Sabbat Worlds Crusade books in order

Sabbat Worlds Crusade is a three-volume Warhammer 40,000 series by Dan Abnett set in the same universe as the Gaunt's Ghosts novels, covering the broader military campaign context and standalone stories.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 Double Eagle 2004 Dan Abnett Buy
2 The Sabbat Worlds Crusade 2005 Dan Abnett Buy
3 Titanicus 2008 Dan Abnett Buy

Sabbat Worlds Crusade is a three-volume collection of Warhammer 40,000 fiction by Dan Abnett set in the same warzone as his long-running Gaunt’s Ghosts series. The volumes cover the broader Sabbat Worlds campaign, the massive Imperial military operation that forms the backdrop to the Gaunt’s Ghosts books, through different perspectives and formats.

Double Eagle, published in 2004, is a standalone novel following Imperial Navy fighter pilots during the Crusade. Titanicus, published in 2008, focuses on Titan war engines and the crews who pilot them. The Sabbat Worlds Crusade book from 2005 is a companion volume providing background, maps, and lore for the wider campaign setting. Together the three books flesh out the military and political context surrounding the Gaunt’s Ghosts stories.

All three volumes are listed in the reading order table below. Readers of Gaunt’s Ghosts will find the Sabbat Worlds material an enriching companion, while new readers can approach Double Eagle and Titanicus as entry points to Abnett’s Warhammer 40,000 universe.


Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Sabbat Worlds Crusade series?

There are three books in the Sabbat Worlds Crusade series, published between 2004 and 2008.

What is the first book in the Sabbat Worlds Crusade series?

The first book in the Sabbat Worlds Crusade series is Double Eagle, published in 2004.

Do I need to have read Gaunt's Ghosts to understand the Sabbat Worlds Crusade books?

The books are connected to the Gaunt’s Ghosts world but work differently. Double Eagle and Titanicus are standalone novels set during the Sabbat Worlds Crusade that frames the Gaunt’s Ghosts series, featuring different protagonists. The Sabbat Worlds Crusade companion volume is a lore and background book for the campaign. Gaunt’s Ghosts knowledge enriches the reading but is not required to follow any of the three books.

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