This article is from the first edition of The Video Game Librarian website I published between 2008 and 2010. It was originally written on July 14, 2009.

Del Rey is quickly establishing themselves as the go-to publisher for video game adaptations. After publishing novels based on major franchises such as Halo, Gears of War, and Mass Effect, the Random House imprint will next turn their attention to God of War.

Del Rey will publish two novels based on the God of War series, with the first, simply titled God of War, scheduled for release in March 2010. The novel will be based on the first game, and it’ll be released alongside PlayStation 3 launch of the third game in the series, God of War III.

In the novel God of War, Kratos, the game’s protagonist, is a great warrior who seeks revenge on the God of War Ares for the deaths of his wife and child. On his journey to Olympus, Kratos must battle great monsters of legend–and fight his own inner demons. Kratos’ quest will take him through a world of Greek mythology transformed, in which the familiar legends take on a terrifying new life–from the Aegean, where Kratos will grapple with the Great Hydra, to the depths of Hades, where Kratos will face death itself, to the heights of Mount Olympus. With all the thrilling action that got fans hooked on the game, the novel God of War takes us deeper into this fascinating world.

God of War will be written by Matthew Stover, who is best known for his contributions to the Star Wars Expanded Universe, including Star Wars: New Jedi Order – Traitor, Star Wars: Shatterpoint, and Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith.