WarCraft Archive

WarCraft #1-4

by Richard A. Knaak, Christie Golden, Jeff Grubb

In the mist-shrouded haze of past, the world of Azeroth teemed with wonders of every kind. Magical races and ancient beasts strode alongside the tribes of man -- until the arrival of the demonic Burning Legion and its baneful lord, Sargeras. Now dragons, elves, orcs, and dwarves all vie for supremacy across their scarred, war-torn kingdoms -- all part of a grand, malevolent scheme to determine the fate of the world of WARCRAFT.


DAY OF THE DRAGON: A terrifying upheaval among the highest ranks of the world's Wizards sends the maverick Mage, Rhonin, on a perilous journey into the Orc-controlled lands of Khaz Modan. What Rhonin uncovers is a vast, far-reaching conspiracy, darker than anything he ever imagined -- a threat that will force him into a dangerous alliance with ancient creatures of air and fire if the world of Azeroth is to see another dawn.


LORD OF THE CLANS: Slave and Gladiator. Shaman and Warchief. The enigmatic Orc known as Thrall has been all of these. Raised from infancy by cruel human masters who sought to mold him into their perfect pawn, Thrall was driven by both the savagery in his heart and the cunning of his upbringing to pursue a destiny he was only beginning to understand -- to break his bondage and rediscover the ancient traditions of his people. Now the tumultuous tale of his life's journey -- a saga of honor, hatred, and hope -- can at last be told.


THE LAST GUARDIAN: The Guardians of Tirisfal were a line of champions imbued with godlike powers, each one through the ages charged with fighting a lonely secret war against the Burning Legion. Medivh was fated from birth to become the greatest and most powerful of this noble order. But from the beginning a darkness tainted him, corrupting his soul and turning to evil the powers that should have fought for good. Medivh's struggle against the malice within him became one with the fate of Azeroth itself...and changed the world forever.


OF BLOOD AND HONOR: The paladin Tirion Fordring had always believed the Orcs were vile and corrupt, but an unexpected act of honor and compassion sets in motion a chain of events that will challenge his most fundamental beliefs and force him to decide, once and for all, who are the men...and who are the monsters.

Genres: Fantasy, Warcraft, Fiction, World Of Warcraft, Video Games, Gaming, Science Fiction Fantasy

Hardcover

First published October 24, 2006

About the author

Richard A. Knaak is the bestselling author of Dragonlance novels, the Dragonrealm and Black City Saint series (his own creations), six novels for Blizzard Entertainment's Diablo series, and six works in the Warcraft universe. He has also written several non-series fantasy books.

Reviews

[Dottie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I️ love that this books has four of the best Warcraft books in one archive. Definitely worth reading.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

01/14/11: Of Blood and Honor is a novelette penned by Chris Metzen detailing the encounter between Lord Paladin Tirion Fordring and the reclusive Eitrigg of the Blackrock Clan. I found it to be a wonderful portrait of Fordring and extremely relevant to his character's development. After reading this story, when Fordring speaks of honor, you know he does not do so lightly. Uther the Lightbringer makes a brief but shining appearance, as does Thrall. At only 64 pages, Of Blood and Honor is a must read for any lore fan. Highly recommended!

01/10/11: Christie Golden writes Horde characters extremely well as I first discovered in Rise of the Horde. Lord of the Clans is the best Horde-based book I've read in the World of Warcraft series. This is Thrall's story from birth to Warchief. No shortage of legendary Horde characters here--Durotan and Draka of the Frostwolf Clan, Grom Hellscream of the Warsong Clan, Drek'Thar, shaman of the Frostwolves, and Warchief Ogrim Doomhammer of the Blackrock Clan. Thrall's captor, Aedelas Blackmoore, is a perfectly vile character. I couldn't put the book down once Thrall escaped from Durnholde Keep and began to discover his true identity. Exciting read for WoW fans as Thrall is arguably the most interesting character in the game (especially considering his great destiny in Cataclysm). I will be revisiting the Burning Crusade dungeon The Escape from Durnholde Keep in the Caverns of Time soon as a complement to this novel.

12/17/10: Finally finished Day of the Dragon! Day of the Dragon is focused on two fronts--the captivity of Alexstraza, the Life-Binder, in Grim Batol and political dealings in Lordaeron. Deathwing the Destroyer/Lord Daval Prestor is, of course, scheming on both fronts. The most exciting portions of the novel center around the secret mission of the wizard Rhonin of the Kirin Tor and his companions, the high elven ranger Vereesa Windrunner and dwarf Falstad Wildhammer. The novel culminates in the taking of Grim Batol and the "purging" of Deathwing by Ysera, the Dreamer; Malygos, the Spellweaver; Nozdormu, the Timeless One; and Alexstraza. Day of the Dragon is chock-full of strong Alliance characters. Korialstraz/Krasus also plays a dominate role. Nekros Skullcrusher receives the most face time for the Horde but is, overall, a minor player. In my opinion, Day of the Dragon had a slooooow start. Rhonin didn't grip me right off the bat and it took far too long for them to get to Khaz Modan. Plus, I felt I had to adjust to Knaak's writing style. However, when the characters finally converge at Grim Batol, lore-wise, I found it was worth the wait.

The lore in Day of the Dragon is very relevant to the current Cataclysm expansion. Nice insight into the mind and motivations of Deathwing as well as the attitudes of the remaining four Dragon Aspects.* We encounter Ysera throughout Mt. Hyjal--giving us our first taste of all the dragon action yet to come throughout the expansion--and Grim Batol is a new dungeon. And, of course, if you recall Blizzon 2010 - The Red Shirt Guy, you'll remember that Falstad Wildhammer was mistakenly left off the Council of Three Hammers in the Cataclysm Beta until Red Shirt Guy pointed out, to Chris Metzen no less, that Falstad survived in Day of the Dragon and was the leader of Aerie Peak throughout Vanilla, Burning Crusade, and WOTLK, which earned Red Shirt Guy a custom NPC in-game titled Wildhammer Fact Checker right next to Falstad and the rest of the council members!

*(I suppose I should say three Aspects as Malygos is now toast post-Wrath of the Lich King (WOTLK). Kalecgos for 2011!!)

06/22/10: I read The Last Guardian and I'll be moving on to Tides of Darkness first before finishing this archive. Jeff Grubb's writing style is perfect for telling Medivh's story; I think, perhaps, Grubb is a magus himself. :) The Last Guardian flows chronologically after Rise of the Horde and I am very glad I read them in this order. I knew little pieces about Medivh from Warcraft III and World of Warcraft (particularly the Burning Crusade expansion and the Opening of the Dark Portal in Black Morass). I enjoyed learning about Medivh's parents, Aegwynn and Aran, and the darkness of Sargeras which tainted his conception. (Aegwynn is a particularly interesting character.) Khadgar, Garona, Anduin Lothar, and, even, Moroes come alive in The Last Guardian. I felt a special connection to each character. Their loyalty to Medivh, and their subsequent heartbreak, is palpable.

[Shelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

A collection of three novels and one novella set in the Warcraft universe. I picked this up because I'm an avid player of World of Warcraft and wanted to learn more about the backstory/lore to the world that I spend so much time playing in. I'm certainly not going to stop with just these stories, but will continue to read the other novels based in the Warcraft world. Reading these has made bits and pieces of the game world make more sense and I think that the other books will be eye opening as well and give me those 'ahha! Now that makes sense' moments.

Day of the Dragon: I enjoy reading about the dragons and, since the latest expansion pack revolves around Deathwing and his rise back into the world, it was nice to have a look into the black dragon Aspect's early days. Great back story into the creation of the Demon Soul as well, which is nice considering the upcoming patch is going to have a lot to do with that little trinket. This stoy has some strong writing in it, though I have to admit I really enjoyed the dragons and the goblins more than the main characters. Overall a nice intro to the collection as a whole.

Lord of the Clans: My favorite story in the collection. I love the character Thrall and this story was a good look into his past. I'm sure there is a lot more in depth in the solo book about him that just came out recently and I'll be looking to get my hands on that as well. How Thrall was raised and how he came to be the Warchief of the Horde was a great story and very well written. I knew, going in, that he had been a gladiator for humans but didn't realize just who it was who had raised him. This tale also made parts of certain instances in WoW make a lot more sense.

The Last Guardian: This story takes place in the tower of Karazahan; the home of the mage Medivh (an integral part of the Warcraft storylines). I really enjoyed reading this story and getting the back tale into Medivh's life. It also made some of the boss fights in the Kara dungeon make a hell of a lot more sense. Great writing and an interesting plot twist that I really had no clue was coming.

Of Blood and Honor: Probably my least favorite story in the collection simply because the Paladins never really held that much interest for me. It was nice, however, to see how Etrigg ended up with Thrall. Was also nice to see that Tirion Fordring really does walk the walk when it comes to honor, so that makes his big old speech to the Lich King in WoW mean all that much more.

Again, a nice collection of tales for fans of the Warcraft franchise.

[Bryan · Rating 5 out of 5]

As much as I've played the Warcraft series, it was great to read more of the lore behind the world. It was an enjoyable look into the history outside of the games, whether it was Khadgar's apprenticeship under the mystical Medivah at the end of the First War, Rhonin and Vereesa's quest to free the dragonqueen Alexstrasza, the tale of Thrall and the rise of the new Horde, or Tirion Fordring proving how honor extends against warring factions. And to see these characters in World of Warcraft knowing their history makes me appreciate the time spent went into designing the games and stories themselves.

I'd definitely recommend this book if you enjoy what back-story you get in the Warcraft games themselves.

[Josh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Actually really enjoyed these short stories, especially Lord of the Clans and Of Blood and Honor. The World of Warcraft is such a rich realm and it was interesting to dive deeper into the backstory behind the games. If you like Warcraft at all...this is definitely worth picking up.

[Pauline · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you like playing World Of Warcraft and enjoy a bit of reading aswell, then you should definitely pick up this book. I enjoyed these stories, especially Lord of the Clans and Of Blood and Honor. I've been playing the game for a while now, and thought it might be interesting to learn more about the story behind the games. Having read this book it has wet my appetite, the next book is already eagerly waiting for me to turn its pages.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a collection of three stories and one novella set in the Warcraft universe, which, for a fan of the World of Warcraft game like me, was an enjoyable foray into backstory I had only had hints of before.

Day of the Dragon is about Deathwing, and we are introduced to Rhonin and Vareesa. It is this story that took me so long to read. I found it quite wordy and hard to get through, but by the time I finally finished it, I realised I had enjoyed it on some level, and rated it three stars.

Lord of the Clans gives us the backstory of Thrall, an orc who starts out his life as a slave, becomes a gladiator, and then a shaman and eventually Warchief of the Horde. Thrall is a character I've always found fascinating, and I loved learning more about him in this story. This story was very well-written and engaging, and was probably my favourite of the four, and I rated it four stars.

The Last Guardian is the story of Medivh, a powerful mage and the last Guardian of Tirisfal. We are introduced to Khadgar, who becomes Medivh's apprentice in Karazhan, and who slowly comes to realise that there is more to Medivh than first meets the eye. Of course, I already knew a lot of this story, as it forms the basis of the Warcraft movie, which I have seen. And I'd gotten some hints of it through playing the game, like I have for the other stories as well. But it was a much better experience reading this story than it was seeing it in movie form (even though I pictured the actors in the movie while I was reading - sorry, not sorry). This story was a close second to Lord of the Clans in rankings, and I rated it four stars.

Of Blood And Honor (it pains me to write it that way - I'm British, okay) - this is a short story that tells us how Tirion Fordring was expelled from the Order of the Silver Hand for saving the life of an orc. What I enjoyed about this was the common theme of honour which we saw before in Thrall's story. The orcs under Thrall's command place honour at the centre of everything they do, along with freedom. Tirion understand this, and so finds something in common with the orc who saves his life (and who he saves in turn). I wasn't sure about this at first, but I ended up enjoying it quite a lot. I rated this one four stars, but probably more like a 3.75, as I didn't enjoy it quite as much as the previous two.

I think the only story I rated three stars was the first one - the others are all four stars. I think that one of the reasons I enjoyed these so much is that I already knew most of the characters. They're characters I've met in the game, or have heard about in the game, or who I saw in the movie. They're familiar to me, so reading about them was an easy experience. I admit, Rhonin has never been one of my favourites, thanks to the never-ending speech he does in Old Dalaran, but still, I enjoyed his story, too.

I'd recommend this collection to fans of the game, especially if you're fairly new to it (I came to the game later on, so I didn't play it from the Vanilla days).

And yes, I spent nearly five years reading this book. I put it down for LONG periods of time during those five years, don't get me wrong. I've been reading this book for nearly as long as I've been playing the game...

[Tamas Kisely · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Warcraft Archive is a collection of four original tales set in the beloved universe of Warcraft, and while I enjoyed most of them, it’s clear these stories come from an earlier, more formative time in the franchise’s lore. The world feels a bit inconsistent at points—understandable, given how much the universe has evolved since—but for long-time fans, that rawness also has a certain nostalgic charm.

The stories themselves are pretty basic fantasy fare. Don’t expect deep character development or intricate plots. These are straightforward, sometimes shallow adventures, but they���re still entertaining and provide extra flavor to a world I’ve always loved.

Despite the lack of depth, I can’t give it less than 4 stars. Warcraft has always been one of my favorite fantasy worlds, and seeing its early narrative roots—even if a bit rough—is still a treat.

[Dane K. · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think most of the enjoyment I got out of this was just my familiarity with the characters and settings from playing WoW. It was fun getting to see some events that I've heard about, as well as some of the things that have changed over the years. That being said, the stories did not grab and hold my attention (it took me a looong time to finish), and some of the plot points were just baffling. Simple proximity does not a romance make, and keeping a promise to one person at the expense of every other obligation you have is not honorable. I love WoW, but I can't recommend this to anyone for anything but academic curiosity.

[Jordan Grieve · Rating 4 out of 5]

Day of the Dragon: 2 out of 5.
This story was difficult to read, I found it exhausting and boring. It was like it was written using only a thesaurus.

Lord of the Clans: 5 out of 5.
I loved this book. Very easy to read, it just flows from the page into my brain so easily.

The Last Guardian: 4 out of 5
Enjoyed this a lot. It was well written and the story was interesting.

Of Blood and Honour: 3 out of 5.
Good but not great. Paladins and honour and the light are not my most favourite subjects.

[Hunter Peacock · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Warcraft Archive is the perfect supplement to the perfect game. reading this book while playing the campaign is a amazing pairing. Every character and event in the Warcraft 3 campaign is enhanced through knowing the stories of characters like Arthas, Medivh and Thrall. Each book is written superbly captivating your interest with every chapter read, enticing you to turn another page. Simply put, a excellent book with so many enTHRALLing stories.

[Jay · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really think this should count as four books, as all the stories are quite varied. Put together though, it was a nice introduction to the world of Warcraft. As someone who came in later, it was a good way to fill the gaps in what I already knew. These stories were a nice read for those who like fantasy worlds. At times it was a bit violent, but it is a world of war, after all. But they were good stories to spend some time with.

[Sofia A. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is massive! Took me almost a full year to read (that being said, I am a REALLY slow reader), but was SO worth it. It has its highs and lows, but it definitely is very much worth reading. And I'm not even that big of an Orc fan, I just stupidly challenged myself to read all Warcraft lore books I could get my hands on. It ended up being a very pleasant surprise. Please, give it a shot!

[Matthew Harwood · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fantastic collection of tales based on the groundbreaking game World of Warcraft. Each story is filled with gripping adventures and helps to build on the history of the world that has become known by players of the game. A really enjoyable read.

[Hudson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lok'tar Ogar!

[Daena · Rating 4 out of 5]

The first book was tough to get through maybe it was the writing style but I am glad I did. The other pulled me in and didn't let me go until I could finish

[Sunil S · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved it! Once more, the Warcraft novels continue to impress me!

Lord of The Clans is my current favourite of the novels, but they're all fantastic -- including Of Blood and Honour.

[Daniel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Overall I loved Warcraft Archive. Even though I was disappointed with the first novel, the other three were amazing. I think it's the best Warcraft book I've read so far. Few words about each of the novels/novellas below (plus the score I gave to each of them).

DAY OF THE DRAGON (3/5)
At first, I was feeling a bit disappointed with this book. 'Day of the Dragon' was a bit dull at the beginning. Something was happening, without much background. Rhonin and Vereesa was going somewhere with just a vague goal. I was past 70+ pages and still didn't feel like I was enjoying the book.
Even though, in my opinion, the beginning was very slow paced, I really liked the second part of the book. The action was getting better and better, especially when Deathwing's schemes went into motion. Too bad that Lord Prestor's part ended so abruptly, without letting the Alliance leaders learn who he truly was. I understand that it makes sense lore-wise and logically, but still I believe it would add a bit of drama to the overall story, if told in a slightly different way.
The ending was great. It was very heroic (as in high fantasy way), but it fits into the Warcraft story line.
All in all, I liked this one and I'm excited to explore other Warcraft novels.

LORD OF THE CLANS (5/5)
After the disappointment of the first novel from this Archive, I was very skeptical to continue reading. I had to do a longer break before taking up "Lord of the Clans". And I believe it was a good idea to give myself some space. Thanks to that the second novel seems even more wonderful!
As a WoW player I was always For the Horde. No surprise, that I loved this book so much.
Thrall's history was very touching. I loved the journey he took from slavery and humiliation to freedom and power. Now I do understand why many Warcraft fans state that Thrall is their true Warchief. His honor and perseverance are legendary. He was the one orc able to stir the hearts of his people. He made them rise and break the chains, the Alliance put on them. I think that this story teaches us a lot - even if we detach it from the Warcraft Universe.
Not sure what to add. A great book! That's all that matters. One of my favorites to be honest. I'm hoping to read more novels like this one!

THE LAST GUARDIAN (5/5)
Great novel! I was never really interested in Khadgar or Medivh's characters stories; until now. This book presented them in a deep, non-black&white manner, which makes them very intriguing. On one side there's Khadgar, a apprentice-to-be, who seems ambitious but also lost while getting to Karazhan. He transforms into a very brave and resourceful young mage. Medivh on the contrary, is presented as a god-like, enigmatic Magus, who protects the world from all evil that's out there. Unfortunately we learn that he's fighting more his inner demons than the material ones roaming Azeroth.
The pace of the story was very good. It starts very slowly, to let the reader know the characters better. Right after that, when Khadgar seems to feel more at home in Magus' tower, we are thrown into the demonic plot that's going to be unveiled. The book then becomes a typical page-turner, until the very last page.
Definitely worth reading, especially since it's not biased towards either side of the WoW conflict. I'm eager to learn more on both Khadgar and Medivh's stories in the nearest future. 5 stars well deserved!

OF BLOOD AND HONOR (5/5)
Very cool short novel. Touching and inspiring at the same time. Shows that nothing in life is black & white and that it's not always clear who is the monster and who's not.
I loved Tirion's character, because I was able to witness his inner fight between what should be done; should he follow love or honor. Bound by blood and honor to his enemy, he discovers that it's possible to find a soulmate regardless of it's origin.
Great novella! Plus there was Thrall! :D

[Theresa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Day of the dragon- This was a really good story about friendship and redemption. It even had a little romance thrown in too. After reading War of the Archives, I was really interested in anything to do with Rhonin and Vareesa. And this is the story of how they first met. Throw in all of the Aspects, some mean orcs, a goblin who deserved his death, and some awesome dwarves and you get an epic story. 5 stars.

Lord of the Clans- Thrall. Do I need to say more? I do? Ok, this is the story of thrall from days after his birth through him becoming the leader of the new Horde. It is amazing, More than 5 stars!

The Last Guardian- The story of Khadgar meeting Medivh, and I suppose Garona. The author uses more foreshadowing than NCIS, Psych and Castle all put together. If you haven't figured out it's Medivh long before they tell you, then I feel sorry for you. Garona and Kadgar together is truly the only thing that saved this story. It wasn't bad, I just didn't care about some possessed mage. Reading as Garona and Khadgar tried to convince everyone and escape with their lives was a great read though. 4 stars.

Of Blood and Honor- Tirion Fordring comes upon an old orc named Eitrigg. They do honorable battle and then a building falls. Tirion figures out what he can hardly believe is true, the orc saved him. He goes back and finds that orc and swears an oath to keep him free. That oath costs Tirion everything. His occupation, his wife, his son, his homeland. He becomes an exile. But he keeps his vow as an honorable man. 4 stars maybe 5 if it wasn't so bittersweet.

[Jessie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is incredible and it was hard to put it down sometimes. I love the authors' writing and I can really get into the stories.

In Day of the Dragon, I thoroughly enjoyed reading about the five dragon Aspects. I really got into the story about the struggles Krasus/Korialstrasz and Rhonin faced in freeing Alexstrasza from Nekros. I thought Deathwing was fascinating and I didn't get the impression at all that he was a bad guy. He seemed more like a brother that had gone astray. I could really connect with Alexstrasza on a personal level when she described the mother's pain she had to endure throughout her captivity every time she saw her children suffering or dying. This novel felt like it wasn't done, though, and I'm hoping Night of the Dragon is the sequel to it.

As I update this review, it's been quite some time and a few books since I've read this, but I remember clearly enjoying every single one of them in this archive, and I'm sure I'll be rereading it again in the future.

[Aaron · Rating 4 out of 5]

Christie Golden's contribution is definitely the standout here. Jeff Grubb and Chris Metzen write solid pieces. The only downfall of this collection is Knaak's work.

"Day of the Dragon" is a pretty good story, and it features some great characters from traditional Warcraft lore, but the writing style is practically unreadable. Not a single character "says" anything. Everyone booms, shouts, whispers, growls, rumbles, mutters, announces, hisses, murmurs, demands, gasps, spouts, and bursts. It's very frustrating to read a story that feels like it was written using a roulette to determine the verbs for speaking.

Seriously, take a shot every time a character has a line of dialogue that isn't said or asked. You'll be dead of alcohol poisoning before you're a quarter of the way through.

[Jon Huff · Rating 3 out of 5]

Having just started to play WOW, I thought it'd be fun to do some light reading and get the back story of the game. This is a collection of 3 earlier novels and one shorter e-novel. Despite collecting 3 novels it's only somewhere around 600 pages and is a quick, easy read. As with any collection with different authors, it's hard to rate it as a whole without breaking it into parts.

The Last Guardian is probably my favorite of them all, as I found the relationship between Kadghar and Medivh to be interesting. It feels as though it resolves itself a bit quickly, with the half-orc character at the end likable enough but a feeling a little thrown in. The other books feature likable characters moving through somewhat predictable plots but all in all the whole thing is very enjoyable.

[Stephen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am a geek at heart, therefore, at some point in my life have played World of Warcraft. I thought to myself, why not read more into the world I am playing. I was very happy with that choice. I was able to see some of my favorite characters in action, and I'm happy I did. For a nice collection of stories, it was surprising to see so many of them so well written by various authors and in line with the Warcraft world. It had your usual fantasy obligations, magic, twists, and humor that only geeks would appreciate (from the game itself or from other games). Because of this book, I bought the next archive. It was worth the time. Good 'ol fantasy.

[Nayari · Rating 4 out of 5]

The first three books in this quadrilogy are wonderfully exciting, informative, and engaging. Regrettably, the novella at the end of the book is not as good. While I understand the difference between novel and novella, this novella read as if written by an amateur writer. The description was all right, but there was no distinguishing between character voices and the characters themselves...save for the main one, Tirion...felt horribly like one-dimensional-cardboard figures with little out-of-the-box thinking. The grammatical errors bothered me as well, as did awkward wording. I am sorry to say the story was highly unsatisfactory and the primary reason I didn't rate this book 5 stars.

[Andria · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a good over-view of the back stories for the World Of War Craft on-line video game; This is a guilty pleasure, to be sure. I enjoy playing (usually in place of TV, or while watching TV at night :-)) and I enjoy reading, so this was a good combination of both. It has 4 different stories by 4 different authors, my favorite was by Christie Golden, concerning the back-story for Thrall the Orc Warchief. If you like World Of War Craft, this is a fun read.

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

Long as Christie Golden doesn't write the Warcraft stories, I'm happy-Richard Knaak and Aaron Rosenberg (if I recall the names correctly) are my favorites when it comes to authors of these-Christie Golden needs to stop butchering already popular series. This omnibus is a great way to read the most of the Warcraft novels at once, with an unavailable elsewhere story Of Blood And Honor thrown in to boot.

[Alexander · Rating 4 out of 5]

This collection of novels shares alittle of the problems the Diablo archive did. I think the storys never gets enough time to become really epic and have the characters evolve. Though this one is much better than the Diablo Archive and some of the storys are actually pretty good. I almost wanted to give this one four stars, but it doesnt quite make it all the way.

Edit:I thought about it, and i think it deserves a four after all.*

[Peter · Rating 4 out of 5]

It feels a full circle once you read the back story of how some characters and story lines in the Warcraft universe came to be.

This book and the games complement each other, so in order to have a full understanding of this book, you need to play the games, particularly WC3 and WoW, that way if you play the games and question the history/back story of certain elements, this book will tell you.

I now feel fulfilled in understanding the story that little bit more than I already had.

[Adrienne · Rating 4 out of 5]

So far, a nice treat! And even though I'm only into the first story of four, I've been giddy with excitement as I read of Malygos, the blue dragon aspect, who will have a major part to play in the upcoming Wrath of the Lich King expansion of World of Warcraft.

[Ben T. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yes, i play WOW (i'm a night elf hunter) since i played the game i picked up the novel to read to fill in the gaps of the story line in the world of warcraft world. not only did it fill the gap but this was well written too with 4 great stories.