an Imperial denizen who probably never leaves the planet of his birth.

There have been attempts to make 40k more inclusive. There is outrage about there being no female space marines, for example. There is also the annoying media literacy people who try to explain Warhammer like leftists try to explain Starship Troopers. They are insistent that Warhammer is a warning, not to be taken seriously, etcetera, etcetera. I really can’t stand such people. They don’t understand that the author’s intent and what the author puts to paper are two separate things. Art can take on a life of its own, ESPECIALLY if it rings true to the human condition.

Yes, Warhammer 40,000 is 100% real and you should probably be worshipping the God Emperor of Mankind right now.

The reason why the smelly media literacy people are trying to “clarify” the meaning of 40k is because it goes against almost everything our liberal democracy cherishes. Whether or not the authors meant to do this is beside the point. No doubt many are trying to write as a warning, but you will look past all that bullshit. Let’s start with the space marines. I’d wager most have seen what these space marines look like, but like me, they don’t understand what they are. No, they aren’t just men.

Space marines' average height is eight feet tall. They are giants compared to your average humans. They are recruited as children, much like the Spartan agoge, to undergo the transformation into a space marine. MOST die in the process which undergoes not just the training for war, but the eugenic implants. Space marines, for example, have two hearts. Their bodies are also altered so that when the space marine armor is put on them, it’s connected in such a way as to not hamper with their abilities. You would expect putting on such heavy armor would slow them down or damage the body, but the enhancements to their dna solve this problem.

It’s through the space marine project that the Emperor of Mankind re-conquered the universe. Why are we not doing such a eugenics program to create powerful giant men? I ask Trump to start research on this immediately! After reading the Xenos book, I still felt like I didn’t know what the hell was going on, so I went to the next suggestion and started reading the Horus Heresy. For the uninitiated, the Hersey is Warhammer 30k and is the event that set up 40k. The Hersey represents a massive, catastrophic civil war between space marines legions. It’s recently been made into a book series. There are over sixty books. Needless to say, you have to be devoted to the Emperor to read all of these. Unfortunately, I don’t have that kind of time, so I found a minimalist “must-read(listen for me)” list which is less than half of those.

Barbaric Disciple’s Horus Heresy Reading List:

• Horus Rising

• False Gods

• Galaxy in Flames

• Flight of the Eisenstein

• Legion

• A Thousand Sons

• Prospero Burns

• The First Heretic

• Know No Fear

• The Unremembered Empire

• Pharos

• Angels of Caliban

• Master of Mankind

• Praetorian of Dorn

• Wolfsbane

• Slaves to Darkness

• The Solar War

• The Lost and The Damned

• The First Wall

• Saturnine

• Mortis

• Warhawk

• Echos of Eternity

• The End and The Death I

• The End and The Death II

• The End and The Death III

Out of this list, you could even cut it down shorter. The three books, The Unremembered Empire, Pharos, and Angels of Caliban are probably unnecessary, but 40k people said to read them. Same with Slaves to Darkness. Wolfsbane is probably unnecessary too, but I enjoyed the Space Wolves legion storyline so I added it in. Even this list seems daunting, but you must remember 40k is a massive universe. Plus this is a pleasure reading, something for enjoying zogslop, not any kind of deep study. The early books set up the characters that appear in what is called the Siege of Terra.

The first three books are very good. They set up Horus’s fall into chaos. The third book sets up one of the first legion betrayals where loyalists to the Imperium are slaughtered by the traitors. There is powerful revenge storyline that starts here when two of Horus’s captains, who were betrayed by Horus, track down the other two members of what is called the “Mournival” or a secret advisory council of their legion, in the wreckage of an exterminated planet. Very cool. Highly recommend these.

Legion was another one I enjoyed. It sets up a character named John Grammaticus who helps bring together a futuristic Argonaut group to stop the traitor legions in future novels. A Thousand Sons and Prospero Burns give you introduction to the Space Wolves legion if you are interested in learning more.

Part of what makes the 40k universe enjoyable is you don’t have to deal with disgusting leftist narratives.

I will not say leftism rears its ugly head in these Warhammer books. It is subtle, and probably hard to hide in the era of liberal democracy. I could give ideas, but Warhammer does a good job of being realistic under the circumstances. Yes, there are the dramatic scenes of horrific future warfare and the butchery of human life never before seen in the galaxy. The kind of destruction you can imagine a leftist schoolmarm waving a finger at saying, “See! See!!” But with that, you get characters who rise to the occasion. Who choose courage and glory over all else.

One little storyline is a measly conscript voluntold to the frontlines to act as cannon fodder in the very beginnings of the Siege of Terra. You get to follow his progress from cowardly civilian, going through the absolute muck and terror of the siege, into a competent soldier who finds courage, who makes himself a leader of men. I also very much enjoyed the storyline of the Space Wolves legion and their Primarch Leman Russ who act as the Emperor’s executioners. They choose in the end, to do suicidal assault on Horus in an attempt to bring him down before they reach Terra in book Wolfsbane. There are many interesting storylines to follow throughout this series. There is some philosophy in there that is fun, some that is leftist BS. But even the BS stuff isn’t as lame as shown in most liberal media.

Do I recommend Warhammer? I’ve finished the Heresy series which isn’t 40k, but I did enjoy. I’ll probably take a break before trying the actual 40k books again. If you haven’t experienced Warhammer before, I do think it’s worth checking out if you need to consume zogslop.