World of Warcraft: Crossroads: The War Within Anthology

by Adam Christopher, L.L. McKinney, Andrew Robinson

Journey deeper into the lore of The War Within, the first expansion in World of Warcraft's Worldsoul Saga, with this deluxe anthology.

After witnessing the fall of Dalaran and braving the depths beneath Khaz Algar, the heroes of Azeroth face an uncertain future. Across the world, old hatreds are rising and Xal'atath remains at large, at work on her own machinations. But even amidst a tide of chaos and fear, hope remains.

Join Thrall, Jaina Proudmoore, Renzik the Shiv, Faerin Lothar, Alleria Windrunner, and the Locus-Walker in this new collection of novellas and short stories that provide deeper insight into the powers at play and the battles still to fight following The War Within. These tales serve as a reminder that Azeroth's fate is shaped by the sacrifices and struggles of all, and that even small, quiet actions can echo large throughout history.

Genres: Warcraft

256 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 12, 2025

About the author

Adam Christopher is the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Shadow of the Sith and Master of Evil,  Stranger Things: Darkness on the Edge of Town. He has also written official tie-in novels for the hit CBS television show Elementary and the award-winning Dishonored video game franchise.

Co-creator of the twenty-first-century incarnation of Archie Comics superhero The Shield, Adam has also written for the universes of Doctor Who and World of Warcraft, and is a contributor to the internationally bestselling Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View anniversary anthology series and the all-ages Star Wars Adventures comic.

Adam’s original novels include Made to Kill and The Burning Dark, among many others, and his debut novel Empire State was both a SciFi Now and Financial Times book of the year.

Reviews

[Witchelia · Rating 3 out of 5]

the last tale from karesh saved it, otherwise it was a worse than mid read. i like that there are tales that expands some blind spots from the game but its written so uninteresingly and out of place.
once you are getting finally interested and invested the tale ends..

[Nicholas Jones · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was fine. The first two stories were fine. The third story, was pretty dull if I’m being honest. But the last one makes the book worth it. I wish the last story was just the full book. That had so much potential to make a full length novel out of it.

[Shauna · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoy these short story collections. While there weren't any revelations or new information (which, yeah, that shouldn't be in the books), these stories were just nice little glimpses into some of the characters. I especially appreciated the Renzik story (justice for Renzik!) and the backstory for Locus-Walker.