Dragon Age: The World of Thedas Volume 1

As a massive Dragon Age fan, it's a must have!

"The World of Thedas" is amazing for the superb art in every page and for the incredible wealth of information on the game world of "Dragon Age". If you are a fan of this universe you cannot miss this magnificent book. The book is well written, in a clear, concise way and touches on every major part of lore. We get info on all the races, religions, the blights, the wars and the evolution of the continent of Thedas from the most early age, when Elf's ruled and the humans weren't even around. The book even touches on events from DA2's DLC as its completely up to date, until DA3 comes around. There's no specific focus on any character from the games, although some like Alistair or Hawke are mentioned when discussing specific events. There are some canon mistakes but Bioware has an errata on their website (written by Brother Genitivi himself hahaha) and quite frankly they're nothing really major, considering the work that went into this volume. After all this is a fictional world, with huge history and detail and with the enormous lore the book holds, a few mistakes are forgiven. Unlike  The Art of the Mass Effect Universe  this book is not about the process of building and imagining this universe and designing the game. This is a compendium, an encyclopedia about the lore in beautifully realized pages. Yes, the art really is fantastic, with some truly gorgeous illustrations page after page.This is a majestic book and a delight for someone, like me, who has spent hundreds of hours on both games. But even for a casual fan, "The World of Thedas" is so beautiful and impressive, its worth every cent.Hey Bioware how about something like this for Mass Effect? Come on, do it!!!!!

If you want to jump into the lore of dragon age it is a must have. Enjoyed from first page to the last.

I had no expectations buying this. I have been a Dragon Age Fan just by chance! I bought the original game ages ago as I was looking for something new and fell in love with the world of Thedas.This book encompasses all the known world facts about Thedas and the characters, creatures, religions, races, places, past & present history plus many MANY more fascinating facts.Its a book that sometimes I just like to read especially now us DA Fans are waiting for the 4th game to make an appearance. To boot it's also got some incredible concept art which I just Love to look at.If your a DA Fan or you know someone who is - Well worth the buy!!

I could not put this book down! as a huge fan of the series (yes, even the 2nd game) this is a must buy even casual players may want to give it go. Thedas is a rich, interesting world and this book is no different. It covers every major faction in detail even the inquisition has some light shed on it. It has a page by page time line of events from earliest recorded chantry history of major events, subtle nods towards our fabled heroes and builds up to what may be the time of Dragon age 3.Now I'm a sucker for character profiles and this book does contain a bestiary complimented by fantastic art of some characters, there isnt any in depth profiles on any companions or characters of import (some are mentioned) which is the only thing that is a negative point although it is volume 1 and the journey is far from over!so if you think you know everything about this world think again!

I think if i started a therapy group for people addicted to dragon age it would get a lot of members, me being the most hopeless case probably. I love the games, DA2 being my least favourite, true escapism and good storytelling. I read every codex entry ( more than once ) and still it's not enough. This book is great, it has some new things i didn't know about and some things i did. The illustrations can be a little stylized but they're very good. I love the map at the start, a little LOTR style and i love knowing how the nations are laid out. There's only one quibble - if you've read the books then Alistair's birth is somewhat confusing. But this is a great DA fan addition. I had toyed with getting it in kindle but i'm so glad i didn't - it's worth taking up some space with this.

What a wealth of information this book contains. I read it from cover to cover and learnt something new on nearly every page. It is a must for all Dragon Age fans, giving background info to many of our favorite characters and to events that occurred prior to the Dragon Age era.Here you will find how to address the nobles of Ferelden, where the Deep Roads begin and end, the hierarchy and doctrines of the various religions, complete geography of Thedas, the real truth about the Qunari and much more. As well as all this knowledge, the art is also really impressive. I thoroughly recommend this book, it should be on hand when playing any of the Dragon Age games to help suspension of reality and add to game playing pleasure.I look forward to Volume 2 (and also DA Inquisition). Linda

AMAZING PRODUCT. Good quality pages, the binding is well done and the cover is really hard. I highly recommend it to everyone, be it a saga fan or not. The book arrived safe and sound and properly wrapped. Same goes for the other 2 books (The World of Thedas Volume 2 and The Art of Dragon Age). Dark Horse really outdid it with these books. I don't have much to say that hasn't been said by others here. 10/10 would recommend.