The Paladin's Handbook: Official Guidebook of Voltron Legendary Defender

by R.J. Cregg, Style Guide (Illustrations)

Voltron is back in a new hit Netflix series, Voltron Legendary Defender , from DreamWorks Animation! Don’t miss this ultimate collector’s guide for Voltron fans, new and old!

Learn all about what it takes to be a Paladin of Voltron in this epic guide to the hit Netflix series, Voltron Legendary Defender ! Discover all the fun facts about Voltron and the surprising connection Emperor Zarkon has to the Black Lion. Explore the Castleship and its home base on Arus, meet the five Paladins of Voltron, and unearth the truth about the Kerberos Mission. Finally, take a quiz and find out which Lion you would pilot as a defender of the universe!

This full-color guide is a must-have for any Paladin-in-training!

DreamWorks Voltron Legendary Defender © 2017 DreamWorks Animation LLC. TM World Events Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Genres: Science Fiction, Childrens, Comics, Graphic Novels, Fiction

96 pages, Paperback

Published August 15, 2017

Reviews

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Holy Bible

[Hazel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read on a whim. Laughed at the little notes ^^
Can't wait for the next season. I need the real Shiro back. ;;

[Delaney · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a 96 paged Voltron bible, not handbook.

Here are some of my favorites:

1. My baby son, Keith Kogane is precious and perfect in every way.

2. Klance strikes again and I fangirl.

3. Lance calling himself Lancey Lance.

4. Lotor AKA L'Oreal because you're worth it hair.

Extra:

[Stefana · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was fun to read and look at but it didn't bring anything new; most of the new info is not canon sooo..... 🤷🏻‍♀️

GO WATCH VOLTRON GO WATHCH VOLTRON GO WATCH VOLTRON

[Lör K. · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a decent read, very informative if you have or haven't watched the series. I only read this purely because it was on my girlfriend's book shelf and was a quick read, but actually enjoyed it pretty much. Very well written and almost makes me want to pick the series up again if they actually gave a crap about their viewers

[Hanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

I feel a little bad including this because it's not a novel x) But I did read it, so... and even though it's not 100% canon, it's a good one for every Voltron fan.

[Yashmita · Rating 4 out of 5]

My only complaint is that there aren't enough notes from Keith. And oh, how I wish this magically updated as the series went on

[Morgan Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would've enjoyed this book a bitter more if I hadn't known that the creators of the Nu!show don't support any of the information in it.

That being said, I really liked it. Even if the info pretty much just amounts to fanon in the long run, it's pretty cute :D

[Jude · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5. Eh, alright I guess. Glad I read it and I like owning it as VLD merch.

With that said it's a kid's book. Has a bunch of VLD facts and thanks to the glossy pages it survived falling in water when I dropped it. It also has notes from the paladins scribbled on the margins so that was super cute and one of my favorite elements about this book (heck, 3 stars because of this alone).

However, this could've been so much better. As an adult fan of the show, it would've been cool if this was an official book approved by the actual writers of the show and had lots of new and behind the scenes fun facts. Instead there isn't much new information, and what is most disappointing is that there are even some errors (e.g. in the section where they are talking about Antok, they actually show a picture of Kolivan).

Maybe I should've kept my expectations lower because I knew it was a book geared towards kids, but also kid books can be wonderful and so much fun so I had hope.

[Ella · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is an enjoyable read but honestly pretty boring. There's not a lot of new information and it basically just recaps the first couple seasons without the majority of the charm (and it leaves a lot of good parts out because they're not incredibly plot relevant). I'd rather rewatch the first few seasons and get the full experience than just read the key plot points. Cute and fun but not very interesting. The character notes are nice though, and there's some great trivia in the character bios! That's pretty much it for the new information though.

[Charles · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a fun book for kids who watch the show. This is set around the end of Season 3 or so and is out of date, but that's ok. There are fun little notes in the text written by the paladins that keep it light and fun.

I took a star off because my copy had a bunch of printing issues. One page in particular was so offset it was pretty difficult to read, almost like someone moved the page while it was printing.

[Whimsy · Rating 4 out of 5]

An older, more condensed version of The Voltron Coalition Handbook: Official Guidebook of Voltron Legendary Defender, it's a must-have for any die-hard Voltron fan. All the information you could want on the paladins and a few other notable characters are right here.

[Isabelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

It took me forever to find at the library, but I finally read it! It is extremely tiny for a handbook and I wish it was bigger, but it was hilarious and I sped through it like Keith chasing Rolo and Nyma in the Red Lion! I absolutely loved the sidebars and the information in it. It's a great read for any Voltron fan! =)

[Lea · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun and delightful little handbook that is insightful and visually creative, a perfect guidebook for Voltron Legendary Defender fans. I was only surprised by how small it was.

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m a huge fan of the TV series, and this was a nice companion. Very happy with it.

[Jazmine Schnitzler · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved how each person wrote their own ideas in the book. Shiro's character page where Hung wrote "Space Dad" I thought that was great!

[Whitney Terrell · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a good, quick read. I enjoyed reading the profiles of the characters and the lions. I love this show, and I can't wait until I read the next handbook.

[Marmalade · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots of Klance. It was not published until the end of season two, so there are not any profiles for characters that you meet later. However, there is a page for Prince Lotor, with some notes Lance!

[astro · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful😪

I really just read it for the paladin notes because I miss them (Keithhh) but there were definitely not enough soooooo

[Chloe Dall'Osto · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved learning about each character. They have a unique and different background/childhood.

[K · Rating 3 out of 5]

12/31/2017 Review:
Could be a fun introduction to Voltron, but it does contain a few major spoilers for the first two seasons. There's not a whole lot of new information, so this is another book you'll really only want if you're a fan of the show. I think the margin notes from the paladins (plus Allura and Coran) were the best parts. I would've liked more of those, actually; they did a nice job of staying in the characters' voices and adding little humorous touches. Or, in the case of Shiro, emotional ones. (Which makes sense. He's my favorite character.)

06/07/2021 Reread:
Reading this after the show is complete reveals some unfortunate gaps that, back in 2017, I blissfully believed they'd fill in. There's a lot of interesting worldbuilding that wasn't followed through as well as it could've been.

I do still enjoy the "handwritten" additions from the main characters - although Lance's are invariably annoying. Shiro's continue to make me emotional ("stress can do some pretty terrible things"), Hunk's are funny, Pidge's are sharply witty, and Keith has that dry, blunt earnestness I appreciate. So - entirely in character, all around! I don't know if I'd say that about the "quiz" in the back, where each paladin answers a series of questions, and you're supposed to figure out which Lion you'd pilot. But there are still fun tidbits in this book, and it does provide a pretty solid summary of the characters, overall story structure, and the first couple seasons of the show. A good resource, especially if you want to know things like: what are the Altean terms for time, or does the Castle-ship have a library?

[Sarah Satan's Daughter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Aww yissss

[Marian · Rating 4 out of 5]

My only complaint is that it's too short. And that I need an updated version with Krolia in it.

[Erin · Rating 2 out of 5]

The book is glossy and well put together, but the new cartoon is so PC that it's cringe worthy. I have followed all the incarnations of Voltron since the beginning and this one takes way too much liberty with changing the essence of the main characters.