Here’s some really exciting news for Baldur’s Gate 3 fans: it looks like we’ll be getting another Astarion bite sooner than we thought!
Larian Studios recently announced that the game’s universe is expanding into new territory, as the studio has closed a partnership with it Witches of the Coast and other book publishers in an exciting collaboration that will delight vampire fans, collectors, and those interested in the knowledge of the game.
From Prequels to Cookbooks
According to the official information (thanks, Polygon), the collaboration will have four books in total, each offering a very different experience – all of which you can check out in the cover gallery above!
The first one is Baldur’s Gate 3: Astarionnovel that serves as a prequel to Astarion’s personal story, which takes place before the events of the 2023 game. It will show his years of slavery under the vampire lord Cazador Szarr, so we already know we can expect to see a more vulnerable side of this fan favorite character.
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The story is written by a respected fiction writer T. Kingfisherin consultation with the game’s senior author Stephen Rooneyand will hit stores on September 29. But that’s not all! There will also be an audiobook version published by Penguin Random House Audio, narrated by Neil Newbon himself, Astarion’s voice in the original title.
Moving on to the next chapter of this partnership, we have it Baldur’s Gate 3: Necromancy of the Thaywhich is a souvenir destined for collectors. It is a blank notebook that faithfully reproduces Thay’s Necromancy, one of the most iconic books from the game.
It perfectly recreates the screaming skull that covers it, featuring a foil seal and graphic “paste” to prevent its unholy contents from leaking out so easily. The child is scheduled to be released on July 21.
Baldur’s Gate 3: Astarion […] he will show his years of slavery under the vampire lord Cazador Szarr.
The third and fourth projects are a coloring book and a cookbook, which I’m sure you’re itching to buy like I am! It has a title The Official Baldur’s Gate 3 Coloring Book and published by Ten SpeedPress, includes illustrations by Jaki King with characters, settings, and creatures from the game to color to your liking. This one arrives later in the summer, although an exact date has not been set.
Finally, Tender Day’s Feast: The Official Baldur’s Gate Cookbook written by Andrew Wheeler and promises to whet the appetite of every fan with 65 different recipes organized by course and camp location. You can definitely expect recipes to make your day – after all, a game as full of romance as Baldur’s Gate 3 will not leave that aside! The lovely cookbook release date is November 3rd.
To wrap things up, Larian Studios revealed that they may not stop there, with additional plans to expand this idea of adaptation of the texts of 2027 and beyond the highly regarded RPG.
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