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16 Sep

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Originally posted by crazynam101

Is this coming to Australia?

Hi! It's already available in Australia. Here's a link to a copy, though you can also check with any local bookstores to see if they have it in stock.

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Originally posted by Zyph7007

It seems she was capable, but Viego was next heir before her because he's the son of the previous king while she's the granddaughter. Even if she's older, Viego is next in line

^ This is the correct answer. If Sanctity had deemed Viego unworthy, Kalista would have been next in line.

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Originally posted by RandomUsername12123

Have to plans to translate the books?

Yes, we are translating the book into quite a few languages! You can follow updates on our landing page (see the FAQ at the bottom) about availability in different countries/languages.

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Originally posted by BionicleIsRelevant

Can you please reveal Heca's VA in the audiobook? I loved the perfect blend of nobility, sexiness, obvious evil-guy vibe in hindsight. Not to f*cking mention how perfectly it matches the grungy, gruff, camp (in a good way) voice of our in-game horseboy!

Hecarim is voiced by Scott McNeil, the same actor who recorded his voice lines for the game!

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Originally posted by SurrogateMonkey

They did something like this before, Remember the Brolaf Skit?

Brolaf skit was great. I edited and scored it!

Originally posted by youarecutexd

Nice, good to see you're still doing it. Sometimes I miss those little corners of the boards most people didn't go to. There were some nice little places.

I lurk on the Lore of Runeterra discord every so often, but I also miss the Boards sometimes.

Originally posted by youarecutexd

I recognize this name. Are you the Rioter who would always pop up on the boards whenever anyone mentioned maps?

That's exactly who I am, and I helped on the maps in the RUINATION novel too :D

Originally posted by Primordial_Ant

I have no idea what this is referencing but I too now want to learn about sand trolls.

That'd be the sand trolls mentioned in one of Ezreal's field notes on the Runeterra map. He says:

HERE BE SAND-TROLLS

Did you know sand-trolls are a thing? I, for one, did not know sand-trolls were a thing. Turns out—sand-trolls, totally a thing.

-Ez

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Originally posted by SaucesOfFieri

What other champs did you consider putting in there that weren't previously related to the Ruination? (like Ryze and Soraka)

Teemo, obviously. ;)

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Originally posted by Regular-Poet-3657

So what happen to the rune? And is what happen to the rune a consequence of what happens if other rune get shattered? And what happen to Vladimir?

The POV characters in the book didn't get to see exactly what happened to the rune, so it wasn't something the book needed to focus on. I have my ideas, but not sure that needs to be completely defined at this point - someone else at Riot might have a better idea (or maybe I'll have a better idea), so sometimes it's nice not to commit publicly to a direction if we don't need to.

As for Vlad? I'd have liked to have him appear, but I think I'd have need considerably more pages in the book than I had to do him justice. This was Kalista's story, really, and we needed to be fairly ruthless to keep it focused.

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Originally posted by Eloquent44

What has writing this book taught you about approaching the lore for the mmo?

Hmm, I'm not sure specifically. Probably more just a reinforcement about how big and beloved this IP is, and how important it is to treat our champions (and our regions, cultures etc) with deep respect. Every champ is someone's favorite, and every part of the world is someone's favorite, so I think approaching everything with a certain humility and respect it really important.

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Originally posted by refuse_2_wipe_my_ass

what is the name of the continent that camavor is shown on in the map included with the book?

another rioter on here, i believe it may have been reav3 (not 100% sure) once said we were previously only seeing about 1/6th of the world with just the continents of valoran/shurima/ionia. are there current plans to expand the lore of this new continent past this book and nilah (assuming kathkan is one of those “independent kingdoms” on the map)? or any other continents and societies besides the ones we’re already so familiar with?

Currently undefined, I believe, or at least there has not been a product shipped that needed to define it. I'm sure more of Runeterra will be explored in the future, but it's hard to say exactly where, or when (or how). Not he most satisfying answer, sorry!

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Originally posted by Hypernova749

Hey guys, I was wondering what you could share about future lore releases. Are there more shorts and novels on the horizon? Which stories/regions are the most interesting for y’all to explore? Thanks doing this AUA!

I'd love to see more stories, for sure, but I'm slightly biased!

I love Noxus, and the Freljord, in particular... oh, and Zaun. And Demacia. Oh, and... I guess I just like them all, really.

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Originally posted by GammaRhoKT

Outside the scope of the book perhaps, but is there any trace in cultures between the familiar regions of the western continents Valoran/Shuriman and Camavor? Something that can directly be attributed to the latter, perhaps through immigrant?

Quite possibly, but that's not been explored as yet.

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Originally posted by astormintodesert

I wish I could read/comment but I haven't read it yet - I've got my copy though and looking forward to it, so thanks!

I hope you enjoy it! :)

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Originally posted by CelioHogane

i just really want to learn about sand trolls.

I have no idea what this is referencing but I too now want to learn about sand trolls.

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Originally posted by FujiwaranoMoko

Hey, a bit of a more personal question, but how exactly does one get into an industry where they can write canon novels for a company? Been studying to become an author, but struggling to get my foot in the door.

Hone your craft, write, write, write, and try to get your work published, wherever you can. Generally a company would want to know someone can write to high quality, to deadline, is good with taking feedback, etc etc, and that generally means a proven track record. But everyone starts somewhere, even if that can seem a little daunting to begin with.

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Originally posted by noahkennedy1111

Hey there! I just bought the book to read in Chicago during finals weekend (TL refugee fans Sadge), and I've loved it so far! I was wondering if any of you could share wether or not Riot intends on coming out with more books like this? I love the idea of companion books (Realms of Runeterra), but I'd LOVE to see more stories told like Kalista's in this novel. Thanks again!!

I'd personally love to see us do more books! Fingers crossed.

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Originally posted by clg_wrath2

I am not sure. He wasnt really a good advisor in Ruination.

*if you know you know

Ha! Nice.