Guild Wars: Ghosts of Ascalon

Matt Forbeck · Jeff Grubb

Jul 2010 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

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!

Ratings and reviews

This is a very good story which builds upon and flushes out the lore behind Guild Wars 2. However there are a few crucial points where the authors really try to make a point by repeating the same thing over and over again. There are also a couple points where the details kind of lack. I recommend this book as a must but and read, but it isn't perfect.

I didn't expect some of the gory details in this book because of Disney type of setting. The characters reminded me of the lord of the rings the way they interacted with each other. The plot also reminded me of lord of the rings. But still a fun read especially if you like the game. Worth the buy.

Been playing guild wars 2 off and on. But after reading this it really makes u want to explore every single detail of all the races and thier stories. Definitely a must read for fans.

About the author

Matt Forbeck is an award-winning and New York Times bestselling author and game designer. He has more than thirty novels and countless games published to date. His latest work includes Dungeonlogy, the Star Wars: Rogue One junior novel, the last two editions of The Marvel Encyclopedia, his Monster Academy YA fantasy novels, and the upcoming Shotguns & Sorcery roleplaying game based on his novels. He lives in Beloit, WI, with his wife and five children, including a set of quadruplets. For more about him and his work, visit Forbeck.com.