Diablo: Legacy of Blood
Diablo: Legacy of Blood is the first book in the Diablo novels. It was written by Richard A. Knaak and published in 2001.
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Official Description
- Norrec Vizharan has become a living nightmare. While on a quest to find magical treasure, the soldier of fortune discovers an artifact beyond his wildest dreams: the ancient armor of Bartuc, the legendary Warlord of Blood. But the mysterious armor is cursed, channeling a malevolent power into Norrec's tortured soul. Now, pursued by demons who covet the dark armor for their own devices, Norrec must overcome a bloodlust he can scarcely control and learn the truth about his terrifying curse before the is lost to darkness forever....
Story and Canon
The novel is a stand-alone piece, set in the Diablo universe but not directly tied to the main game storyline. The book is canon, but none of the events or characters have any part to play in the larger fiction of the universe.
Though this book is set the Land of Sanctuary, very little of the book actually seems taken from the Diablo world. Some of the names of the characters and locations are, but only just. One of the main characters is a Necromancer, but none of her abilities match those of Necromancers in Diablo II, and story events include battles with sea serpents on the open ocean, characters imprisoned within trees, and other things very unlike events in the games.
In debates about the Diablo Novels, Flux has suggested that the story was an unpublished fantasy novel Richard Knaak had on hand, which he revised to include enough Diablo elements to make it pass muster as a Diablo Novel. That's merely supposition, but it's inarguable that this novel has the least Diablo-y features of any of the books in the series.
