Fans of the Diablo series and its deep stories should read these books to learn more about the world and the stories in it.
Since it came out in 1997, Diablo has changed the way dungeon crawler games are made and become one of the most important action role-playing titles out there. Diablo takes place in the scary world of Sanctuary and is about the endless war between the High Heavens and the Burning Hells. This is an end-of-the-world feud that often spills over into the real world.
Diablo 4 is getting a lot of attention, which shows that the series is still going strong more than 25 years after it was first released. Since then, fans’ interest in Diablo has led to more world-building media, such as books that go along with the game. Some of the many books that take place in the dark fantasy world of Diablo stand out from the rest.
Book of Cain by Flint Dille
Fans of Diablo 3 will enjoy Book of Cain because it makes them feel like they are in the real Book of Cain. Deckard Cain is a key member of the Brotherhood of the Horadrim. It’s fun for author Flint Dille to bring him to life.
Book of Cain goes into a lot more detail about the story of the third game in the popular video game series. It takes readers into the troubled world of Sanctuary and shows them the dangers that come from above and below it. No detail was missed in giving this book the look of a worn-out diary. Even better, the book shows how talented Cain is as an artist. It has many well-done sketches that give the book a visual boost.
Legacy of Blood by Richard A. Knaak
This exciting new game in a popular series ties in with Diablo 2, which can be played over and over again. It shows Norrec Vizharan’s trip, which gets worse and worse. Vizharan is a soldier who looks for treasures. He manages to get his hands on Bartuc’s armour, who is called the Warlord of Blood.
Vizharan gets into a lot of trouble because of the creepy ensouled suit of armour. He has to run away from many scary demons who want the armour for themselves. When Norrec puts on the armour, Bartuc’s magic comes back to life. Bartuc was one of the most grim and cruel fighters who ever lived. In turn, the first of Diablo’s many book tie-ins over the years takes the reader on a thrill ride that gets more and more bloody.
Moon of the Spider by Richard A. Knaak
With this scary story about an old evil coming back to life, the action-packed Diablo series moves into horror territory. Lord Aldric Jitan, who is becoming more and more crazy, wants to wake up a monster that has been sleeping for a long time.
Luckily, charismatic necromancer Zayl is on the job and is figuring out what’s going on. This creepy story is a must-read for Diablo fans because of the twists and turns about Zayl’s friends and the scary Astrogha. Astrogha is officially the monster Diablos’ pet, but in this story, the huge spider is used to good effect as a hellish bad guy who could change Backrooms game for Sanctuary.
The Kingdom of Shadow by Richard A. Knaak
This swords-and-sorcery, treasure-hunting fantasy features the haunted city of Ureh. When the stars are in the right place, every 2000 years, Ureh is reborn, giving anyone brave enough to try to get there a chance at wealth and fame.
The author of Dragonlance, Richard A. Knaak, gives the trip of sorcerer Quov Tsin to Ureh a growing sense of dread. At first, the people of the resurrected city greeted Tsin and his group of mercenaries as heroes. However, they soon found themselves in a bad position. Kingdom of Shadow is one of Diablo’s most interesting and disturbing games because Tsin and the other characters gradually become more and more afraid.
Storm of Light by Nate Kenyon
Again, the Black Soulstone’s poisonous impact shows up, this time in the Silver City. The once-happy realm is slowly falling apart and falling into sadness. And the archangel Tyrael has to step in to stop it.
In this action-packed show, the stakes are very high. Tyrael puts together a new group of Horadrim in a brave attempt to steal something from the Heavens. If it works, the Black Soulstone’s threat to bring about the end of the world to the High Heavens should be stopped. But if it doesn’t work, they’ll have to deal with both good and bad forces. This high-stakes thriller has the excitement of a good heist story and more of the epic and supernatural action that fans of the series have come to enjoy.
The Order by Nate Kenyon
In this tie-in to Diablo 3, you follow Deckard Cain, the last surviving Horadrim, on his journey. The history of the fallen order of mages is rich and complex. Which adds a lot to the thrills and suspense of Diablo 3.
Cain’s troubled trip gets worse when he finds out that the Horadrim aren’t just after him yet. It raises a lot of questions, like where the rest of the Horadrim are and, more importantly. Why they’ve been hiding for so long. In this suspenseful, complicated epic, there are forecasts and predictions about the end of the world to sort through and find.