Guild Wars: Ghosts of Ascalon
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4.5 • 22 Ratings
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
250 years ago, Ascalon burned . . .
Desperate to defend his land from advancing hordes of bestial charr, King Adelbern summoned the all-powerful Foefire to repel the invaders. But magic can be a double-edged sword—the Foefire burned both charr and human alike. While the charr corpses smoldered, the slain Ascalonians arose again, transformed by their king’s rage into ghostly protectors and charged with guarding the realm . . . forever. The once mighty kingdom became a haunted shadow of its former glory.
Centuries later, the descendants of Ascalon, exiled to the nation of Kryta, are besieged on all sides. To save humankind, Queen Jennah seeks to negotiate a treaty with the hated charr. But one obstacle remains. The charr legions won’t sign the truce until their most prized possession, the Claw of the Khan-Ur,is returned from the ruins of fallen Ascalon.
Now a mismatched band of adventurers, each plagued by ghosts of their own, sets forth into a haunted, war-torn land to retrieve the Claw. Without the artifact, there is no hope for peace between human and charr—but the undead king who rules Ascalon won’t give it up easily, and not everyone wants peace!
Customer Reviews
Great Read
Takes you on a journey through Tyria while keeping true to game features and real lore. Gives you some further perspective behind some of the best written lore in Guild Wars. (searing) My only complaint is how abruptly it ended.
Ghosts of Ascalon
Too start, I haven't read a book since high school. I've just never enjoyed them. However, Guild Wars has been a part of my life for over 6.5 years. Dying for more information about Guild Wars 2, I was cornered into buying this book. My main concern was that it would be boring and have very few close connections with in game characters. It blew away my doubt in the first couple of chapters.
Anyways my point is, if you're looking for something to pump you up even more for the upcoming Guild Wars 2, buy this.
( I've never been interested in game lore, but I thoroughly enjoyed this book.)
Awesome
Great read! I love the guild wars universe and this book helps create it further. Five stars!