Guild Wars 2

I’m new to both the game and the Guild Wars universe, and I take quite an interest in the lore of most games that I play.

So where would be a good place to start? I know that there’s a helpful Guild Wars Wiki, but are there any things in particular that I should make sure to read about?

If someone could even give me a brief overview of everything, that would be very helpful.

Any advice is very much appreciated!

Best to stick to the wiki as so many people worked to put it together.
It’s very organized too.
http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Lore

Ah, that does look like a good starting page. Thanks for that.

Gw2 official wiki has lore too, but it looks more condensed and harder to follow.
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Lore

Well, I just found out that there are Guild Wars books! Any idea where I can find a list of these, in the correct order?

This is the first book.
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Ghosts_of_Ascalon
The other two books are linked at the very bottom of the page.
I’m off to play a bit, then to bed, so good luck on your search! Take care!

Thank you again!

I just want to note that the first link (GWW’s Lore article) is written prior to GW2 and as such holds knowledge as is known prior to the release of GW2. Similarly, GW2W’s lore articles (including the linked Lore article) are mostly out of date, though with aspects updated since the release of the game.

Reasoning I bring this up is because there were revelations about some old knowledge being false (human history isn’t fully true, and it’s human history we only knew during GW1).

Along with the two Lore articles on the respective two wikis, I suggest going to the bottom of the page’s navbar and reading through each link there. Reading through the links throughout the articles are also helpful too. Along with that, and the two books that are out, there’s these three links I’d suggest going through (and the links in them):

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Storyline
http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Timeline
http://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/Timeline

I found the GW2 timeline, but not the other two. I’ll be checking out the other stuff you mentioned, as well. Thanks for the assistance!