Blizzards World of Warcraft skal i tillegg til den kommende filmen også få en barnebokserie som kalles World of Warcraft: Traveler. Barnebøkene skal skrives i samarbeid med forlaget Scholastic, og målgruppen er barn mellom 8 og 12 år, skriver Blizzard på Battle.net. Historien er skrevet av Greg Weisman som tidligere har jobbet med The Spectacular Spider-Man og Young Justice.
Slik beskrives handlingen:
"It's been years since twelve-year-old Aramar Thorne, a clever boy who is never without his precious sketch book, has seen his father. So when Captain Greydon Thorne comes ashore and asks his son to join him at sea, it feels as if someone has redrawn Aram's entire world. Before he knows it, Aram is aboard the Wavestrider with Lakeshire fading to a distant dot on the horizon. But the thrill of adventure quickly fades, as Greydon relentlessly schools Aram on how to handle his cutlass and how to relate with the strange and diverse creatures of Azeroth. In addition, Aram struggles to get along with the Wavestrider's crew--especially second mate Makasa, a tough teenaged girl who has been reluctantly placed in charge of him.
"Just as Aram starts to get his head above water, a band of vicious pirates attack the Wavestrider, turning his world upside down once again. As Aram tries to find his way home with his father's compass in hand, he'll travel across Azeroth's beautiful and hostile terrain, encountering creatures both terrible and wondrous. He'll seek to understand Azeroth's denizens as he draws them in his sketchbook, forming unlikely friendships along the way. But the journey is hindered by Greydon's compass, which never points north. If the compass isn't leading Aram and Makasa home--to safety--to what destiny is it leading them?"
Den første boken skal slippes i november, mens oppfølgeren er ventet i løpet av 2017.
Takk, Gamespot.