Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Codex: Space Marines | 1998 | Matthew Ward | Buy |
| 2 | Codex: Blood Angels | 2010 | Matthew Ward | Buy |
| 3 | Codex Grey Knights | 2011 | Matthew Ward | Buy |
| 4 | Codex: Necrons | 2011 | Matthew Ward | Buy |
Before his work on Frostgrave and epic fantasy novels, Matthew Ward contributed to Games Workshop’s Warhammer 40,000 tabletop wargame. He wrote codex books for four factions during the game’s 5th Edition era, covering the Space Marines, Blood Angels, Grey Knights, and Necrons.
These codexes combine game rules with faction lore, and Ward’s versions were part of the 2010-2011 wave of 5th Edition supplements. The Space Marines codex dates back to 1998, making it the earliest of his published gaming work.