Baldur’s Gate 3 released nearly three years ago, but the fandom continues to be rabid for new stories featuring their favorite characters. As it turns out, they’ll be getting exactly what they want very soon, as a new publishing program from Penguin Random House is bringing a number of Baldur’s Gate 3 books to shelves this year and beyond.
By far the biggest of these is Baldur’s Gate 3: Astarion, a prequel novel planned for release on September 29. The novel is written by T. Kingfisher (Hemlock & Silver, Swordheart), who worked in collaboration with game writer Stephen Rooney to ensure “authenticity within the game’s world and lore,” according to the official announcement. The story will see Astarion serving under Cazador Szarr prior to the events of Baldur’s Gate 3, and if you’ve played the game, then you likely remember that name well. And you certainly remember Neil Newbon–Astarion’s actor–who will narrate the audiobook version.
Prior to the launch of the Astarion book, we’ll also get some other, very different books. Baldur’s Gate 3: The Necromancy of Thay is a real-life version of the book from the game, and The Official Baldur’s Gate 3 Coloring Book includes 40 images of different characters and settings from the game. The former arrives July 21, with the latter releasing on August 11.
Last up, for now (more releases are planned for 2027) is A Feast For a Tenday: The Official Baldur’s Gate 3 Cookbook. It will contain 65 different recipes, though if you’re sharing a meal with Astarion, you’re going to want to have some blood, too.
As for the future of the Baldur’s Gate game series, it remains to be seen who will pick up the mantle. Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian Studios is returning to its Divinity franchise next, but other D&D-based games are in the works from other studios. These include Invoke Studios’ Dungeons & Dragons: Warlock, which was unveiled late last year.
You can check out listings for all the upcoming books below.
