Beyond the Blight
Summary
An ambitious and experimental side-project, Beyond the Blight is the first time BattleMaster is available in literature form. This book contains eight short-stories and explores the events leading up to the 5th Invasion, revealing stories so far ignored or missed by the nobility as it braces for Daimon attacks.
These stories tell of the Blight and some of the stories at its edge - and inside the blighted lands. For the first time, secrets of darkness are revealed. All stories are entirely in-character, as the experiences of select heroes, villains and just people being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Artwork leading into the chapters completes the strong atmosphere and the in-character concept.
An appendix summing up BattleMaster and the history of Beluaterra makes the book accessible to non-players. It could make a good and quite unique present for friends who are into fantasy fiction, but don't play BattleMaster - and maybe get them to do so.
Chapters
The first three chapters contain stories that were already seeded as in-character roleplays into Beluaterra during December. The book contains updated versions of these stories:
- Torture Report
- Confession
- Boat People
The following chapters are entirely new:
- The Account of Sir Spencer Rhys Foucher
- The Unsung Defense of Tey Gren
- Temple of Darkness
- Sermon of Evil
- The Soulforges
In addition, there is also:
- A preface
- Some history of Beluaterra
- A nice artistic map of Beluaterra
All so the book can be read by your friends or family who aren't playing BattleMaster.
E-Book
Technical Details
You can read the e-book version using an e-book reader or using e-book software on your iPad, smartphone or computer. There is good software available for all major operating systems.
The total content in Beyond the Blight is about 12,000 words, so it's not a huge volume.
Availability and Prices
Beyond the Blight is available from these sources:
- Amazon, Kindle version:
- Europe: Germany, France (€4.99), United Kingdom (£3.99) -- other european countries: Use one of the Euro links (Germany or France), or search for B006UFSUJM in your local store.
- United States (amazon.com, US$5.99)
- Rest of the World: Use one of the above stores or search for B006UFSUJM in your local store.
- Lulu, epub version (iBooks, Nook and most other e-readers):
- iBooks / iTunes:
- this link - or search it in your iBooks store
- Nook / Barnes & Nobles:
- It's available here
If you need reasons why this e-book is not free like the game itself, they are in this forum post, together with other Q&As.
Paperback Edition
Due to popular demand, I have also made it available as a paperback edition that you can buy from Amazon and put on your bookshelf. This is a collectors edition, as the price ($12.95) is rather steep for a small book (70 pages). However, it does contain updated artwork at a higher resolution than the e-book edition and I must say it looks rather beautiful.
- Buy it here: Beyond the Blight
