If you’ve already exhausted Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree DLC but aren’t ready to leave the Lands Between behind yet, you should check out the official Elden Ring manga, The Road to the Erdtree. Three volumes of the ongoing series have dropped since it first premiered in 2023, and the next chapter of the story is set to release on October 15 with Elden Ring: The Road to the Erdtree Volume 4, and right now you can preorder the paperback for just $11.70 (was $13) at Amazon.
Elden Ring Manga
While Elden Ring: The Road to the Erdtree is set in the same dark fantasy world and features many of the same characters as the video game, it’s also a more humorous take on the epic adventure, following a lone Tarnished named Aseo on a quest to become Elden Lord.
If you’re looking to grab the previous releases so you can catch up on the series before Volume 4 drops, you can grab Elden Ring: The Road to the Erdtree Volume 1 and Volume 2 for just $11.70 each, and Volume 3 is on sale for $12.34. Each Volume normally sells for $13.
While we’re talking about Elden Ring’s manga, it’s also worth mentioning that From Software’s Dark Souls series is also getting an official manga series called Dark Souls: Redemption. The series will follow a woman and her warrior guardian on a quest through the bleak world of the video games. Volume 1 releases August 27, and preorders are available for $15 at Amazon.
More Elden Ring Books
The Elden Ring manga is just part of the growing library of Elden Ring books out there. Fans can also grab the official Elden Ring strategy guide series, Elden Ring: Books of Knowledge. The third guidebook, focused on Shadow of the Erdtree, is set to release on September 30. Preorders are discounted at Amazon, and we’d recommend grabbing it soon, as Volume 2 has been sold out for months and Volume 1 recently sold out, too. You can, however, purchase both of Elden Ring’s official art books.
More From Software books and comics
If you like Elden Ring, chances are you’re probably a fan of From Software’s other “Soulborne” games, many of which have their own books to check out. Two notable new releases are the Bloodborne Complete Guide and Dark Souls Trilogy Compendium.
The Bloodborne Complete Guide is a new run of the popular Bloodborne strategy guide that’s been out of print for several years. You can preorder it for $35 (normally $60) at Amazon ahead of its September 30 release date.
The Dark Souls Trilogy Compendium is a comprehensive guide that covers absolutely everything in the Dark Souls trilogy–including walkthroughs for each game, complete item and weapon lists, all enemy information, story and lore explanations, and every line of NPC dialog. It launched earlier this year and you can grab it for $54 at Amazon (down from $60).
If you are looking to read new stories set in the Dark Souls and Bloodborne universes, there are comics, novels, and manga for both series available. Starting with Dark Souls, you can grab the Dark Souls graphic novel in a complete collection for $26. A $50 box set is also dropping on November 5 and available for preorder at Amazon. A new Dark Souls comic series, Dark Souls: The Willow King will also kick off on September 3. That’s just a few days after the new Dark Souls: Redemption manga drops on August 27.
For those who want to read prose instead of comics, you can pick up Dark Souls: Masque of Vindication for $20 (was $25). The book comes from Yen Press, who are also publishing the Dark Souls: Redemption manga.
Bloodborne fans can also grab various volumes of the Bloodborne graphic novel at discounts right now. The Bloodborne 1-3 Box Set is on sale for $29 (was $50) and is the best place to start for new readers. Volumes 4, 5, and 6 are also available individually, but are getting a box set next year that you can preorder now.
