'There is nothing else like it on television, and we are incredibly excited to tap into our own experience creating imaginative, complex and compelling worlds to bring this incredible saga to the screen. The series stands out for shining a spotlight on the inquisitors, an enigmatic, powerful and nearly autonomous group that moves moving freely throughout the empire eradicating heresy, demonology and darkness. RELATED: Warhammer 40,000 Gets Deathwatch Series from Titan Comics The Eisenhorn series (the most famous and beloved of Dan Abnett's acclaimed Inquisitor sequence of novels) is a must-read for 40K novices. ' Warhammer 40,000 is steeped in rich and complex lore, with a myriad of traditions and stories that have accumulated over time in this thrilling and complex world, making it one of the most exciting properties to adapt for television audiences and the franchise’s loyal global fanbase,' said Spotnitz.

Abnett also wrote the script for the franchise's only film adaptation thus far, Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie (2010). Reading Order Pestilence (short story) Master Imus’ Transgression (audio drama/short story) Regia Occulta (audio drama/short story) Xenos (Eisenhorn 1) START HERE Missing in Action (short story) Malleus (Eisenhorn 2) Backcloth for a Crown Additional (short story) The Strange Demise of Titus. The series will be based on the Warhammer 40,000 novels written by Dan Abnett, who's written dozens of books in the franchise.

RELATED: Funko Announces Limited Edition 'DIY' Warhammer Pop The X-Files exec producer Frank Spotnitz will. The show will follow Inquisitor Gregor Eisenhorn and his group of investigators as they trey to outsmart the numerous threats facing humankind in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, such as aliens and demons. Eisenhorn, a live-action series based on the Warhammer 40,000 game and books is in the works. This is the reading order as suggested in the front of The Magos.

Eisenhorn book series