Craig Mazin is not the only one traveling to Baldur’s Gate 3. The Penguin Random House publishing house is betting on everything Larian’s hit role-playing gamecreating an entirely new publishing program that will “bring the game’s immersive world, deep love, and unforgettable characters to the page.”
The big item is a novel about Astarion, the fan-favorite young vampire. Written by snake eater Author T. Kingfisher, the book takes place before the events of the game, when Astarion was a slave to Hunter Czarr. For those concerned about authenticity, Penguin Random House highlighted the book’s consultant Stephen Rooney, senior writer on Baldur’s Gate 3 who wrote for Astarion’s personal arc. And if that wasn’t enough, Neil Newbon He returns to reprise his character for the audiobook.
Astarion’s novel is joined Baldur’s Gate 3-Themed cooking and coloring books, as well Thay’s Necromancy. The latter is a blank graph paper notebook with an embossed skull cover and inspired by a book related to the game’s history. As for the coloring and cooking books, the former has 40 pages of black and white line drawings by Jaki King based on characters, locations, and creatures from the game. The cookbook, A party for a dozen, It has 65 recipes organized by course and camp location and comes with chapter illustrations and photographs of the dishes.
He Thay Necromancy notebook begins Baldur’s Gate 3 push on July 21, followed by the coloring book (August 11) and Baldur’s Gate 3: Astarion (September 29), ending with A party for a dozen. Penguin Random House has books planned for 2027, with more information in the coming months.
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