Hachette Unveils the Ultimate Dungeons & Dragons Novel Collection

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This article is sponsored by Hachette Partworks.For over 50 years, Dungeons & Dragons has brought together fantasy fans of all ages with everything from tabletop gameplay to stories based on its epic realms. Now Hachette Partworks is sharing a whole treasure trove of Dungeons & Dragons literary stories with its novels collection, bringing together 100 of the greatest D&D novels ever written. This includes some stories that have long been out of print, with fans finally able to read these classics for the first time in years. And to commemorate such an extensive launch, Hachette has pulled out all the stops to make this collection a must-own for all Dungeons & Dragons fans.Among the highlights in the Dungeons & Dragons novels collection are the works of celebrated author R.A. Salvatore, including his landmark set of stories The Legend of Drizzt, which originally began publication in 1988. Salvatore’s work helped define the Forgotten Realms, a fan-favorite setting that has been immortalized further in video games like Baldur’s Gate and gone on to inspire many a D&D campaign. Even beyond the familiar trappings of Dungeons & Dragons, these are among the most beloved high fantasy stories of all time and should be a fixture in any fantasy fan’s bookshelf.cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "106e33c0-3911-473c-b599-b1426db57530",}).render("0270c398a82f44f49c23c16122516796");});Another gem in Hachette’s Dungeons & Dragons novels collection is The Finder’s Stone, a trilogy of novels written by Kate Novak and Jeff Grubb. Also set within the Forgotten Realms, these stories follow adventurers Alias and Olive Ruskettle as they embark on quests and vanquish evil wherever it surfaces throughout their journeys. The Dragonlance Chronicles are also part of this novel collection, republishing stories by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman that detail an epic saga of might and magic during a sweeping conflict known as the War of the Lance. This collection is carefully curated by Matt Chapman, the current editor of Tabletop Gaming Magazine and the former editor-in-chief of Dragon+, with Chapman providing introductions identifying the importance of each story and ensuring this collection is by fans and for fans.For readers who have more specific books that they want from across the wide, wide world of Dungeons & Dragons, the books will begin receiving a trade release on Sept. 9, with new books available approximately every two weeks. But Hachette has truly gone above and beyond to make the whole set stand out together, even as impressive as each of the individual books in the collection are. Which, of course, leads us to talk about the publisher’s subscription service, with the first two books starting at a reduced introductory price of £2.99 for the first book and £6.99 for the second book before moving to £11.99 for the remainder of the subscription run.Hachette has opened a subscription service for fans to ensure that they get the novels on a regular basis as well as offering the novels through trade release starting Sept. 9. The novels in this collection are being published as hardback books with foiled covers and exclusive spine artwork by Javier Charro, showing an interconnected image of fan-favorite Dungeons & Dragons characters together in action, which will really get the books to visually pop from one’s bookshelf. The subscription ships two novels each month, steadily providing 40 years of Dungeons & Dragons to subscribers.To sweeten the subscription deal, Hachette is offering primo incentives for people who subscribe to the novels collection before the end of 2026 while supplies last. Subscribers get a set of engraved silver and gold-colored bookmarks, a mug designed after Dungeons & Dragons, a pair of bookends with the Dungeons & Dragons symbol, a specially branded dice tray for your next D&D campaign, and a free book as part of the subscription. These are all impressive bits of swag for any Dungeons & Dragons fan to show off with their books, giving other players a strong sense of FOMO.Speaking of FOMO, this is all a limited time offer so don’t wait until it’s too late to get in on Hachette’s extensive Dungeons & Dragons novels collection. With 100 novels in an impressive hardback and illustrated spine format, just the books themselves alone are well worth the price of the subscription for this high fantasy labor of love project. Really, no major Dungeons & Dragons fan can go without it, bringing back some of the most beloved stories the enduring fantasy franchise has ever told, some for the first time back in print in decades. Hachette Partworks have been delivering fan-forward publications for years, and with the Dungeons & Dragons novels collection, they’re setting a new bar for curated book collections.The post Hachette Unveils the Ultimate Dungeons & Dragons Novel Collection appeared first on Den of Geek.