Chris Pine Heads to Dungeons & Dragons’ Other Famous City in a New Movie Tie-In

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is coming in hotter than a pink dragon’s flame breath in April subsequent yr, however earlier than you meet its band of misfit heroes on the massive display screen, they may make their introductions in a sequence of tie-in novels early subsequent yr—together with Chris Pine’s charismatic bard.

io9 already introduced you the information of E.Okay. Johnston’s The Druid’s Call a number of months in the past, following Sophia Lillis’ Tiefling Druid Doric, however now we may give you a primary have a look at the quilt for The Road to Neverwinter.

Penned by Jaleigh Johnson, Road to Neverwinter follows Edgin Darvis, Chris Pine’s bardic gadabout from Honor Among Thieves. After realizing his life is in shambles and down on his out, an opportunity encounter with a barbarian named Holga (performed by Gina Rodriguez within the film) sees Edgin mix his want for redemption and a larger have to get some gold by forming a brand new adventuring crew, together with a number of extra Honor Among Thieves figures like Simon the Half-Elf Sorcerer (Justice Smith) and the roguish Forge Fitzwilliam (Hugh Grant). After making a reputation for themselves as a heroic group—and infrequently a not-so-heroic group—Edgin and his fellow adventurers discover themselves going through a brand new problem, infiltrating the get together of a lavish Neverwinter noble to loot his riches. But when Edgin uncovers there’s one thing sinister at play on the Shrake Estate, he has to choose about whether or not gold or his pals issues to him most.

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves – The Road to Neverwinter is ready to hit cabinets.

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