The Dark Templar Saga

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The Dark Templar Saga
Author(s)	Christie Golden
Publisher	Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star)
Published	May 22, 2007 (Firstborn) November 27, 2007 (Shadow Hunters) June 30, 2009 (Twilight)
Series
Book 1: Firstborn
Book 2: Shadow Hunters
Book 3: Twilight

The Dark Templar Saga is a trilogy of books being written by author Christie Golden. It details events in protoss history and serves as a prequel to StarCraft II storyline, setting up some plotlines and foreshadowing some of its events. It was written concurrently with StarCraft II's storyline.^[1] The Dark Templar Saga takes place in the fourth year after the Brood War, putting it many months or a year before StarCraft II.^[2]

Christie Golden described the first novel, Firstborn, as "kind of a thriller/action/mystery" novel^[3][4] and "Bladerunner meets Indiana Jones".^[5]

Contents 1 Books 2 Major Characters 2.1 Fugitives 2.2 Historical Figures 2.3 Supporting Characters 3 References

[edit] Books

Firstborn	Shadow Hunters	Twilight

[edit] Major Characters

[edit] Fugitives

• Jake Ramsey
• R. M. Dahl
• Zamara

[edit] Historical Figures

• Adun
• Khas
• Kortanul
• Raszagal
• Tassadar

[edit] Supporting Characters

• Alzadar
• Felanis
• Krythkal
• Infested Kerrigan
• Ladranix
• Arcturus Mengsk
• Valerian Mengsk
• Mohandar
• Razturul
• Selendis
• Devon Starke
• Ethan Stewart
• Ulrezaj
• Vartanil
• Charles Whittier
• Zeratul

[edit] References

1. ↑ Metzen, Chris; Chambers, Andy; StarCraft Legacy staff. 2009-04-03. BlizzCon 2007 StarCraft Lore Panel Editorial. StarCraft Legacy. Accessed 2009-05-18.
2. ↑ Chris Metzen, StarCraft Legacy staff. 2009-07-20 July 20, 2009 Metzen Interview. StarCraft Legacy. Accessed 2009-09-07.
3. ↑ Golden, Christie. 2006, December. What's New. Christiegolden.com Accessed 2007-09-07.
4. ↑ 2006-09-23. Starcraft Trilogy: The Dark Templar pocketbook. Blizzplanet. Accessed 2007-09-08.
5. ↑ 2008-12-09, Projects Updates #2: The Dark Templar Trilogy and Arthas. Christie Golden. Accessed on 2008-13-09

Official Fiction
Novels	Archive	Uprising • Liberty's Crusade • Shadow of the Xel'Naga • Speed of Darkness
	Other	Queen of Blades • I, Mengsk • Heaven's Devils
The Dark Templar Saga	Firstborn • Shadow Hunters • Twilight
StarCraft: Ghost series	Novels	Nova • Spectres
	Ghost Academy	Volume 1 · Volume 2 · Volume 3
StarCraft: Frontline	Volume 1	Why We Fight · Thundergod · Weapon of War · Heavy Armor, Part 1
	Volume 2	Heavy Armor, Part 2 · Creep · Newsworthy · A Ghost Story
	Volume 3	War-Torn · Do No Harm · Last Call · Twilight Archon
	Volume 4	Homecoming · Fear the Reaper · Voice in the Darkness · Orientation
StarCraft comic	StarCraft: Book 1 — 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7
Short Stories	Amazing Stories	Revelations • Hybrid
	Web Stories	Changeling
Proposed and canceled products