After that a space marine or a inquisition based series would be wise. They will give you a perspective of the average human. My personal recommendation is starting with a imperial guard series like gaunts ghosts or the lay chancers. I'd also mention that all of the codices have the 'intro' description for the armies which goes a long way to filling out their part in the universe. If you want to know the shortest route through the Horus Heresy, the linked answer is good start! It gets across the grand scale of the WH40K setting very well. It does however cover some aliens and corruption. It also deals with the big picture of the WH40K background focusing on Space Marines, and doesn't give the same personal feel as Eisenhorn. The only reason I'd be wary of trying to read all of the Horus Heresy is that it's currently on 18/ 24/ 49/50+ books, unfinished and is being written by several authors so writing styles will vary. So far I've only read the first book, but it explains things very well.
In essence these should be the first books you read, as they take place in the 31st millennium, 10 thousand years before the current storyline. This series starts of with Horus Rising, and aims to lay down some of the assumed backstory behind the current Warhammer 40K universe. There have since been a few short stories featuring Eisenhorn, as well as his pupil Ravenor, so you won't be short on stories to read. It covers all three orders of the inquisition (Xenos, Malleus, and Hereticus) as well as a few aliens (including Eldar), psychic powers, corruption and Space Marines. This is a three book omnibus detailing different aspects of the Imperial Inquisition, who are like the 'Space Police' of the setting, and it really gives a flavour of the Grim Dark setting as whole.
Both Eisenhorn and The Horus Heresy books are aimed at introducing you to WH40K in some way.
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