Dan Abnett
Dan Abnett
Author • Editor • Illustratorb. 12 October 1965 · From United Kingdom- Books
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Dan Abnett (born 12 October 1965, Rochester, Kent) is an English novelist and comic book writer. He read English at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, and began writing comics in the late 1980s.
For 2000 AD he created Sinister Dexter, and for Marvel and DC he has written titles including Guardians of the Galaxy, Nova, Legion of Super-Heroes, Titans and Aquaman, often in partnership with Andy Lanning as "DnA".
His prose is best known from Games Workshop's Black Library, where he wrote the Gaunt's Ghosts, Eisenhorn and Ravenor series and Horus Rising, the first novel of the Horus Heresy. He also writes original fiction, including Triumff: Her Majesty's Hero and Embedded for Angry Robot, and tie-in novels for series such as Doctor Who.
He won the National Comics Award for Best Writer in Comics Today in 2003.
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The Gaunt's Ghosts series should be read in publication order, starting with 'First and Only,' followed by 'Ghostmaker,' and then 'Necropolis.' This ensures the narrative progression and character development are experienced as intended.
Dan Abnett is widely recognized for his extensive contributions to the Warhammer 40,000 universe, particularly his work on the Gaunt's Ghosts and Eisenhorn series, which are highly regarded within the science fiction community.
Several of Dan Abnett's works have been adapted into other media, including audio dramas and video games, particularly those set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe.
New readers interested in his Warhammer 40,000 work often begin with 'Xenos,' the first book in the Eisenhorn series, or 'Horus Rising,' which kicks off the popular Horus Heresy series.