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As development continues on Rift: Planes of Telara, Trion is moving beyond the confines of the computer screen and into comic retailers.

Telara Chronicles is the game's graphic novel, and issue #1 introduces a four-part miniseries set in the world of Telara. Even better, that first issue comes with an exciting bonus. When you buy it at your local comic store, you can also get issue #0 and a Rift: Planes of Telara beta card. You can find more details on the miniseries story on the Planes of Telara Facebook page.

There are a limited number of cards, and the graphic novels will arrive on retail shelves tomorrow, so check out your nearest comic shop!

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Most of us play MMOs for the social interaction among real people from all over the world. Sitting alone reading a book or comic book is not exactly the most social activity, but most of our largest MMO IPs began as books in some form or another. Since then, it's the games themselves that have spawned books or graphic novels. World of Warcraft has a whole collection of literature to choose from. Warhammer Online recently released their second book in the Age of Reckoning series: Dark Storm Gathering. Even the Guild Wars universe is getting its own novel series to tie in the events of GW 1 and the upcoming GW 2.

So we want to know if you enjoy your favorite MMO enough to read the paperback novel version when you're not online. If so, which are your favorites? Are these books solid enough to stand on their own, or would the specific game's players be the only target audience? Let us know!

MassivelyThe Daily Grind: Do you read MMO novels? originally appeared on Massively on Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This is our second chance this morning for you to explore the lore of Warhammer Online! Our first pack was all about text. This time around we're focusing on art. This pack consists of another copy of the Warhammer graphic novel Prelude to War, plus a copy of the Art of Warhammer Online - both featured heavily in the Collector's Edition of the game. Estimated retail value for this pack is about $50. To enter, just leave a comment on this post telling us what your favorite zone in Warhammer Online is.

Do the soaring buildings in the Inevitable City grab your attention, or do you prefer the natural beauty of Reikland? You'll need to comment before 7:00 AM EST Sunday, November 9th. You can only enter once per person, and after the contest closes we'll ship out these fantastic prizes to one randomly-selected winner. Give us at least a week to ship out this massive pile of swag, though. To win you must be age 18 or up and a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec). For full eligibility details, we suggest you read our official rules. Good luck!

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The lore of Warhammer is deep, rich, and colorful. Today we have two chances for you to explore that lore firsthand. This first giveaway offers up two tomes: the Warhammer Online graphic novel Prelude to War, and the novelization of the MMO entitled Empire in Chaos. Between the two books this pack is worth about $35. All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on this post telling us what your favorite Warhammer feature is. Are you a Scenarios nut, or did you subscribe because of the epic Public Quests?

You'll need to comment before 7:00 AM EST Sunday, November 9th. You can only enter once per person, and after the contest closes we'll ship out these fantastic prizes to one randomly-selected winner. Give us at least a week to ship out this massive pile of swag, though. To win you must be age 18 or up and a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec). For full eligibility details, we suggest you read our official rules. Good luck!

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