The Elder Scrolls Novels Announced
Today Bethesda announced that there will be two upcoming novels, published by Del Rey Books, based on the popular fantasy RPG series The Elder Scrolls. This award winning series is widely known for its immersive story and gameplay, and it only seems like a natural progression for the franchise to branch out into a more detailed storytelling medium. The books, to be written by New York Times bestselling author Greg Keyes, will be brand new original storylines based on The Elder Scrolls universe and will take place shortly after the events of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. The first novel entitled, The Infernal City, is set to be published in Fall of 2009.
Keyes, who is best known for his work writing three books within the Star Wars universe in The New Jedi Order series, have apparently been under Bethesda’s radar for quite some time. Pete Hines, vice president of public relations and marketing for Bethesda Softworks stated that, “We’ve been big fans of Greg’s work for a long time, and we’re thrilled he agreed to bring his talents to The Elder Scrolls,” and, “We see these books as a natural extension of the franchise and think fans will love the stories and characters Greg has created.”
The Infernal City finds the citizens of Tamriel once again facing an uncertain future. Floating high above the land is a strange and mysterious city that is casting a horrifying shadow – wherever it falls, people die and rise again as undead. It is up to an unlikely duo – a seventeen-year-old girl named Annaig and the Emperor’s young son, Prince Attrebus – to rescue the kingdom from doom.
hopefully The Infernal City will have a better narrative than this...
