Download or read book StarCraft WarChest Shadow Wars written by Blizzard Entertainment and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WAR IS ALWAYS WAITING IN PEACE'S SHADOW A fragile ceasefire exists between the terrans, protoss, and zerg, but that hasn't stopped them from finding new ways to spill each other's blood. On a fringe world called Adena, a corrupt Dominion commander risks conflict between the three races for his own insatiable greed. The people who pay the price for his avarice are frontline grunts Elms, Contreras, and Yong. But for them, Adena is only the beginning of a long journey: one filled with deadly black-market deals, zerg infestation, and Elm's burgeoning psionic abilities. If they can all make it through in one piece, they might have a chance to finally become more than pawns in someone else's game.
Download or read book Starcraft Warchest Shadow Wars written by Titan Titan Books and published by . This book was released on 2020-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: War is always waiting in Peace's shadow... A fragile ceasefire exists between the terrans, protoss, and zerg, but that hasn't stopped them from finding new ways to spill each other's blood. On a fringe world called Adena, a corrupt Dominion commander risks conflict between the three races for his own insatiable greed. The people who pay the price for his avarice are frontline grunts Elms, Contreras, and Yong. But for them, Adena is only the beginning of a long journey: one filled with deadly black-market deals, zerg infestation, and Elm's burgeoning psionic abilities. If they can all make it through in one piece, they might have a chance to finally become more than pawns in someone else's game.
Download or read book Cinematic Art of StarCraft written by Robert Brooks and published by Satrcraft: Cinimatic Art of. This book was released on 2018-09-15 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than two decades, players have led the zerg, protoss, and terrans into battle for galactic dominance in StarCraft, StarCraft II, and multiple campaign expansions. The Cinematic Art of StarCraft offers a detailed view into the history and philosophy of Blizzard's revolutionary cinematics team. Focusing on the craft and storytelling of cinematics and filled with anecdotes from the creators, The Cinematic Art of StarCraft gives fans a unique peek into the cinematics that have wowed millions of fans across the Koprulu sector.
Download or read book StarCraft Scavengers Starcraft Volume 1 written by Jody Houser and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2019-02-19 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writer Jody Houser (Mother Panic, Faith) and artist Gabriel Guzmán (Mass Effect, Star Wars) join forces for StarCraft, a new series further exploring the expansive universe of Blizzard's hit video game. Seen from the point of view of a young, inexperienced engineer, a group of terran space scavengers hope to pull off the job of their lifetimes, ignoring a recent United Earth Directorate treaty to pillage a derelict protoss ship. The scavengers' dangerous plan is compounded by the fact that the protoss ship is in a decaying orbit above a backwater planet. If their time doesn't run out and Dominion police forces don't bust them, will protoss or zerg factions in the outer rim find and execute them?
Download or read book Shadow of the Xel naga written by Gabriel Mesta and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2002-01-19 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Far in the future, 60,000 light-years from Earth, a loose confederacy of Terran exiles are locked in battle with the enigmatic Protoss and the ruthless Zerg Swarm. Each species struggles to ensure its own survival among the stars in a war that will herald the beginning of mankind's greatest chapter -- or foretell its violent, bloody end. Bhekar Ro: a bleak, backwater world on the fringe of the Terran Dominion, where every day is a struggle to survive for its handful of human colonists. It is a veritable wasteland -- one speck of dust among many in the vast, dark sea of space. But when the most violent storm in recent memory unearths an unfathomable alien artifact, Bhekar Ro becomes the greatest prize in the Terran Sector -- the Holy Grail of the Zerg, the Protoss, and Humanity alike -- as forces from the three great powers converge to claim the lost secrets of the most powerful species the universe has ever known. shadow of the xel'naga An original tale of space warfare novels set in the world of the bestselling computer game!
Download or read book StarCraft Soldiers Starcraft Volume 2 written by Andrew Robinson and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2019-08-20 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jody Houser (Stranger Things, Star Wars) is joined by veteran animation and Blizzard Entertainment comics writer Andrew R. Robinson (Overwatch Anthology, World of Warcraft) as they co-plot StarCraft: Soldiers, with art by Miguel Sepulveda (Lone Wolf 2100, Green Lantern). Newly graduated Lieutenant Shivani Singh wants to defend the Dominion on the front lines, but it will take more than good grades and confidence to survive on the edge of zerg space. After a routine patrol goes awry, Singh launches an investigation to root out threats to the fragile peace between the Dominion and the zerg Swarm. Collects StarCraft Series 2, comics #1-#4.
Download or read book Liberty s Crusade written by Jeff Grubb and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2001-04-13 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Far in the future, 60,000 light-years from Earth, a loose confederacy of Terran exiles is locked in battle with the enigmatic Protoss and the ruthless Zerg Swarm. Each species struggles to ensure its own survival among the stars in a war that will herald the beginning of mankind's greatest chapter -- or foretell its violent, bloody end. Danny Liberty was a good reporter...too good. When his investigations struck too close to the heart of the corrupt Terran Confederacy, he faced a simple choice: continue his current series of exposés, or take a hazardous new assignment covering the Marines on the front lines of the Koprulu Sector. It didn't take him long to decide.... Behind the attacks of the Zerg and the Protoss lies the story of a lifetime, but every piece of information blurs the mystery further. Thrown into the middle of a war where the outcome will determine mankind's very survival, the only thing that Danny Liberty knows for sure is that the only person he can trust to keep him alive is himself. Liberty's Crusade The first in an epic new series of space warfare novels set in the world of the bestselling computer game!
Download or read book Starcraft written by Simon Furman and published by Wildstorm. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Betrayed by Tamsen Cauley, the man who let them out of prison, the War Pigs split up and thought to live out their days separately, hiding from friends and foes alike. Two years later they get an offer: if they kill Jim Raynor, Cauley will wipe the War Pigs' slates clean. They know they can't trust him, but sticking together offers a slim chance of survival now that they've been found. And the Dominion may hate Raynor, but that doesn't make him a hero-- does it?"--Jacket
Download or read book StarCraft Evolution written by Timothy Zahn and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2016-11-08 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An action-packed novel that ushers in a new age of adventure in the critically acclaimed StarCraft series from Blizzard Entertainment The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Thrawn pens the latest chapter in the stunning StarCraft saga, building on the game’s rich legacy to create an unforgettable new story. After nearly a decade of brutal warfare, three mighty factions—the enigmatic protoss, the savage zerg, and the terrans, humanity’s descendants in the sector—have entered a cease-fire, but the peace is tenuous at best. When the sudden restoration of an incinerated planet is brought to light, tensions erupt. Neutrality swings back to hostility, and old enemies are accused of developing biological weapons to reignite the bitter conflict. An expedition of terran and protoss soldiers and researchers is deployed to investigate the mysterious zerg planet and its inhabitants’ intentions. But the lush alien landscape is host to other denizens, creatures shrouded in shadow, and should they be unleashed, they will change the fate of the entire galaxy.
Download or read book Starcraft Ghost Nova written by Blizzard Entertainment and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-05-01 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four years after the end of the Brood War, Emperor Arcturus Mengsk has rebuilt much of the Terran Dominion and consolidated a new military force despite an ever-present alien threat. Within this boiling cauldron of strife and subversion, a young woman known only as Nova shows the potential to become Mengsk's most lethal and promising "Ghost" operative. Utilizing a combination of pure physical aptitude, innate psychic power, and advanced technology, Nova can strike anywhere with the utmost stealth. Like a phantom in the shadows, she exists only as a myth to the enemies of the Terran Dominion. Yet Nova wasn't born a killer. She was once a privileged child of one of the Old Families of the Terran Confederacy, but her life changed forever when a rebel militia murdered her family. In her grief, Nova unleashed her devastating psychic powers, killing hundreds in a single, terrible moment. Now, on the run through the slums of Tarsonis, she is unable to trust anyone. Pursued by a special agent tasked with hunting down rogue telepaths, Nova must come to terms with both her burgeoning powers and her guilt -- before they consume her and destroy everything in her path....
Download or read book Starcraft II Flashpoint written by Christie Golden and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-11-06 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The explosive novel based on the eagerly anticipated StarCraft II video game expansion, Heart of the Swarm! The sinister zerg leader no longer commands her legions of bloodthirsty aliens against the humans of the Koprulu sector, all thanks to the combined courage and tenacity of Jim Raynor, General Horace Warfield, and a mismatched team of Dominion soldiers and outlaw rebels. Although the queen is no more, Sarah Kerrigan is very much alive. The woman who once controlled countless alien minds in a rampage across the stars has been spirited away by the man who dethroned her. Now Arcturus Mengsk’s Dominion armada is on her heels, roaring for blood. Jim Raynor will need to test his strength, his wit, and his loyalties against impossible odds to protect the woman he loves. StarCraft II: Flashpoint bridges the events that take place in StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty and the upcoming StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm. Featuring never-before-seen glimpses into Jim Raynor and Sarah Kerrigan’s past, this novel opens a window into a world of passion, action, and adventure.
Download or read book Starcraft I Mengsk written by Graham McNeill and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-12-30 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixty-thousand light-years from Earth, the corrupt Terran Confederacy holds the Koprulu sector tightly in its tyrannical grip, controlling every aspect of its citizens' lives. One man dares to stand up to this faceless empire and vows to bring it to its knees: Arcturus Mengsk -- genius propagandist, tactician, and freedom fighter. A monstrous act of bloody violence sows the seeds of rebellion in Arcturus, but he is not the first Mengsk to rail against such oppression. Before Arcturus grew to manhood, his father, Angus Mengsk, also defied the Confederacy and sought to end its brutal reign. The destiny of the Mengsk family has long been tied to that of the Confederacy and the Koprulu sector, but as a new empire rises from the ashes of the past and alien invaders threaten the very existence of humanity, what will the future hold for the next generation...?
Download or read book StarCraft Volume 3 Survivors written by Jody Houser and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jody Houser and Gabriel Guzmán continue the tale of StarCraft: Scavengers! After surviving a murderous dark templar's rampage, a terran space engineer named Caleb is forced to do the protoss's bidding: infiltrating a munitions factory in the Umojan Protectorate to find a mysterious source of power. As the dark templar ratchets up the pressure, Caleb attempts to find solace in the friends he's made since his arrival at Spearpoint Base. But he never forgets his true objective to appease the dark templar and survive her reign of terror. Collects StarCraft: Survivors #1-4.
Download or read book Starcraft Ghost Academy Volume One Blizzard Legends written by Keith DeCandido and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elite Soldiers known as ghosts are trained to use their special psychic powers for military operations, and one Ghost Academy cadet, Nova, must handle both her teammates and her own demons.
Download or read book Starcraft 3 Speed of Darkness written by Tracy Hickman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2002-06-15 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Far in the future, 60,000 light-years from Earth, a loose confederacy of Terran exiles is locked in battle with the enigmatic Protoss and the ruthless Zerg Swarm, as each species struggles to ensure its own survival among the stars -- war that will herald the beginning of mankind's greatest chapter or foretell its violent, bloody end. All Ardo Menikov ever dreamed of was to live in peace on the verdant colony world of Bountiful. But when the vicious Zerg Swarm attacked the colony and annihilated his loved ones, Ardo was forced to wake from his dream and accept the brutal realities of a war-torn galaxy. Now a confederate marine, charged with defending the worlds of the Terran confederacy, Ardo must come to terms with the painful memories of his past -- and the unsettling truths that may dominate his future.
Download or read book Starcraft written by Josh Elder and published by Blizzard Manga. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a series of short stories from the world of StarCraft in graphic novel format involving an intergalactic war, alien races, and strange new worlds.
Download or read book The WoW Diary A Journal of Computer Game Development Second Edition written by John Staats and published by Source Point Press. This book was released on 2023-11-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The WoW (World of Warcraft) Diary offers a rare, unfiltered look inside the gaming industry written by the game's first level designer, John Staats. The World of Warcraft Diary offers a rare, unfiltered look inside the gaming industry. It was written by the game's first level designer, John Staats, from notes he took during WoW's creation. The WoW Diary explains why developers do things and debunks popular myths about the games industry. In great detail he covers the what it took to finish the project; the surprises, the arguments, the mistakes, and Blizzard's formula for success. The author includes anecdotes about the industry, the company, the dev team; how they worked together, and the philosophy behind their decisions. The WoW Diary is a story made from notes taken during the dev team’s four-year journey. It is a timeline of Vanilla WoW’s development cycle, a time-capsule with an exhausting amount of details that also looks at the anatomy of computer game studio. In order to illustrate how all the parts of computer game company work together, he interviewed everyone from the company’s founders to his former teammates; and the supporting departments who helped make WoW a reality.
