 "God of War II", the second novelization of the series, was written by Vardeman alone and was published by Del Rey Books on February 12, 2013.The third novelization in the series, titled "God of War – The Official Novelization", is of 2018's "God of War".It was released on August 28, 2018 by Titan Books and was written by Cory Barlog's father, James Barlog.