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Dawn of The Aspects #2
World of Warcraft: Dawn of the Aspects: Part II
Second in an all-new WORLD OF WARCRAFT series from New York Times bestselling author Richard A. Knaak!
THE AGE OF DRAGONS IS OVER.
Uncertainty plagues Azeroth’s ancient guardians as they struggle to find a new purpose. This dilemma has hit Kalecgos, youngest of the former Dragon Aspects, especially hard. Having lost his great powers, how can he—or any of his kind—still make a difference in the world?
The answer lies in the distant past, when savage beasts called proto-dragons ruled the skies. Through a mysterious artifact found near the heart of Northrend, Kalecgos witnesses this violent era and the shocking history of the original Aspects: Alexstrasza, Ysera, Malygos, Neltharion, and Nozdormu.
In their most primitive forms, the future protectors of Azeroth must stand united against Galakrond, a bloodthirsty creature that threatens the existence of their race. But did these mere proto-dragons face such a horrific adversary alone, or did an outside force help them? Were they given the strength they would become legendary for… or did they earn it with blood? Kalecgos’s discoveries will change everything he knows about the events that led to the...DAWN OF THE ASPECTS
THE AGE OF DRAGONS IS OVER.
Uncertainty plagues Azeroth’s ancient guardians as they struggle to find a new purpose. This dilemma has hit Kalecgos, youngest of the former Dragon Aspects, especially hard. Having lost his great powers, how can he—or any of his kind—still make a difference in the world?
The answer lies in the distant past, when savage beasts called proto-dragons ruled the skies. Through a mysterious artifact found near the heart of Northrend, Kalecgos witnesses this violent era and the shocking history of the original Aspects: Alexstrasza, Ysera, Malygos, Neltharion, and Nozdormu.
In their most primitive forms, the future protectors of Azeroth must stand united against Galakrond, a bloodthirsty creature that threatens the existence of their race. But did these mere proto-dragons face such a horrific adversary alone, or did an outside force help them? Were they given the strength they would become legendary for… or did they earn it with blood? Kalecgos’s discoveries will change everything he knows about the events that led to the...DAWN OF THE ASPECTS
100 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 18, 2013
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Richard A. Knaak
285 books1,486 followersRichard 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.
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March 18, 2013
Part II of "Dawn of the Aspects" returns us to the story in progress, the future Dragon Aspects as seen by modern Kalecgos via a mysterious artifact that allows him (actually more or less forces him) to observe the Aspects' proto-dragon past in a form that does not permit him to interact in any meaningful way. I continue to enjoy learning about how the various Aspects were different in their proto-dragon incarnations as opposed to how they've been shown in other materials were they were closer to their modern selves. Galakrond itself is also looking to be a revelation as to how many might have viewed it given its limited exposure in the game or other material. I personally assumed from what limited information was available that it was an example of a more bestial and non-intelligent proto-dragon from which the Aspects were somehow derived. The truth of the matter appears to be something else entirely.
My only complaint (asides from the serialized aspect of the story which I'm going to try not to harp on in future reviews, I promise) is the portions of the story in which we return to Kalec's present as he tries to somehow deal with the artifact and its effect on him. His reaction to the artifact makes little sense to me in most cases, either reacting violently and out-of-character for him or believing himself to be insane due to the artifact forcing him into the past? These portions make sense as breathers, in a sense, but I feel they're more distracting and take away from the meat of the story occurring in the past as opposed to the present. A minor complaint, but they happen enough to deserve mention.
My only complaint (asides from the serialized aspect of the story which I'm going to try not to harp on in future reviews, I promise) is the portions of the story in which we return to Kalec's present as he tries to somehow deal with the artifact and its effect on him. His reaction to the artifact makes little sense to me in most cases, either reacting violently and out-of-character for him or believing himself to be insane due to the artifact forcing him into the past? These portions make sense as breathers, in a sense, but I feel they're more distracting and take away from the meat of the story occurring in the past as opposed to the present. A minor complaint, but they happen enough to deserve mention.
August 2, 2014
The madness of Kalecgos is setting in as he begins to lose the ability to tell the difference between flashbacks and reality. His isolation is growing inside the Nexus and his distance is noticeable to Jaina. In this installment, we see even more of the terror that is the growing and horrific beast, Galakrond. The draw to this story is the idea of who our aspects were before they were dragons. Before they were hand picked by the titans to the be the Guardians of Azeroth. What decisions did they make? They're intelligence among their brethren proto-dragons is undeniable and makes you want to know more.
November 12, 2017
Disclaimer: I'm reading this series only after reading Warcraft Chronice 1 and 2, and by playing through Vanilla, TBC and WotlK.
The plot thickens and things started finally to be interesting.
However, I still don't like the pacing because it feels like nothing special has happened for the first 2/3rd of the story.
I still don't know anything about Kalec and his relationship with Jaina nor Anveena. It seems to me that reading "chronologically" isn't the best way. I think this story would be much more interesting had I known who Kalec is, what he did, what's his relationship with Jaina and Anveena.
The plot thickens and things started finally to be interesting.
However, I still don't like the pacing because it feels like nothing special has happened for the first 2/3rd of the story.
I still don't know anything about Kalec and his relationship with Jaina nor Anveena. It seems to me that reading "chronologically" isn't the best way. I think this story would be much more interesting had I known who Kalec is, what he did, what's his relationship with Jaina and Anveena.
April 26, 2020
These novellas are juicy little morsels; just enough to tantalise and tempt before being taken away! Really looking forward to seeing what happens in part three.
November 21, 2016
4 stars for readers who play World of Warcraft, otherwise probably only 2 because the characters etc. would be confusing and the book as a whole would probably be a lot less interesting.
I love the story, it's interesting and I want to know more but the writing is a bit forced here and there - a bit clunky. A good book if you are playing World of Warcraft. The parts of this book can't be read on their own though and I would highly recommend getting all the parts so that you can immediately continue reading the next one.
I love the story, it's interesting and I want to know more but the writing is a bit forced here and there - a bit clunky. A good book if you are playing World of Warcraft. The parts of this book can't be read on their own though and I would highly recommend getting all the parts so that you can immediately continue reading the next one.
December 28, 2016
Great series of books about the dragon aspects and their coming together. During a Warcraft game break I've been catching up on a few books and really enjoying diving into the lore a bit more. Wish I had read the book closer to the events in game - but still very enjoyable now.
Bit annoying they were released as 5 small books - but whatever.
Bit annoying they were released as 5 small books - but whatever.
June 20, 2013
Not too bad. I like learning about the Father of Dragons and how the Aspects started out.
January 21, 2014
Can't wait to read part 3 :D
November 14, 2013
need the next part
February 3, 2016
Can't get enough !
December 13, 2013
Much better than the first one.
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