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Index Astartes
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Template:Ambiguous Index Astartes is a column in the White Dwarf magazine, a series of books collecting those columns, and a fictive document in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. The article series focuses on the Space Marines, describing their background, genetics, individual Legions and Chapters, vehicles, etc. While most of the articles have been collected in the four books, some can be found only in White Dwarf.
Contents
Index Astartes I
Index Astartes is the first of four collected volumes. The book starts, logically, with the articles that help one to understand what makes a Space Marine and what their life is like, as well as including articles on the first four (1st to 5th, to be precise, with the 2nd Legion being lost) Space Marine Legions and other articles.
Contents
- Rites of Initiation - The creation of a Space Marine
- Codex Astartes - The holy tome of the Space Marines
- The Unforgiven - The Dark Angels Space Marine Chapter
- Children of the Emperor - The Emperor's Children Space Marine Legion
- Bitter and Twisted - The Iron Warriors Space Marine Legion
- Lightning Attack - The White Scars Space Marine Chapter
- Blood Frenzy - The Flesh Tearers Space Marine Chapter
- Warriors of Old - Space Marine Dreadnoughts
- Psykana Librarius - Space Marine Librarians
Details
- Published: February 2002, Games Workshop
- Format: Paperback, 64 pages
- Authors: Chris Cook, Pete Haines, Jervis Johnson, Graham McNeill, Rick Priestley, Anthony Reynolds, Matthew Sprange & Gav Thorpe
- Illustrators: John Blanche, Alex Boyd, Paul Dainton, David Gallagher, Neil Hodgson, Nuala Kinrade, Karl Kopinski, Adrian Smith, Richard Wright, Des Hanley & Paul Smith
- ISBN: 1-84154-180-X
Index Astartes II
Index Astartes II picks up where the first volume ended, introducing the 6th to 9th Legiones Astartes, three Chapters, and two other articles.
Contents
- Wolves of Fenris - The Space Wolves Space Marine Chapter
- Emperor's Fist - The Imperial Fists Space Marine Chapter
- Bringers of Darkness - The Night Lords Space Marine Legion
- Angels of Death - The Blood Angels Space Marine Chapter
- Purge the Unclean - The Grey Knights and Deathwatch Chapters
- Righteous Zeal - The Black Templars Space Marine Chapter
- For the Emperor - Space Marine Chaplains
- The Cursed Founding - An investigation into a mysterious Space Marine founding
Details
- Published: January 2003, Games Workshop
- Format: Paperback, 64 pages
- Authors: Andy Chambers, Pete Haines, Phil Kelly, Graham McNeill & Anthony Reynolds
- Illustrators: Alex Boyd, Paul Dainton, David Gallagher, Neil Hodgson, Karl Kopinski, Des Hanley, Paul Smith, Kev Walker & John Wigley
- ISBN: 1-84154-345-4
Index Astartes III
Index Astartes III continues with the 10th to 15th Legions (with the 11th Legion missing, as there are no records according to canon) and two other articles that do not belong to the Index Astartes series.
Contents
- Hand of Justice - The Iron Hands Space Marine Chapter
- Chosen of Khorne - The World Eaters Space Marine Legion
- Warriors of Ultramar - The Ultramarines Space Marine Chapter
- The Lost and the Damned - The Death Guard Space Marine Legion
- Masters of Forbidden Knowledge - The Thousand Sons Space Marine Legion
- Defenders of Ultramar - The Tyranid invasion of Ultramar
- Armoured Fury - Space Marine Land Raiders
Details
- Published: November 2003, Games Workshop
- Format: Paperback, 64 pages
- Authors: Andy Chambers, Pete Haines, Andy Hoare, Jervis Johnson, Graham McNeill, Anthony Reynolds, Gav Thorpe, Christopher Allen, David Gausebeck & Jonathan Westmoreland
- Illustrators: Alex Boyd, Chris Bristow, Paul Dainton, Wayne England, David Gallagher, Neil Hodgson, Karl Kopinski, Adrian Smith & John Wigley
- ISBN: 1-84154-443-4
Index Astartes IV
Contents
- Sons of Horus - The Black Legion Space Marine Legion
- Dark Apostles - The Word Bearers Space Marine Legion
- Promethean Warriors - The Salamanders Space Marine Chapter
- Claws of the Raven - The Raven Guard Space Marine Chapter
- The Enemy Within - The Alpha Legion Space Marine Legion
- Bloodied Fist - The Crimson Fists Space Marine Chapter
- Deep Strike - Tactical Dreadnought Armour
- Rogue Sons - Renegade Space Marine Chapters
- Armoured Hunter - Space Marine Predators
Details
- Published: 2004, Games Workshop
- Format: Paperback, 64 pages
- Authors: Jeffrey Arp, Graham Davey, Andy Hoare, Erick Kilmer, Graham McNeill & Gav Thorpe
- Illustrators: John Blanche, Alex Boyd, Paul Dainton, David Gallagher, Neil Hodgson, Paul Jeacock, Karl Kopinski, Adrian Smith & John Wigley
- ISBN: 1-84154-580-5
List of Index Astartes articles
Below is a list of all Index Astartes articles published so far with White Dwarf issue numbers and Index Astartes compilation book volumes in which to find them. Note that although the list aims to be complete, some articles may still be missing.
| Article | White Dwarf UK issue |
White Dwarf US issue |
Index Astartes volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultra-Marines [sic] | 97 pp. 39–49 | — | — |
| The Mentor Legion: Legiones Astartes Chapter 888 | 98 pp. 39–44 | — | — |
| Legion of the Damned | 99 pp. 39–42 | — | — |
| Medics | 102 pp. 71–77 | — | — |
| Codex Imperialis | 105 pp. 19–32 | — | — |
| Promethean Warriors: The Salamanders Space Marine Chapter | 248 pp. 30–36 | 247 pp. 30–34 | —* |
| Emperor's Shield: Space Marine Chapters of the Armageddon War | 249 pp. 30–33 | 248 pp. 76–79 | — |
| Righteous Zeal: The Black Templars Space Marine Chapter | 249 pp. 48–54 | 249 pp. 84–90 | II |
| Codex Astartes: The holy tome of the Space Marines (WD252) | 252 | 252 pp. 81–87 | I |
| The Unforgiven: The Dark Angels Space Marine Chapter | 254 | ? | I |
| Warriors of Old: Space Marine Dreadnoughts | 255 | 255 | I |
| Children of the Emperor: The Emperor's Children Space Marine Legion | 255 | ? | I |
| Bitter and Twisted: The Iron Warriors Space Marine Legion | 256 | 255 | I |
| Lightning Attack: The White Scars Space Marine Chapter | 257 | 256 | I |
| Wolves of Fenris: The Space Wolves Space Marine Chapter | 258 | ? | II |
| Psykana Librarius: Space Marine Librarians | 258 | ? | I |
| Emperor's Fist: The Imperial Fists Space Marine Chapter | 259 | 258 pp. 76–81 | II |
| Purge the Unclean: The Grey Knights & Deathwatch Chapters | 259 | 259 pp. 44–47 | II |
| Bringers of Darkness: The Night Lords Space Marine Chapter | 260 | 259 pp. 56–64 | II |
| The Cursed Founding: An investigation into a mysterious Space Marine founding | 260 | 260 p. 82–86 | II |
| Angels of Death: The Blood Angels Space Marine Chapter | 261 | 260 pp. 88–95 | II |
| Hand of Justice: The Iron Hands Space Marine Chapter | 262 | ? | III |
| Chosen of Khorne: The World Eaters Space Marine Legion | 263 | ? | III |
| Warriors of Ultramar: The Ultramarines Space Marine Chapter | 264 | 263 pp. 18–25 | III |
| The Lost and the Damned: The Death Guard Space Marine Legion | 265 | 264 pp. 68–75 | III |
| For the Emperor: Space Marine Chaplains | 266 | 265 pp. 90–93 | II |
| Masters of Forbidden Knowledge: The Thousand Sons Space Marine Legion | 267 | 266 pp. 62–69 | III |
| Sons of Horus: The Black Legion Space Marine Chapter | 268 | 267 pp. 30–35 | IV |
| Armoured Personnel Carrier: The Space Marine Rhino | 269 pp. 10–13 | ? | — |
| Dark Apostles: The Word Bearers Chaos Space Marine Legion | 270 pp. 66–73 | ? | IV |
| Armoured Hunter: The Space Marine Predator | 271 | ? | IV |
| Promethean Warriors: The Salamanders Space Marine Chapter | 274 | 273 pp. 114–121 | IV |
| Beasts of Steel: Chaos Space Marine Tanks | 275 pp. 20–23 | ? | — |
| Claws of the Raven: The Raven Guard Space Marines Legion | 276 | 275 pp. 96–101 | IV |
| The Enemy Within: The Alpha Legion Space Marines Legion | 277 | 276 pp. 54–61 | IV |
| Know Thine Enemy: The Relictors Space Marine Chapter | 281 pp. 28–31 | 280 | — |
| Children of the Night: The Space Wolves 13th Company | 283 pp. 24–27 | ? | — |
| Humanity's Shield: Chapters involved in the defence of Cadia | 284 pp. 88–91 | ? | — |
| The Eye of the Storm: Space Marine Chapters fighting in the Eye of Terror | 286 pp. 66–71 | ? | — |
| Bloodied Fist: Crimson Fists Space Marine Chapter | 288 | ? | IV |
| Cult of the Machine God: Techmarines of the Adeptus Astartes | 291 pp. 14–17 | ? | — |
| Rogue Sons: Renegade Space Marine Chapters | 303 pp. 68–73 | 302 | IV |
| Deep Strike: Tactical Dreadnought Armour | 304 pp. 30–35 | ? | IV |
| Knowledge Is Power: The Blood Ravens Space Marines Chapter | 305 pp. 84–88 | ? | — |
| Purge the Alien: Ultramarines Tyrannic War Veterans | 306 pp. 52–57 | ? | — |
| Silent Menace: Space Marine Scouts | 312 pp. 44–47 | 311 | — |
- * The Salamanders article in Index Astartes IV is the new (slightly different) version from issue 274
