StarCraft: The Dark Templar Saga: Firstborn

StarCraft: The Dark Templar Saga: Firstborn is a novel being authored by Christie Golden. It concerns the history of the Dark Templar. It will be part of the Dark Templar trilogy (the entirety of which will be written by Golden) and will be "kind of a thriller/action/mystery" novel.

Jake Ramsey, an archaeologist, investigates a recently unearthed Xel'Naga temple, only to discover the remains of a long-dead Protoss mystic. His identity begins to drown within the flood of alien memories, which grant to him the Protoss' total history. Ramsey soon realizes that he has stumbled upon a secret so cataclysmic that it will shake the very foundations of the universe.

The book is due on May 22, 2007, according to Simon & Schuster, although other sources indicate the book may be delayed until June.

The second book in the series, StarCraft: The Dark Templar Saga: Shadow Hunters (ISBN 0-7434-7126-1) is due November 27, 2007 according to Simon & Schuster and Amazon.com.