There have been many StarCraft novels in the past: Queen of Blades, Shadow of the Xel'Naga, Liberty's Crusade, and so on. But the Dark Templar Saga, and the three books that make it up - Firstborn, Shadow Hunters, and Twilight - are different. While their predecessors retold the well-known story of the original StarCraft game and characters, the Dark Templar Saga introduces new characters and takes place within the same relative timeline of StarCraft II.
However, in many other ways the saga is no different then previous novels set in the Koprulu Sector, for the thus-far the two books that have been released are still excellent reads and engaging works of fiction from Christie Golden, author of other Blizzard-authorized novels like those above. Golden has one again taken the dark and grueling world of StarCraft and successfully fitted its entire three-way struggle into a series of novels.
And beyond their literary value, there is the enticing knowledge that the things contained in their pages could affect the events of StarCraft II. At BlizzCon we learned that Valerian Mengsk, Heir Apparent to the Dominion throne and a character introduced in Firstborn, will appear in StarCraft II. Ulrezaj of the Enslaver campaign also appears and has since grown more subtle and mysterious in his plans. And there's no telling who else could appear next, or how their actions will affect the sequel we all await. What has Kerrigan been doing for the last four years on Char? What about Arcturus Mengsk and the Dominion? Or Artanis and the Protoss on Shakuras? These questions and more may be answered.
StarCraft Legacy is proud to present reviews of the first two books of the saga. From the underground Xel'Nagan labs of Aiur to the den of thievery appropriately known as Dead Man's Rock, the saga explores countless facets of the StarCraft world, and our reviews will give you a taste of the adventure and mysteries surrounding the novels and their characters.
Sources:Firstborn ReviewShadow Hunters Review
