{"id":84233,"date":"2026-04-25T16:36:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T16:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/return-to-baldurs-gate-3-with-an-astarion-prequel-book\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T16:36:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T16:36:32","slug":"return-to-baldurs-gate-3-with-an-astarion-prequel-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/return-to-baldurs-gate-3-with-an-astarion-prequel-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Return to ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ With an Astarion Prequel Book"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Craig Mazin\u2019s not the only one taking a trip to\u00a0Baldur\u2019s Gate 3<\/em>. Book publisher Penguin Random House is going all-in on Larian\u2019s hit RPG, creating a whole new publishing program that will \u201cbring the game\u2019s immersive world, deep love, and unforgettable characters to the page.\u201d<\/p>\n

The big item is a novel all about Astarion, the fan-favorite vampire twink. Written by Snake-Eater\u00a0<\/em>author T. Kingfisher, the book is set before the game\u2019s events, back when Astarion was a slave to Cazador Czarr. For those worried about authenticity, Penguin Random House highlighted the book\u2019s consultant Stephen Rooney, a senior writer on\u00a0Baldur\u2019s Gate 3\u00a0<\/em>who wrote for Astarion\u2019s personal arc. And if that weren\u2019t enough, Neil Newbon\u2019s back to reprise his character for the audiobook.<\/p>\n

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Joining the Astarion novel are Baldur\u2019s Gate 3<\/em>-themed cooking and coloring books, plus The Necromancy of Thay.\u00a0<\/em>The latter is a blank, grid-paper notebook with an embossed skull cover and inspired by a story-related book in the game. As for the coloring and cooking books, the former has 40 pages of black-and-white line drawings from Jaki King based on characters, locations, and creatures from the game. The cookbook, A Feast for a Tenday,\u00a0<\/em>has 65 recipes organized by course and camp location and comes with chapter illustrations and photos of the dishes.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Necromancy of Thay\u00a0<\/em>notebook begins the\u00a0Baldur\u2019s Gate 3\u00a0<\/em>push on July 21, followed by the coloring book (August 11) and Baldur\u2019s Gate 3: Astarion\u00a0<\/em>(September 29), ending with A Feast For a Tenday<\/em>. Penguin Random House has books planned for 2027, with more info in the months to come.<\/p>\n

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