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Dragon Age: The World of Thedas Volume 2

Dragon Age: The World of Thedas Volume 2

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Summary

BioWare's newest game Dragon Age: Inquisition will expand the universe of their epic series in profound ways。 This comprehensive book of lore features exclusive art and information， exploring every corner of this dark fantasy masterpiece！
Newcomers will appreciate how this volume covers everything they need to know about the world and characters of these smash-hit games！ Dedicated fans will revel in the abundance of never-before-revealed secrets， the perfect companion to Dragon Age: The World of Thedas Volume 1！ From heroes to villains， to songs and food， and everything in between， this book puts the breath and depth of this inimitable fantasy at your fingertips。

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Reviews

Anirudh ，

Absolutely fantastic work。 I really wish more video games would come up with lore books like this one。 The art is superb and the information captures the world of dragon age very well。

Nabilah ，

Really appreciate the extra anecdotes on the characters like Cailan and Anora vs the Giant thing is really cute for example。 Hmm but that's it。 To be honest， I think I prefer Faces of Thedas's way of introducing the characters but that's just me。 I am not a role-player and gaymer， I am just someone who really like and prefer Dragon Age Origins above all the games in the franchise。 I really don't care about DA2 and Inquisition （I have played and completed both multiple times but I just don't care Really appreciate the extra anecdotes on the characters like Cailan and Anora vs the Giant thing is really cute for example。 Hmm but that's it。 To be honest， I think I prefer Faces of Thedas's way of introducing the characters but that's just me。 I am not a role-player and gaymer， I am just someone who really like and prefer Dragon Age Origins above all the games in the franchise。 I really don't care about DA2 and Inquisition （I have played and completed both multiple times but I just don't care for it unlike Origins）， I actually skipped the Champion of Kirkwall and the Inquisitor's sections。 Ha ha。 。。。more

Jack Rogers ，

The 2nd volume of The World of Thedas compendium series offers an even more in depth look at the game's setting when compared to the first entry。 Whereas the first entry in the collection covered the timeline of the continent and broke down all the concepts that formed it's core foundations; the 2nd volume put's the focus more so on the people and stories that inhabit the regions and how they tie into the main game entries in the franchise。 Broken down into several parts; Volume 2 covers Legends The 2nd volume of The World of Thedas compendium series offers an even more in depth look at the game's setting when compared to the first entry。 Whereas the first entry in the collection covered the timeline of the continent and broke down all the concepts that formed it's core foundations; the 2nd volume put's the focus more so on the people and stories that inhabit the regions and how they tie into the main game entries in the franchise。 Broken down into several parts; Volume 2 covers Legends of Thedas， The Chant of Light， The Hero of Ferelden， Andraste's Bookshelf， The Champion of Kirkwall， The Seer's Yarn - Children's tales， The Inquisitor， The Whole Nug - Recipes and Bestiary。 As previously noted， the book put's much more focus on the people of the world and their stories。 Each section of the book offers such insightful breakdowns of legends new and old from all across Thedas， all complimented by beautiful illustrations that help you visualise these people and their stories all the better。 I adore how much respect is given in this book to flesh out any and all characters of note from the series; they all get a proper character breakdowns with clearly defined histories to flesh them out even further。 Along with the character focuses， there's also segments of the book that delve into concepts and writings from the world of notable importance。 There's a whole section in this book that breaks down the chapters and verses in the Chant of Light， a key tome of religious history from the games that is referenced constantly; it's so impressive to see if laid out here with some insightful notes and images accompanying it。 Not only that， but there's some lengthy chapters about fairy tales and children stories told in the world that link in with the established lore， and they feel so authentic！ Hell there's even a full scale set of in-world recipes in this book that actually tell you how to cook some of the odd and bizarre foods these Thedasians cook and eat！This book is an important and insightful read for any Dragon Age fan。 It takes a world we already love and enjoy and fleshes it out to whole new lengths。 The world of Thedas has to be one of the most well-defined fantasy worlds you can find in video games， the amount of effort that has been put into making this world feel truly alive is astounding and this book further cements that fact。 。。。more

Sage Gregson ，

I don't usually read reference books to fantasy worlds， but I'm obsessed with Dragon Age。 I had to squeeze every last drop of lore from this book。 I was mostly interested in the sections about the Chant of Light and the companions from previous games。 The artwork is also very nice。 I don't usually read reference books to fantasy worlds， but I'm obsessed with Dragon Age。 I had to squeeze every last drop of lore from this book。 I was mostly interested in the sections about the Chant of Light and the companions from previous games。 The artwork is also very nice。 。。。more

Mary ，

I had a lot of fun with this， especially the illustrations。 I like how it had quotes and letters like a "real" history book and I especially enjoyed the recipes section。 This is a must have for fic writers who are in way too deep， such as yours truly。 One thing I didn't see that I was hoping for is info about the Dalish/Elven patheon， even though the Andraste section is pretty extensive and we even learn about the Dwarven Paragons。 With everything that happens in DAI involving the Dread Wolf and I had a lot of fun with this， especially the illustrations。 I like how it had quotes and letters like a "real" history book and I especially enjoyed the recipes section。 This is a must have for fic writers who are in way too deep， such as yours truly。 One thing I didn't see that I was hoping for is info about the Dalish/Elven patheon， even though the Andraste section is pretty extensive and we even learn about the Dwarven Paragons。 With everything that happens in DAI involving the Dread Wolf and Mythal， more background on their beliefs would have been cool。 （Maybe it's in Volume 1？） 。。。more

Samhain ，

The first volume felt like they simply organized the codex and， don't get me wrong， it was nice。 I like when knowledge is neat and easy to access。 But it still felt like a cheap way to capitalize on the games' success。 It came short， especially when compared to other extended universe books。 The World of Thedas， vol。2 is the exact opposite of its big brother。Bringing more lore to the table， this volume also takes its art a lot more seriously， and it's nice to see the artists finally getting the The first volume felt like they simply organized the codex and， don't get me wrong， it was nice。 I like when knowledge is neat and easy to access。 But it still felt like a cheap way to capitalize on the games' success。 It came short， especially when compared to other extended universe books。 The World of Thedas， vol。2 is the exact opposite of its big brother。Bringing more lore to the table， this volume also takes its art a lot more seriously， and it's nice to see the artists finally getting the respect they deserve。 Thedas has more substance thanks to the space given to the concept art of landscapes， fashion styles， architecture， etc。 Great additions are the painting styles from different cultures， and mentions of in-universe artists。 Where the first volume made it look like the art and texts were scrambled together at the last minute， this one has obviously been crafted thoughtfully， with a clear final look in mind。 It's still nowhere near A World of Ice and Fire's level of mixing art and lore， but it's way cooler than I thought it'd be。Contrary to a lot of people， I feel like the excerpts from The Chant of Light were a smart addition。 It gives material to the theory lovers among us， adds considerable chunks of lore that make the world feels tangible， and makes for very smooth transitions between the "sorted by game" sections。 I've seen a lot of negative comments about these pages， but it's a detail that says a lot about the actual planning that went into this book （again， as opposed to vol。 1）。 They took this seriously， and it shows。 As someone who loves character-driven stories， it was amazing to get so many details about our beloved companions。 I'm also impressed and appreciative of how they've dealt with the OCs。 I like that Bioware has its own canon for the comics and books， but in a compendium it makes more sense to remain vague。 Plus， it works in-universe too， since the technology doesn't allow for proper informations to be relayed all over Thedas。 I'm sure that between the Shaperate and the return of the Eluvian network， scholars and future archeologists will be able to write the truth down at some point。 But as of 9:45-9:46 （Tevinter Nights timeline）， details about the game events being blurry for most people sounds about right。All in all， I think that the extended-universe publications done while David Gaider was still working with Bioware felt like the DM of a tabletop RPG had tried to turn their notes and sessions into stories adapted to the litterature medium。 Everything that has been published under Darrah， and especially Patrick Weekes' books/lore excerpts， have felt like a proper extended universe。 The quality of the publications has skyrocketed， and I can only hope we get a volume 3 someday。 。。。more

Shannon ，

This volume has a lot more to it than the first including recipes and children's stories。 I like this one for the background on the various companions in each of the games。 This volume has a lot more to it than the first including recipes and children's stories。 I like this one for the background on the various companions in each of the games。 。。。more

voidslantern ，

big thanks to my friend daf for gifting me this book。 it was rather hard for me to read though （russian language is getting hard and slowly erases itself from my memory with the lack of practice） but the art and the lore are quite intertaining。 i also really like the red ribbon bookmark they added， this heavy boy really needs one。 anyway， an enjoyable read for a fan！

Chocolategoddess ，

This was much better than volume 1。 Yes， there was a decent amount of overlap between information found in game and information in this book， but every section contained new and interesting tidbits about the universe。 A couple of times I gasped。It's not essential reading for an avid Dragon Age fan like the novels are， but there's knowledge in here you can't get from anywhere else and it's just a beautiful book in general。 This was much better than volume 1。 Yes， there was a decent amount of overlap between information found in game and information in this book， but every section contained new and interesting tidbits about the universe。 A couple of times I gasped。It's not essential reading for an avid Dragon Age fan like the novels are， but there's knowledge in here you can't get from anywhere else and it's just a beautiful book in general。 。。。more

Megan ，

World of Thedas V2 is a great sequel to the first volume with more information on characters and the world in which the game comes alive。

Molly Barnes ，

I love the DA games and this book adds so much lore and explanation to the world of Thedas。 Games with highly detailed descriptions and accounts of the legends/lores/cultures/religions/societies/etc are my favorite and they get me hooked。 I read Vol。 2 before Vol。 1 because I couldn’t find Vol。 1 for a decent price until recently， but I won’t be receiving it until October。 I can’t wait to read Vol。 1 and see what other lore is included。

Dawn W ，

Excellent companion to the Dragon Age series of games。

Chase Bouzigard ，

This book is awesome and staggeringly comprehensive。 From Origen to Inqusiton nothing is left out

Caitlin ，

RTC

Kalzit ，

All in all a book filled with many interesting things to read。 Some more important than others but oh well。 Not a huge fan of the constantly-shitting-on-dalish-beliefs train tho

Edgars ，

This book was compiled at the same time its authors and artists were working on "DA: Inquisition"。 And that probably explains its mediocre quality - I guess， it was compiled in a hurry。 It adds little new information to the lore you find out in the games or the novels/comic books。 Also， there is barely any proper illustration in the book。 The compilers just heavily recycled the concept sketches and tarot cards from the game and even went as far as including poorly masked photobashes。 It's a sham This book was compiled at the same time its authors and artists were working on "DA: Inquisition"。 And that probably explains its mediocre quality - I guess， it was compiled in a hurry。 It adds little new information to the lore you find out in the games or the novels/comic books。 Also， there is barely any proper illustration in the book。 The compilers just heavily recycled the concept sketches and tarot cards from the game and even went as far as including poorly masked photobashes。 It's a shame though， because I've seen portfolios of some of the DA artists and I know that they can do better。 For all the reasons mentioned above， I don't see how the content justifies the relatively high price of the book。 I could only recommend it for collectors or those DA fans who just want to know the "short story"。 But why not just use wikia then？ It's more comprehensive and even has better images。 。。。more

Greatkithain ，

La decision del Bioware de crear su propia ambientación en vez de usar una existente como Reinos Olvidades fue todo un acierto。 Si algo tienen los videojuegos de Dragon Age aparte de la historia y como las acciones tienen sus repercusiones es su rica ambientación tanto en lugares， gentes， costumbres， trajes， historia， etc。Este libro como el primer tomo merecen mas la pena que los suplementos de Green Ronin sobre Dragon Age， de veras。

Kirsten Simkiss ，

This book is so lovely。 Seriously， it's so well designed and while it does go back over a lot that you learn in the games， it also gives you minute details you might have missed or that weren't ever mentioned。 My only complaint is that it kind of glosses over character choices that might have been made which， while understandable， takes some of the wind out of the sails of the impact you clearly had on the companions and villains。 Still， the book is lovely and huge and even has recipes in the ba This book is so lovely。 Seriously， it's so well designed and while it does go back over a lot that you learn in the games， it also gives you minute details you might have missed or that weren't ever mentioned。 My only complaint is that it kind of glosses over character choices that might have been made which， while understandable， takes some of the wind out of the sails of the impact you clearly had on the companions and villains。 Still， the book is lovely and huge and even has recipes in the back that I'm half tempted to give a try should the occasion arise。 This is definitely a neat book。 。。。more

➳ Christie ➳ ，

Wonderful just like the first volume。 Extremely detailed and beautiful artwork。 A must have for any fan of the dragon-age world and characters。

Kristin ，

A fun read for fans of the series。 Gives background， stories， and facts about characters， history， and culture。。。basically it's exactly what it says it is。 A fun read for fans of the series。 Gives background， stories， and facts about characters， history， and culture。。。basically it's exactly what it says it is。 。。。more

Christiane ，

This was an excellent continuation of the worldbuilding that took place in the first volume。 The highlight was the Chant of Light that was contained in the middle！ All of the artwork was gorgeous。 Bioware， make more Dragon Age so I can buy another volume！

Hali ，

I absolutely loved this book。 A wonderful， informative companion to an incredible video game series。

wildmary ，

Great in most aspects， but a big portion of it is dedicated to introducing Dragon Age's cast of thousands and。。。 well， having played through these games multiple times， that part was kind of boring。 I liked everything else， though。 Great in most aspects， but a big portion of it is dedicated to introducing Dragon Age's cast of thousands and。。。 well， having played through these games multiple times， that part was kind of boring。 I liked everything else， though。 。。。more

Krista D。 ，

A beautiful lore book for Dragon Age fans waiting for DA4: wolf hunt。

Heather ，

I would have absolutely loved this book if it had every chapter of Hard in Hightown。 I want to see how good an author Varris Tethras really is！ Because this book wanted to avoid giving away major character choices， it wound up undercutting the character sections a great deal。

Trinity ，

Loved it！ Any Dragon Age fan should own both volumes！

水仙 ，

Último libro del año

Stacy Milacek ，

Absolutely loved this book。 Very well done， very well written。 I especially loved the recipe section！ I will be trying some of them out。 I also loved the appendix， by Brother Genitivi， correcting some mistakes from Vol。 I。 This is a must read for any Dragon Age fan。

Patrice ，

This book is just as informative as volume one and a lot more fun。 Written as though it were a scholarly text within the game world， it covers characters and events from all three games and their associated expansions as well as all novels and graphic novels （with the possible exception of the Orson Scott Card story， which I haven't read and thus can't definitively rule out its mention， but I seemed to recognise everything） elaborating on some material that was vague in the games/stories （in a w This book is just as informative as volume one and a lot more fun。 Written as though it were a scholarly text within the game world， it covers characters and events from all three games and their associated expansions as well as all novels and graphic novels （with the possible exception of the Orson Scott Card story， which I haven't read and thus can't definitively rule out its mention， but I seemed to recognise everything） elaborating on some material that was vague in the games/stories （in a way that an academic familiar with the world would） but leaving out specific details （known to the reader/player） that shouldn't be common knowledge and being intentionally vague to make room for all possible player choices without contradiction。 Those sections of text are divided up with excerpts of other fictional publications ranging from the chant of light， a review of Theodosian authors， fairy tales and a cookbook， all written in character and enlightening in their own ways on the ever expanding world。 It begins with a historical and geographic section to help new readers understand the world and finishes up with a tertiary （the focus if which is creations from the Inquisition game）。 Since the world and its history are still in the process of being created， especially with so many different sources adding to the collective material， it would seem that they've changed a couple of things from the first volume。 I really liked that they had a fictional scholar from Thedas do the corrections as a critique of a colleague's work。 It kept the fe8my of being 'in character' that permeated the entire text。 I personally enjoyed the book， but it is probably only appealing to fan's of Dragon Age that are looking for a more comprehensive understanding of the setting and its characters。 。。。more

Natalie ，

I mean。。。 I didn't read all of it。。。 I'm not that interested in the Chant of Light and all that。 I read about Andraste though and I guess it was interesting but really it made me understand what the hell they're on about in the games。 I read all about the different types of character because I wanted to know that more。Mostly though I read about the Hero of Ferelden and the companions， and the Inquisitor and the companions。 Note that I missed out the Champion of Kirkwall because I've never seen a I mean。。。 I didn't read all of it。。。 I'm not that interested in the Chant of Light and all that。 I read about Andraste though and I guess it was interesting but really it made me understand what the hell they're on about in the games。 I read all about the different types of character because I wanted to know that more。Mostly though I read about the Hero of Ferelden and the companions， and the Inquisitor and the companions。 Note that I missed out the Champion of Kirkwall because I've never seen a more boring group of people。 It was written in a very clever way that must have taken the longest time。 I say this because in the game certain decisions affect who character's become and therefore would change what the book said about them， but it was written in a way that didn't point out those decisions but still summed up the character。 E。g。 in Dragon Age: Origins you can make Alistair the King of Ferelden， or you can make him stay a Grey Warden， or you can have him exiled or killed。 Those are big factors that could affect the written narrative of Alistair but they somehow managed to do it。 This was even more important because obviously that decision affects the following games， as Alistair either appears as a Grey Warden or the King in Dragon Age 2 and in Inquisition。 It was probably a tad expensive for what I got from it （£20） but I'll definitely keep it and when I play the other games I'll look back to it。 。。。more

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