Shadowbane? Official Strategy Guide

Granted, this book has a few typos, but nothing extraordinary. Some of the information is obsoleted by changes made after the release of the game (including recent patches). Overall, the information in the book is still very valuable.Each section has a few pages with a lot of background on the Shadowbane lore. There is a section in-depth detail on every race, class, profession and discipline. There are tables full of information on spells, powers, runes, discs, monsters. There are maps of regions and lists of trainers and their locations.There is no way to publish a dead-tree version of a book and expect some or all of it to be obsoleted over the life of an MMORPG. Especially an MMORPG with a five year story arc planned. However, if you're spending the money on the game and the monthly subscription, the cost of the book is minute for the informative return you'll get.

This guide is as up to date and current as the authors could make it. Information was current as of release 1.0 and even additions for version 1.1 were put in. While there are some editing mistakes here and there, the book offers all the powers, spells, disciplines, city building information and more all packed into 369 pages! It's a bargain for all the information that is inside. Many prominent beta testers also put their two cents and new and original lore was also added in by the loremaster Sam "Meridian" Johnson. It's worth it for that alone!