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.

 

[wicked cool]

I want to see a book (I’d be happy with short stories) that include
1) a story about the apprentice in the blighted village with their master/mirror and shovel
2) the Dragonborn dark urge and how they got there and there interactions
3 karlach before the tadpole
4 ketheric thorn rise and fall

 

[Henadic Theologian]

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.

If you didn't like the books, may I suggest donating them to a library, so that some folks whose takes are more inclined towards them might get a chance to read them? Just a suggestion for a win win.

 

[Chaltab]

A Karlach story set during her ten years in Avernus could be really good. But probably heartbreaking.

 

[Chaltab]

shudder

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

Did they?

 

[Bae'zel]

Man, where was all this BG3 merch 3 years ago when I wad obsessed with the game? I’ve moved on now.

Looks at my shelf of Lae’zel Funko Pop, Lae’zel stuffed toy, Lae’zel resin miniatures, BG3 artbook…

 

[R_J_K75]

If you didn't like the books, may I suggest donating them to a library, so that some folks whose takes are more inclined towards them might get a chance to read them? Just a suggestion for a win win.

Sold them wholesale to Noble Knight 2010 or so. I checked a few months back to try and offload some books, most places wouldn't take them

 

[wicked cool]

Sold them wholesale to Noble Knight 2010 or so. I checked a few months back to try and offload some books, most places wouldn't take them

I somewhat agree. Many were a slog to read and pale in comparison to even other books of that generation

 

[R_J_K75]

I somewhat agree. Many were a slog to read and pale in comparison to even other books of that generation

Yeah, they weren't good. But I called Goodwill, Amvets, Salvation Army trying to get rid of many books of many subjects, they won't take them because most people don't want them. when I thought about it, I'm trying to get rid of them...and the cycle continues...

 

[nyvinter]

Not big into rpg novels but Ursula Vernon make this a must buy for me.

 

[TarionzCousin]

I can always use another cookbook.

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