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Official Everquest Novels

Title Author or Editor(s) ISBN-10 (ISBN-13) Publisher Publication Date Format
Everquest: The Rogue's Hour (Everquest) Scott Ciencin 1593150202 (ISBN13: 9781593150204) CDS Books October 1st 2004 (first published September 21st 2004) Paperback
Everquest : The Ocean of Tears (Everquest) Stewart Wieck 1593150296 (ISBN13: 9781593150297) CDS Books July 19th 2007 (first published October 12th 2005) Paperback
Everquest: Truth and Steel (Everquest) Thomas M. Reid 159315223X (ISBN13: 9781593152239) Vanguard Press September 4th 2006 Paperback
EverQuest: The Blood Red Harp Elaine Cunningham 1593152248 (ISBN13: 9781593152246) Da Capo Press October 10th 2006 (first published October 1st 2006) Paperback

Official Everquest Non-Fiction

Title Author or Editor(s) ISBN-10 (ISBN-13) Publisher Publication Date Format
EverQuest: The 10th Anniversary Collector's Edition Rusel DeMaria, Paul Lipscombe BradyGames Published June 22nd 2009 Hardcover

Official Everquest Comics / Graphic Novels

Title Author or Editor(s) ISBN-10 (ISBN-13) Publisher Publication Date Format Description
Everquest: The Ruins of Kunark Jeff Butler (plot and script); Brad McQuaid (plot); The EverQuest Team (plot); Jim Lee (Pencils/Inks/Illustrations) ‎ Wildstorm Productions Paperback Tells the story of the capture of Fironia Vie which is how the first expansion began.

The original English-language EverQuest: The Ruins of Kunark released in 2002. It was intended to be the first in an ongoing series of standalone-story comics set in the EverQuest universe. It was followed by Transformation and... the realization that the crossover between MMORPG gamers and comic book enthusiasts wasn't actually as robust as DC had hoped. And that was the end of that.

In 2003, there was a licensed French republication by Albin Michel, Les ruines de Kunark, but by 2004, the idea of EverQuest as a comic book was pretty conclusively dead. The franchise itself was going through a hard time, too, as Gates of Discord was a deeply troubled expansion.

Then, seemingly out of nowhere, the book was produced as a German-language localized republication of the English original, this time produced by MG Publishing. The German version was an exclusive to the 2004 Erlangen Comic-Salon, and limited to a print run of 999 copies.

Everquest: Transformation Devin Grayson ‎ Wildstorm Comics 1 January 2002 Paperback ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0010Z1BAW ; DC/Wildstorm continued their well-intentioned effort to produce standalone stories in the EverQuest universe with Transformation, released in August 2002, about five months after Ruins of Kunark.

This one was produced without the direct involvement of Brad McQuaid or any of the other EverQuest franchise lore people, and more than anything, it just comes across as a book whose creators' hearts weren't really in it. Devin Grayson's writing is thin but unobjectionable. Philip Tan's interior art is actually quite nice, and there's nothing really amiss with Whilce Portacio's cover work. But it's hard to get excited about this book. Obviously, all three of them went on to bigger and better things.

This was the last EverQuest comic book released. DC determined, probably correctly, that there just wasn't enough overlap between players of their MMORPG and comic book readers. Also, I suspect they realized that it was harder to keep both writing and artwork on point to their existing lore. The franchise would have somewhat more success with novel tie-ins over the following few years.

Everquest: Accounting ‎ Wildstorm Productions Paperback This was a pack-in with the EverQuest Gold deluxe collector's tin. 50,000 tins were produced, and the run sold out. Under normal circumstances, a print run of 50,000 would not make for a difficult book to find. However, these went to people interested in the video game, not comic book collectors. The survival rate is very, very low. Additionally, condition is going to be a concern. The book was essentially loose in the tin with several other pack-ins, including a large and heavy figurine with a tendency to break loose from its bubble pack. After some searching,
Everquest Online Adventures: The Quest for Darkpaw Paperback This eight page comic was a promotional item used to advertise the short-lived PS2 spin-off title EverQuest Online Adventures. Like many video game promotional pieces, this one is pretty elusive.

Official Everquest Strategy Guides

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# Title Author or Editor(s) ISBN-10 (ISBN-13) Publisher Publication Date Format
1 Everquest: The Official Player's Guide 0761519718 (978-0761519713) Prima / Dimension Publishing January 1, 1998 Paperback
2 Everquest: The Ruins of Kunark 0761522840 ( ‎978-0761522843) Prima Games April 20, 2000 Paperback
3 Everquest: The Planes of Power ‎ 076154013X (978-0761540137) Prima Games October 29, 2002 Paperback

Official Everquest: Role-Playing Game

# Title Author or Editor(s) ISBN-10 (ISBN-13) Publisher System Publication Date Format
1 Everquest Player's Handbook George Doutrich, Steve Kenson, Angel Leigh McCoy, Steve Miller, Jeff Quick, John D. Rateliff, Stephanie Smith, Owen K.C. Stephens, Jennifer Clarke Wilkes 1-58846-125-4 White Wolf Publishing: Sword & Sorcery Everquest d20 1 19 August 2002 Hardcover
2 Monsters of Norrath Carl Gilchrist, Joseph Carriker Jr., Angel Leigh McCoy, Jeff Quick, Owen K.C. Stephens, Jennifer Clarke Wilkes 1-58846-126-2 White Wolf Publishing: Sword & Sorcery Everquest d20 1 25 November 2002 Hardcover
3 Everquest Game Master's Guide Josh Adams, Chris Campbell, Tim Dedopulos, Carl Gilchrist, Frank Hablawi, Mur Lafferty, Michael Mearls, Jeff Quick, Aaron Rosenberg, Dean Shomshak, Stephanie Smith, Richard C. Stratton, Katherine Weinstein 1-58846-127-0 White Wolf Publishing: Sword & Sorcery Everquest d20 1 17 February 2003 Hardcover
4 Realms of Norrath: Freeport Owen K.C. Stephens 1-58846-128-9 White Wolf Publishing: Sword & Sorcery Everquest d20 1 14 April 2003 Paperback
5 Befallen Owen K.C. Stephens 1-58846-129-7 White Wolf Publishing: Sword & Sorcery Everquest d20 1 28 April 2003 Paperback
6 Realms of Norrath: Everfrost Peaks Aaron Rosenberg, Stephanie Smith, Richard C. Stratton 1-58846-131-9 White Wolf Publishing: Sword & Sorcery Everquest d20 1 June 2003 Paperback
7 Al'Kabor's Arcana Scott Holden-Jones, Anthony Pryor, Stephanie Smith, Owen K.C. Stephens, Richard C. Stratton, Stephan Wieck 1-58846-130-0 White Wolf Publishing: Sword & Sorcery Everquest d20 1 1 September 2003 Hardcover
8 Temple of Solusek Ro Jeff Quick 1-58846-132-7 White Wolf Publishing: Sword & Sorcery Everquest d20 1 22 September 2003 Paperback
9 Luclin Anthony Pryor 1-58846-066-5 White Wolf Publishing: Sword & Sorcery Everquest d20 1 1 December 2003 Hardcover
10 Monsters of Luclin Scott Holden-James, Anthony Pryor 1-58846-064-9 White Wolf Publishing: Sword & Sorcery Everquest d20 1 19 January 2004 Hardcover
11 Solusek's Eye Richard Stratton, Stewart Wieck 1-58846-062-2 White Wolf Publishing: Sword & Sorcery Everquest d20 1 February 2004 Paperback
12 Realms of Norrath: Forests of Faydark Carl Gilchrist, Anthony Pryor, Aaron Rosenberg, Stephanie Smith, Owen K.C. Stephens 1-58846-133-5 White Wolf Publishing: Sword & Sorcery Everquest d20 1 2 February 2004 Paperback
13 Realms of Norrath: Dagnor's Cauldron Anthony Pryor, Aaron Rosenberg, Stephanie Smith 1-58846-953-0 White Wolf Publishing: Sword & Sorcery Everquest d20 1 24 May 2004 Paperback
14 Plane of Hate Kurt Hausheer 1-58846-976-X White Wolf Publishing: Sword & Sorcery Everquest d20 1 August 2005 Paperback
15 Heroes of Norrath Carl Gilchrist 1-58846-963-8 White Wolf Publishing: Sword & Sorcery Everquest d20 1 2004 Paperback

Official Everquest 2: Role-Playing Game

# Title Author or Editor(s) ISBN-10 (ISBN-13) Publisher System Publication Date Format
1 Everquest II Player's Guide Scott Holden-Jones, Stephan Wieck, Stewart Wieck 1-58846-999-9 White Wolf Publishing: Sword & Sorcery Everquest d20 2 28 February 2005 Paperback
2 Everquest II Spell Guide 1-58846-998-0 White Wolf Publishing: Sword & Sorcery Everquest d20 2 1 March 2006 PDF