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Diablo III: The Order
by
Nate Kenyon (Goodreads Author)
Deckard Cain made his way across the floor, following the footprints to an alcove in the far wall. Rotted boards clung to supports, the last remains of an ancient library. This had been a ritual chamber, many centuries before, used to summon things from beyond the human world. A portal to the Burning Hells themselves, perhaps. The shelves were empty now. He saw a speck of...more
Hardcover, 384 pages
Published
May 15th 2012
by Gallery Books
(first published January 1st 2012)
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Started reading it for some random reason. Never played any of the games (though I've watched people playing it), so I online-researched a bit of the lore as the pages went by. Found it surprisingly interesting, though not quite exactly what I was hoping for from a Diablo-based book.
Deckard Cain's portrayal as an old, desperate, weary, guilt-ridden figure was unusual. He's not exactly your usual demon slaying character, but there's still a quite a lot of demon-killing and haunted-places-explori...more
Deckard Cain's portrayal as an old, desperate, weary, guilt-ridden figure was unusual. He's not exactly your usual demon slaying character, but there's still a quite a lot of demon-killing and haunted-places-explori...more
Diablo:The Order by Nate Kenyon
Deckard Cain is a belligerent non-believer who is thrust into horrific circumstances due to his questionable heritage. Cain seems to hate himself more than he hates evil.
Deckard doesn’t have a lot of character pull. He isn’t someone that I found laudable, more petulant and put upon than heroic. He tries to do right but struggles with his own foibles. The world the story deals with is open to demonic interference and unholy alliances. It is a dark, sad world popul...more
"There has to be more," Cain said. That's how I felt halfway through the novel and that feeling continued until the end. And that's not a good feeling. Diablo III: The Order was a hard beast to digest because everything was well written but somehow it lacked that drawing power a well written novel should have. The lore was good, the character development was okay, the chapter pacing was good. So what went wrong? I am not sure. If I was to take a stab at it I think there wasn't enough conflict th...more
One of the best video game novelizations I've ever read. It really ties up the beginning of the story before the start of the game excellently. I will also mention that it describes the events of the other Diablos in case you haven't played them. It is a wonderful book for the hardcore fan and the new fan a like. They could have done a little more with some of the more horror aspects of the story. But it seemed like Nate Kenyon, who had actually written some stuff for Blizzard before. Might hav...more
This book bridges the gap between Diablo 2 and 3, and serves as a prequel for 3. While it was entertaining, it wasn't exactly what I was hoping for. The Diablo games are all about killing demons. Constantly killing demons, you are never not killing demons. Your character faces impossible odds and mows down hordes of demonic enemies to finally triumph. The main character in this book however is Deckard Cain, an old man who talks a lot. Sure he's a fun character, but he has a bit of trouble carryi...more
Diablo III: The Order is based on the famous Diablo franchise.
I am a big fan of the series and have always liked the lore, so I felt reading the book was a sort of must for me.
The story takes place after the events of Diablo II and before the beggining of Diablo III. It's about Cain and Leah and Cain's quest to find more about an evil that is about to rise once again.
Well, let me be very honest with you. I was generous by giving 3 stars to this book. If I wanted to be more rigid, it'd have recei...more
I am a big fan of the series and have always liked the lore, so I felt reading the book was a sort of must for me.
The story takes place after the events of Diablo II and before the beggining of Diablo III. It's about Cain and Leah and Cain's quest to find more about an evil that is about to rise once again.
Well, let me be very honest with you. I was generous by giving 3 stars to this book. If I wanted to be more rigid, it'd have recei...more
By far best book of the Diablo series was the Black Road! It was amazing. This book kind of dissapointed me a little. I was expecting more. However I did LOVEEEEE when Cain dreamed about Tristram. I wish someone could right about about Diablo 1 and everything that happened in Tristram. I know the game tells the story but that game is so DARK and the Lore could be taken to a whole other level!
As I read the book did keep getting better!
As I read the book did keep getting better!
What do you get when you smash two great things like video games and books together?? Follow the link to my review of Nate Kenyon's Diablo III: The Order and find out why I think it is sooo good.
Review of Diablo III: The Order
Review of Diablo III: The Order
Bridges the timeline between Diablo II and Diablo III quite nicely. Although the story can drag on at points, I still highly recommend it for anyone I interested in a quick background on Decard Cain.
Its also a MUST read for anyone playing Blizzards Diablo III, lore junkie or not.
Its also a MUST read for anyone playing Blizzards Diablo III, lore junkie or not.
Solid writing and good plot. Dovetails well with the game without giving anything significant away in the game plot.
I was somewhat frustrated with pacing, but it wasn't as huge deal. Still made for a good read.
Mar 20, 2013
Alicia
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
anyone who likes this type of fantasy
Recommended to Alicia by:
my friend who is a Diablo player
Shelves:
diablo-novels
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.
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...
Very under whelmed by this one. Did a full review of it for my podcast http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/Gran...
Probably the most relevant Diablo book to the actual story of the games. This book shows what was occurring in Sanctuary in the twenty years between Diablo 2 and 3.
What really struck me the most is how much I didn't know about Cain before I read this book. From the games, you only get a sense of who Cain is. He's an old, wise Horadrim who knows a lot about the Burning Hells and the High Heavens.
The Order goes quite a bit into his childhood, his life before becoming a Horadrim, and his adventures...more
What really struck me the most is how much I didn't know about Cain before I read this book. From the games, you only get a sense of who Cain is. He's an old, wise Horadrim who knows a lot about the Burning Hells and the High Heavens.
The Order goes quite a bit into his childhood, his life before becoming a Horadrim, and his adventures...more
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.
May 20, 2012
Eric Booth
is currently reading it
Pretty cool so far. Nice to have a history on Deckard Cain.
Freaking awesome! Now I want the games!!!! <3333 And more books in this universe <33333
Great Book, a must have for all Diablo Fans :)
Jul 04, 2012
Adam Passoni
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Fantastic writing and great story. i would recommend this to anyone that likes fantasy.
Had to stop the other book and pick this one up as I'm totally into the game right now.
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Nate Kenyon grew up in a small town in Maine. His first novel, Bloodstone, received raves from places as varied as Library Journal, Fangoria, Publishers Weekly, about.com, Cemetery Dance and The Romance Studio, and praise from authors such as Brian Keene, Tim Lebbon, Douglas Clegg, Mort Castle and Rick Hautala. Bloodstone was a Bram Stoker Award finalist and and P&E Novel of the Year Award win...more
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