The Sin War (series)
Encyclopedia
The Sin War is a trilogy
of novel series set in Blizzard Entertainment
's Diablo
universe, written by Richard A. Knaak
. It tells the story of Uldyssian as he is drawn into the battle between the Temple of the Triune, run by the Primus under Mephisto and the Cathedral of Light run by the rebel angel Inarius. Uldyssian feels that both sides are corrupt and wants nothing to do with either of them. When he is accused of murdering one of their missionaries, he flees his home town of Seram as he begins to discover his own strange powers. He decides to teach others how to use it, and gathers many followers to him, but the Temple and the Cathedral want his powers for their own and will stop at nothing to get them.
This trilogy was done as a collaboration between Richard and Chris Metzen (Blizzard
), so it is considered canon material in the Diablo universe.
Trilogy
A trilogy is a set of three works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as three individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games...
of novel series set in Blizzard Entertainment
Blizzard Entertainment
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. is an American video game developer and publisher founded on February 8, 1991 under the name Silicon & Synapse by three graduates of UCLA, Michael Morhaime, Allen Adham and Frank Pearce and currently owned by French company Activision Blizzard...
's Diablo
Diablo (series)
Diablo is an action role-playing game franchise owned and produced by Blizzard Entertainment. , the series has sold over 18.5 million copies worldwide.-Story:...
universe, written by Richard A. Knaak
Richard A. Knaak
Richard A. Knaak is the author of Dragonlance novels, Dragonrealm, six novels for Blizzard Entertainment's Diablo series, and nine works in the Warcraft universe...
. It tells the story of Uldyssian as he is drawn into the battle between the Temple of the Triune, run by the Primus under Mephisto and the Cathedral of Light run by the rebel angel Inarius. Uldyssian feels that both sides are corrupt and wants nothing to do with either of them. When he is accused of murdering one of their missionaries, he flees his home town of Seram as he begins to discover his own strange powers. He decides to teach others how to use it, and gathers many followers to him, but the Temple and the Cathedral want his powers for their own and will stop at nothing to get them.
The series
The Sin War is made up of the following:- BirthrightBirthright (Diablo novel)Birthright is a 2006 novel written by Richard A. Knaak and is the first novel in the Diablo trilogy, The Sin War. The novel introduces Lilith.- Plot introduction :Birthright takes place before the games Diablo, and Diablo II take place...
(2006) - Scales of the SerpentScales of the SerpentScales of the Serpent is a 2007 novel written by Richard A. Knaak and is the second novel in the Diablo trilogy, The Sin War. It continues the story from Birthright and is followed by The Veiled Prophet.-Plot summary:...
(2007) - The Veiled Prophet (Sept 2007)
This trilogy was done as a collaboration between Richard and Chris Metzen (Blizzard
Blizzard Entertainment
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. is an American video game developer and publisher founded on February 8, 1991 under the name Silicon & Synapse by three graduates of UCLA, Michael Morhaime, Allen Adham and Frank Pearce and currently owned by French company Activision Blizzard...
), so it is considered canon material in the Diablo universe.