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If you're interested in diving into books surrounding the world of Diablo, you have a lot of really interesting reading material ahead of you!

I'd suggest you start with Diablo III: Book of Cain as a foundation (if you don't mind spoilers), and from there, dig into the rest in this roughly chronological order:

• The Diablo story starts off with the Sin War Trilogy; Birthright, Scales of the Serpent, and The Veiled Prophet. These books give you a glimpse into the Sin War from nearly 3000 years ago.
• Legacy of Blood takes place just before the events of Diablo II, and would be next in line for consumption. The novel The Black Road and the comic Tales of Sanctuary take place near this time as well.
• The Kingdom of Shadow, then Moon of the Spider both take place after the events of Diablo II.
• Next you'd have the novel The Order, and the comic Sword of Justice, which take place in the years between Diablo II and Diablo III.
• Finally, the stories in Diablo III: Heroes Rise, Darkness Falls, take place shortly before the events of Diablo III, and are another great read.
After you're done with all of those, you also have Diablo III: Book of Tyrael to look forward to in October.

Additionally, you can check out Demonsbane, which is an exciting adventure story written in the early days of Diablo, before the Diablo II and Diablo III storylines had been clearly developed. It's one of the stories included in the Diablo Archives and I definitely recommend checking it out.

I hope that answers your question, and make sure to let us know what you think of the Diablo books and comics you read!

Read almost all of them

Think there are different authers on the different books so some are better written than others, but still..
If you like the lore then its a blast to read
Demonsbane is great (don't know why Val forgot it, but its the first (2000, Robert B Marks).. Really got the gory, dark feel to it
That's awesome that you've read so many of them! Which has been your favorite Diablo book so far?

And good catch on Demonsbane!

Demonsbane is an exciting adventure story written in the early days of Diablo, before the Diablo II and Diablo III storylines had been clearly developed. It's one of the stories included in the Diablo Archives and I definitely recommend checking it out as well.

I am also interested in learning more about the Diablo universe. Thanks for listing these books, Vaeflare. One thing I noticed, however - The Book of Cain appears to be sold out in the Blizzard Store. Any estimate on when more will be available for purchase?
We don't have any estimate at this time when more will be available from the Blizzard Store, but you might try checking Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your local retailer for a copy.

This week our Community Commentary touches on the topic of changes you'd like to make to skills and runes. We all have our personal opinions on how certain powers should function, and sharing those ideas with other community members can be a fun and thought provoking discussion.


Earlier this June, Uldyssian created a thread on diablofans.com asking fellow Nephalem: What is a Skill or specific Skill Rune you wish was more viable (and how would you improve it)? It's basically a big discussion where everyone can chime in with their ideas on how to improve their favorite unsung skills or runes, with the caveat of if you want to make a change you need to also state "how you would alter the function" to make it more enjoyable.


So, do you have any insights on fine tuning skills that you'd like to share with the Diablo III community? Leave a comment below, or click here to join in on the conversation from Diablo Fans.