An all-new novel in the groundbreaking Diablo video game series—hailed as "the Harry Potter of computer games" (New York Times)
For more than ten years, Diablo has been one of PC gaming's iconic and blockbuster franchises, with millions of players experiencing all the adventure and terror in the world of Sanctuary. Now, to tie-in with the long-awaited release of Blizzard Entertainment's all-new game, Diablo III, this original novel will bridge the untold story of one of Diablo's most popular characters.
Now a much older man, Deckard Cain is on a mission to find the remnants of a rumored Horadric cell, and must call upon all of his knowledge and wit to teach and inspire those around him even as they face danger and death at every turn. Can he lead the return of a ragtag group of Horadrim and their ideals to Sanctuary … or will they die out with Cain himself?
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"Good look at how Deckard Cain and Leah met, and a bit of a sneak peak into the main plot of Diablo III. Although after reading it, I do find it kind of odd that Deckard Cain never guessed the exact nature of Leah's power."
— Dave (4 out of 5 stars)
" If you love diablo lore like I do this is a book for you. Follow Deckard Cain threw his time line leading up to the diablo game. "
— Jacob, 2/20/2017" I didn't play the video game, but I am currently reading the book now, halfway through and I'm enjoying it so far. The Diablo novels are my favourite, and I'm not a gamer. "
— Alicia, 6/1/2013" Freaking awesome! Now I want the games!!!! <3333 And more books in this universe <33333 "
— Poisongirl, 10/11/2012" Had to stop the other book and pick this one up as I'm totally into the game right now. "
— Mike, 6/19/2012" Not bad at all...based on the video game...filled with lots of evil description of demons and the valiant battle against them...its a pretty straight forward book though... "
— Chris, 5/18/2012Nate Kenyon is a member of the Horror Writers Association and the International Thriller Writers. Kenyon’s first novel, Bloodstone was a Bram Stoker Award finalist in hardcover and was named the P&E Horror Novel of the Year. His second novel, The Reach was also a Stoker Award Finalist and was optioned for film. He has also written several novels based in the worlds of Blizzard Entertainment’s bestselling videogame franchises, including StarCraft Ghost: Spectres and Diablo III: The Order. He lives in Washington, DC.
Scott Brick, an acclaimed voice artist, screenwriter, and actor, has performed on film, television, and radio. He attended UCLA and spent ten years in a traveling Shakespeare company. Passionate about the spoken word, he has narrated a wide variety of audiobooks. winning won more than fifty AudioFile Earphones Awards and several of the prestigious Audie Awards. He was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine and the Voice of Choice for 2016 by Booklist magazine.