Has anyone read this book? I was wondering why the paperback edition retails $16.00. Has anyone brought this up? Just seems a bit pricey.

I read the book.  It is pricey indeed.  For some reason, pocket books are moving away from the pocket book sized novels as of late when it comes to Warcraft books.

WoW: Arthas is a hardcover and costs $25 for example.  It could be a sign of the economy recession and other trends.  No clue.  There was a downsize at the publisher.  Marco Palmieri was among the 20-35 employees laid off. So I have to guess that’s a reason in part.

The book does cover some areas of interest such as the continuation of that scene of Lady Sinestra at the Netherwing Ledge in Shadowmoon Valley.

I’m not surprised he declined to talk about upcoming Diablo novels.  Blizzard and the publisher remain neutral on that matter too.  There might be big plans coming down the pipe.

Sadly no one asked about previous Diablo novels though. Not like there was a lot of time either.

I believe his last diablo book “The Veiled Prophet Diablo: The Sin War, Book 3” is priced at $7.99 and that was released at the end of 2007. I believe Night of the Dragon was released at the end of 2008. So within a years time, the price has doubled? That’s pretty crazy to me. When I first saw the price, I thought there was a mistake. The cost just about the same price as the Warcraft and Diablo archive books. I don’t think that increasing the size of the book, not the quanitity, should lead to a doubling of the price in a years time.

Talk about inflation.

I wonder if this trend keeps up if there will be an increase in people just getting the books from the library, buying used copies or pirating it.