D&D General 4 Baldur's Gate 3 tie-in books coming from Penguin Random House

Through 2026, Penguin Random House will be publishing four books based on the Baldur's Gate 3 video game, including a prequel novel, a note book, a colouring book, and a cookbook, with more planned in 2027.

Baldur's Gate 3: Astarion is the novel, set for release on September 29th, 2026. By T. Kingfisher, this is a prequel novel featuring Asterion's time in thrall to the vampire lord Cazador Szarr. One of BG3's senior writers, Stephen Rooney, acted as consultant on the book, and the audiobook version will be narrated by Asterion voice actor Neil Newborn.

The notebook is called Baldur's Gate 3: The Necromancy of Thay and is being produced in partnership with Clarkson Potter. It's a blank notebook with gridded pages, and is a reproduction of the titular item in the actual video game, with an embossed skull, foil stamping, and illustrated clasps. This one is releasing July 21st, 2026.

The Official Baldur's Gate 3 Coloring Book comes out on August 11th. This book contains 40 line drawings of characters, monsters, and locations from the video game, is illustrated by Jay King, and is a partnership with Ten Speed Press.

Finally, Andrew Weber's A Feast for a Tenday: The Official Baldur's Gate Cookbook will contain 65 recipes, original chapter illustrations, and 45 photographs. The recipies will be organised by course and location within the world, and dishes designed for sharing will be tagged 'Romanceable'. This book will release on November 3, 2026, in partnership with Ten Speed Press.

 

[Birmy]

As much as the game's success has been a feather in their cap (Lord knows they needed a "win" in the video game space), I wonder if WotC wishes they could go back and make the D&D branding more prominent in the design and marketing for BG3 and its merchandise; after years of having the logo downplayed or absent altogether on a lot of D&D tie-ins, I bet they would love to have had DUNGEONS & DRAGONS splashed across the front of the game box or books like this again after seeing how popular it became.

 

[Jeremy E Grenemyer]

I can always use another cookbook.

 

[Gladius Legis]

I get it's a different author, different times, even a different publisher (i.e. not WOTC themselves), and all ... but man, I still have PTSD from the Baldur's Gate 1 and 2 novelizations.

 

[R_J_K75]

I still have PTSD from the Baldur's Gate 1 and 2 novelizations.

I read both as well and I remember absolutely nothing about them. I read most of the FR novels up until the early to mid 2000s, and most of them sucked. The only two I remember being good were Evermeet and Cormyr. The rest were mediocre at best, downright terrible at worst. Years later when I think about how many I read I ask myself why did I read them in the first place and secondly finish them? Guess I kept telling myself this is the one that's going to be great, it never was.

I was running a Waterdeep game a few years ago and picked up Ed Greenwoods "Death Masks". His writing style was just too long winded; after reding 4 pages I thought to myself life's too short put it down and never bothered picking it back up.

 

[EthanSental]

The novels tied to the movie were enjoyable listens on audible.

 

[Chaltab]

I get it's a different author, different times, even a different publisher (i.e. not WOTC themselves), and all ... but man, I still have PTSD from the Baldur's Gate 1 and 2 novelizations.

The fact Murder in Baldur's Gate went and canonized Abdel Adrian to the TTRPG makes me want to kick a flumph.

 

[BruceWright]

As much as the game's success has been a feather in their cap (Lord knows they needed a "win" in the video game space), I wonder if WotC wishes they could go back and make the D&D branding more prominent in the design and marketing for BG3 and its merchandise; after years of having the logo downplayed or absent altogether on a lot of D&D tie-ins, I bet they would love to have had DUNGEONS & DRAGONS splashed across the front of the game box or books like this again after seeing how popular it became.

It is REALLY STRANGE that the Dungeons & Dragons logo is nowhere to be seen on these products.

 

[Gladius Legis]

The fact Murder in Baldur's Gate went and canonized Abdel Adrian to the TTRPG makes me want to kick a flumph.

shudder

To their credit, both Descent into Avernus and BG3 itself make valiant attempts to walk that back.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

It is REALLY STRANGE that the Dungeons & Dragons logo is nowhere to be seen on these products.