Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft Gold
franchise is expanding into a new market, though it might not be the
one you expected. The game developer today announced a partnership with
Scholastic for World of Warcraft: Traveler, a children's book series
based on the video game franchise.
The book series is being aimed
at children ages 8-12, so it likely won't have the same tone as World of
Warcraft the game, which is rated T for Teen. The first hardcover book
is coming out this November in the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand, and
Canada, with a second to follow in 2017.
Traveler is set in
Azeroth and follows a "young cast of Warcraft characters discovering the
mysteries and majesty of the world around them."
The book is
written by Greg Weisman, known for his work on Young Justice and The
Spectacular Spider-Man. The first one features sketches from Blizzard's
Samwise Didier, while the cover was done by another Blizzard artist,
Stephane Belin.
"We're excited to be collaborating with Scholastic
on a series that will bring Azeroth to life for a whole new audience,"
Blizzard story and franchise VP Chris Metzen said in a statement. "Greg
Weisman is an accomplished writer who's really gotten to the heart and
soul of Warcraft with the characters he's developed here-- we're
thrilled with the work he's done on World of Warcraft: Traveler."
Here is the official plot description for Traveler:
"It's
been years since twelve-year-old Aramar Thorne, a clever boy who is
never without his precious sketch book, has seen his father. So when
Captain Greydon Thorne comes ashore and asks his son to join him at sea,
it feels as if someone has redrawn Aram's entire world. Before he knows
it, Aram is aboard the Wavestrider with Lakeshire fading to a distant
dot on the horizon. But the thrill of adventure quickly fades, as
Greydon relentlessly schools Aram on how to handle his cutlass and how
to relate with the strange and diverse creatures of Azeroth. In
addition, Aram struggles to get along with the Wavestrider's
crew--especially second mate Makasa, a tough teenaged girl who has been
reluctantly placed in charge of him.
"Just as Aram starts to get
his head above water, a band of vicious pirates attack the Wavestrider,
turning his world upside down once again. As Aram tries to find his way
home with his father's compass in hand, he'll travel across Azeroth's
beautiful and hostile terrain, encountering creatures both terrible and
wondrous. He'll seek to understand Azeroth's denizens as he draws them
in his sketchbook, forming unlikely friendships along the way. But the
journey is hindered by Greydon's compass, which never points north. If
the compass isn't leading Aram and Makasa home--to safety--to what
destiny is it leading them?"
Traveler is not the first World of Warcraft book series, but it appears to the first one aimed at children.
In
addition to Traveler, 2016 will see the release of the Warcraft movie
in June, while the next World of Warcraft expansion, Legion, comes to PC
before September 21. The expansion,Buy wow gold the game's sixth, raises the level cap to 110 and introduce a new class called the Demon Hunter, among other things.
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