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The Elder Scrolls: The Infernal City coming November 24 photo

Awesome! When it was announced that an Elder Scrolls book was coming, I was happy. I quite like me a good fantasy novel, and I love the world of Tamriel. It has now been revealed that The Elder Scrolls: The Infernal City is getting a release date of November 24, with Bethesda informing us that you can pre-order now.

The Infernal City is about an evil floating city that has appeared in Tamriel and is raising the dead to slaughter the living. A young girl called Annaig and the Emperor’s son, Prince Attrebus, team up to rescue the land. It's being written by best-selling author Greg Keyes. 

Check out the front cover, which looks rather classy, and let us know if you're buying it. I know I'll definitely be getting this. In fact, Bethesda should totally give it to me so I can review it. Bethesda! Make with the booky books!


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Xzyliac's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 07:06
Xzyliac
The Infernal City is about an evil floating city

Sold! All else sweet icing on the cake. And it sounds sweet indeed. Too bad no one does video game book/comic book reviews around here. I'd probably be more inclined to buy 'em. I only read the Halo series which was great but went South after #2. the comics were good though although didn't really do much but make me wish we got a game about being a civilan surviving the attack on Mombasa. Still waitin' on that.
bluemeep's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 07:17
bluemeep
:O

Preordered.
Carl Sagan's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 07:17
Carl Sagan
I've read some videogame fiction (Mass Effect, Diablo) and honestly they've all been just as fun as the game they were based on. In this case, though... That might not be a good thing.

I kid. Anything that will get people reading is a good thing.
Yehat's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 07:37
Yehat
Finally, one of the few game series that could actually support a line of novels.

Hell 90% of the Elder Scroll series story is setting, it's so incredibly rich you could make a novel out of all the short stories themselves. I mean how many of you knew the Ministry of Truth was actually the lost 3rd Moon that was stopped from crashing into the planet because the demi-god Vivec asked nicely not to destroy his city?! And the fact that the moons themselves are sentient entities themselves!

Hell we haven't ever set one foot or even looked upon the other continents that have their own races like Akavir. And we've only visited 4 out of the 16 planar worlds: The Deadlands (Oblivion traditional), Madhouse (Shivering Isles), Attribution's Share and the Pits.

I'm surprised Bethesda hasn't gone all out with the Elder Scrolls and done table top, pen & paper and lore books.
Carl Sagan's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 07:42
Carl Sagan
I'd be down for a tabletop Elder Scrolls game.
watermanx's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 07:43
watermanx
damn, i thought it was a new game or at least some more DLC :(
Kad's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 07:54
Kad
I'll be buying. I love Elder Scrolls stuff, and this looks excellent.
GooN's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 08:00
GooN
Well they need to have this as DLC for Oblivion!!! One question though, If water is falling off the floating island... how does it keep coming, with no source from said floating island?
Luke Barnard's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 08:03
Luke Barnard
I can dig it. Can't wait for the next game though... If there is one.
Eschatos's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 08:14
Eschatos
Yeah, when's the Elder Scrolls V gonna be announced? Books are nice, games are better.
funran's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 08:17
funran
Is this the first book in the Oblivion world? Interesting..
Furius's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 08:27
Furius
Looks more like a floating village. There's only about 15 buildings up there. But then, if the "battle" of Kvatch is anything to go by, that'll be more than enough for all the guards of Tamriel.
Demtor's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 08:34
Demtor
With all of the lore in their games, they could make their own series of books pretty easily.
Ganjookie's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 09:00
Ganjookie
Maybe one of the Burch siblings can write us some fan-fic on the Elder Scroll 'verse!
lastdual's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 09:11
lastdual
My heart literally skipped a beat when I first glimpsed the headline, thinking about the release of a new Elder Scrolls, then reality hit when I noticed the date and realized it was a novel.

I'm working my way through book 4 of Ice and Fire right now, and I'm not sure if it would be wise to follow George R. R. Martin with this (that man is a hard act to follow), but in time I may pick it up. Maybe it'll make the wait for TESV a little less painful.
MultiJoe's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 09:21
MultiJoe
Keyes is a hack.
Monster w21 Faces's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 09:55
Monster w21 Faces
This is SO going to be the next ES game setting.
Springsteen's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 10:32
Springsteen
Tamriel is like the bastard child of almost every campaign setting of D&D. And it's a rather good thing. As much as I don't find it that interesting, I can deffinitely see the motivation of whoever does.
Char Aznable's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 11:05
Char Aznable
Son of a bitch, got my hopes up thinking this was a new game. Bad Jim! Bad!

GooN, I think a good explanation for that would be, uhh...magic? That's usually a safe bet.
jean2317's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 11:28
jean2317
Fuck yes I will be buying this!!
13thDragon's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 12:21
13thDragon
I'm pretty sure we would all rather be playing this instead of reading it.
bwonk's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 12:25
bwonk
This is the part where you fall down and read to death!
Los255's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 13:54
Los255
damn, i thought it was a new game or at least some more DLC :(

Me too
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 14:06
Holyetheline
Sounds like a pretty good book...
Br0th3rGr1mm's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 14:25
Br0th3rGr1mm
Not to be a kill-joy, but way to steal an idea from the Dragonlance world.
iammacgyver's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/14/2009 20:26
iammacgyver
Dalaran after being taken over by the Litch King?
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