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Diablo #10
The Lost Horadrim
An upcoming novel set in the world of Diablo, published by Random House Worlds.
- GenresFantasy
272 pages, Hardcover
Published April 21, 2026
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Matthew J. Kirby
25 books465 followersMatthew Kirby was born in Utah, and grew up in Maryland, California, and Hawaii. As an undergraduate he majored in history, and then went on to pursue an M.S. in school psychology. For ten months out of the year he works with students, and during the rest of the year he writes. He and his wife currently live in northern Utah.
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April 25, 2026
If you are a massive fan of the Diablo series and want to dive more into the word of Sanctuary and more specifically the isles of Skovos, I would recommend going into this with tempered expectations.
I was very excited when I learned that this book was part of the promotion for the upcoming expansion Lord of Hatred for Diablo IV and would serve as a prequel of sorts. I was even more excited when learning that it takes place between the events of Diablo III: Reaper of Souls and Diablo IV, further continuing to bridge the gap. However, the more I read this book, the more predictable and disjointed it became. The three protagonists are cookie-cutter archetypes from other works of fiction, one of whom I was very disappointed was only in the book for little more than a third of it and unfortunately had the most bland plot line of the three. The most compelling characters in the book are Adreona and Keldon while the others for lack of a better word felt bland. The climax of the book itself only spans for about six pages after building up for nearly one hundred pages and is resolved very quickly.
The world of Sanctuary is expansive, grim, and gruesome and though elements of that are present here, The Lost Horadrim was ultimately a disappointing book with a few exciting moments you would expect.
I was very excited when I learned that this book was part of the promotion for the upcoming expansion Lord of Hatred for Diablo IV and would serve as a prequel of sorts. I was even more excited when learning that it takes place between the events of Diablo III: Reaper of Souls and Diablo IV, further continuing to bridge the gap. However, the more I read this book, the more predictable and disjointed it became. The three protagonists are cookie-cutter archetypes from other works of fiction, one of whom I was very disappointed was only in the book for little more than a third of it and unfortunately had the most bland plot line of the three. The most compelling characters in the book are Adreona and Keldon while the others for lack of a better word felt bland. The climax of the book itself only spans for about six pages after building up for nearly one hundred pages and is resolved very quickly.
The world of Sanctuary is expansive, grim, and gruesome and though elements of that are present here, The Lost Horadrim was ultimately a disappointing book with a few exciting moments you would expect.
May 10, 2026
Great prequel to the Diablo 4 video game. The only major complaint I have about this book is that it felt as though some of its story was cut short as parts of it felt too quick to have happened within the time frame set. Otherwise the story itself is interesting from start to finish and you get a glimpse of how Donan and Lorath were in their younger years as this is before they even recruit Elias.
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