 The God of War novels recount the events of the games and offer deeper insights into their stories . God of War , the official novelization of the first game of the series , was written by Matthew Stover and Robert E. Vardeman . It was published on May 25 , 2010 , by Del Rey Books . 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 . 
