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These novels are all considered canon, though ''Demonsbane'' and ''Legacy of Blood'' tell smaller, self-contained stories that do not have much to do with or further the larger game plot. The Sin War trilogy develops much of the world lore and backstory of the creation of Sanctuary, plus the eternal struggle between the Burning Hells and High Heavens, and is considered the lore and canon that leads directly into the plot of Diablo III, with some small [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/bashiok-on-act-3-and/ retcon adjustments] here and there.
* [[Diablo:_Demonsbane|Demonsbane]], by [[Robert B. Marks]] (2000)* [[Legacy of Blood]], by [[Richard A. Knaak]] (2001)* [[Diablo:_The_Black_Road| The Black Road]], by [[Mel Odom]] (2002)* [[Kingdom of Shadow]], by [[Richard A. Knaak]] (2002)* [[Moon of the Spider]], by [[Richard A. Knaak]] (2005)* [[Birthright|Diablo: The Sin War: Book One: Birthright]], by [[Richard A. Knaak]] (2006)* [[Scales of the Serpent|Diablo: The Sin War: Book Two: Scales of the Serpent]], by [[Richard A. Knaak]] (2007)* [[The Veiled Prophet|Diablo: The Sin War: Book Three: The Veiled Prophet]], by [[Richard A. Knaak]] (2008)
'''Diablo III Novels''':[[Untitled Diablo 3 Novel]], by [[Nate Kenyon]] ===The Sin War novels developed Novels=== Unlike the earlier Diablo Novels, which were free-standing pieces not directly connected to the early lore and story of any of the Diablo universe and were games, The Sin War trilogy was written to tie into explain and expound on the history of the land of Sanctuary and the ongoing storyAngels, Demons, as and Humans who frequent it will be developed in Diablo III. They These books were a collaboration between Blizzard's head lore guy [[Chris Metzen]] and their author, the novelist [[Richard Knaak]].[http://www.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/diablo_the_sin_war_trilogy___public_qa_with_richard_a_knaak]
::''How much of the book is creation of yours, and how involved is Chris Metzen behind the canon storyline of Diablo: The Sin War Trilogy? Do you think the ramifications of this book impact in the storyline of Diablo 3 the game?
::'''Knaak:''' This is a pure collaboration between myself and Chris Metzen/Blizzard. All that is written is passed by him and the others there. This will be canon and has adjusted earlier info. The ramifications here will be used for any future project … and I ain’t writing for a dead game. smile
One issue of a stand-alone Diablo comic was published in 2001. The stories were not connected to the larger game plot, instead serving to flesh out the world of Sanctuary in non-essential fashion.
* Tales of Sanctuary (2001)
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