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World of Warcraft: Rise of the Horde & Lord of the Clans: The Illustrated Novels
Follow Thrall on his epic journey to save the Horde and Azeroth!
Enter the fantastical world of the Alliance and the Horde with these two World of Warcraft stories by Christie Golden. Learn about the Orc Thrall’s rise to power in Lord of the Clans , and then follow him through the history of how the Horde came to be in Rise of the Horde . This beautifully bound book is a must-have for any World of Warcraft fan and will be a treasured addition to any gaming library.
Enter the fantastical world of the Alliance and the Horde with these two World of Warcraft stories by Christie Golden. Learn about the Orc Thrall’s rise to power in Lord of the Clans , and then follow him through the history of how the Horde came to be in Rise of the Horde . This beautifully bound book is a must-have for any World of Warcraft fan and will be a treasured addition to any gaming library.
336 pages, Hardcover
Published October 20, 2020
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About the author
Christie Golden
171 books1,874 followersAward-winning author Christie Golden has written over thirty novels and several short stories in the fields of science fiction, fantasy and horror. She has over a million books in print.
2009 will see no fewer than three novels published. First out in late April will be a World of Warcraft novel, Athas: Rise of the Lich King. This is the first Warcraft novel to appear in hardcover. Fans of the young paladin who fell so far from grace will get to read his definitive story.
In June, Golden’s first Star Wars novel, also a hardcover, sees print. Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi—Omen is the second in a nine-book series she is co-authoring with Aaron Allston and Troy Denning. Also in June comes the conclusion of Golden’s StarCraft: The Dark Templar Saga with the release of Twlight, the third book in the series. The first two are Firstborn and Shadow Hunters.
2004 saw the launch of an original fantasy series called The Final Dance, from LUNA Books. The first novel in the series, On Fire's Wings, was published in July of that year. The second, In Stone’s Clasp , came out in September of 2005. With In Stone’s Clasp, Golden won the Colorado Author’s League Top Hand Award for Best Genre Novel for the second time. The third book, Under Sea’s Shadow, is available only as an e-book
Golden is also the author of two original fantasy novels from Ace Books, King's Man and Thief and Instrument of Fate, which made the 1996 Nebula Preliminary Ballot. Under the pen name of Jadrien Bell, she wrote a historical fantasy thriller entitled A.D. 999, which won the Colorado Author's League Top Hand Award for Best Genre Novel of 1999.
Golden launched the TSR Ravenloft line in 1991 with her first novel, the highly successful Vampire of the Mists , which introduced elven vampire Jander Sunstar. Golden followed up Vampire with Dance of the Dead and The Enemy Within . In September of 2006, fifteen years to the month, The Ravenloft Covenant: Vampire of the Mists enabled Jander Sunstar to reach a whole new audience.
Other projects include a slew of Star Trek novels, among them The Murdered Sun , Marooned , and Seven of Nine , and "The Dark Matters Trilogy," Cloak and Dagger , Ghost Dance and Shadow of Heaven .
The Voyager novel relaunch, which includes Homecoming and The Farther Shore , were bestsellers and were the fastest-selling Trek novels of 2003. Golden continued writing VOYAGER novels even though the show went off the air, and enjoyed exploring the creative freedom that gave her in the two-parter called Spirit Walk, which includes Old Wounds and Enemy of my Enemy .
Golden has also written the novelization of Steven Spielberg's Invasion America and an original "prequel," On The Run , both of which received high praise from producer Harve Bennett. On The Run, a combination medical thriller and science fiction adventure, even prompted Bennett to invite Golden to assist in crafting the second season of the show, if it was renewed.
Golden lives in Loveland, Colorado, with her artist husband and their two cats.
2009 will see no fewer than three novels published. First out in late April will be a World of Warcraft novel, Athas: Rise of the Lich King. This is the first Warcraft novel to appear in hardcover. Fans of the young paladin who fell so far from grace will get to read his definitive story.
In June, Golden’s first Star Wars novel, also a hardcover, sees print. Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi—Omen is the second in a nine-book series she is co-authoring with Aaron Allston and Troy Denning. Also in June comes the conclusion of Golden’s StarCraft: The Dark Templar Saga with the release of Twlight, the third book in the series. The first two are Firstborn and Shadow Hunters.
2004 saw the launch of an original fantasy series called The Final Dance, from LUNA Books. The first novel in the series, On Fire's Wings, was published in July of that year. The second, In Stone’s Clasp , came out in September of 2005. With In Stone’s Clasp, Golden won the Colorado Author’s League Top Hand Award for Best Genre Novel for the second time. The third book, Under Sea’s Shadow, is available only as an e-book
Golden is also the author of two original fantasy novels from Ace Books, King's Man and Thief and Instrument of Fate, which made the 1996 Nebula Preliminary Ballot. Under the pen name of Jadrien Bell, she wrote a historical fantasy thriller entitled A.D. 999, which won the Colorado Author's League Top Hand Award for Best Genre Novel of 1999.
Golden launched the TSR Ravenloft line in 1991 with her first novel, the highly successful Vampire of the Mists , which introduced elven vampire Jander Sunstar. Golden followed up Vampire with Dance of the Dead and The Enemy Within . In September of 2006, fifteen years to the month, The Ravenloft Covenant: Vampire of the Mists enabled Jander Sunstar to reach a whole new audience.
Other projects include a slew of Star Trek novels, among them The Murdered Sun , Marooned , and Seven of Nine , and "The Dark Matters Trilogy," Cloak and Dagger , Ghost Dance and Shadow of Heaven .
The Voyager novel relaunch, which includes Homecoming and The Farther Shore , were bestsellers and were the fastest-selling Trek novels of 2003. Golden continued writing VOYAGER novels even though the show went off the air, and enjoyed exploring the creative freedom that gave her in the two-parter called Spirit Walk, which includes Old Wounds and Enemy of my Enemy .
Golden has also written the novelization of Steven Spielberg's Invasion America and an original "prequel," On The Run , both of which received high praise from producer Harve Bennett. On The Run, a combination medical thriller and science fiction adventure, even prompted Bennett to invite Golden to assist in crafting the second season of the show, if it was renewed.
Golden lives in Loveland, Colorado, with her artist husband and their two cats.
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April 24, 2025
Three stars for the first novel, three and a half for the second. Overall, i feel my nostalgia played a huge part in the rating.
i was surprised that i liked the lord of the clans more than the rise of the horde. The events of the first novel are by far more interesting for me, but I really didn't like the writing of the rise of the horde. It felt dry, not well connected with the characteristics i know through the games, which i have played literally a thousand times. i felt like Guldan and Nerzhul were under-utilized, and the writer couldn't capture the spirit of the Horde as much as the games did. Also, a lot of epic moments felt Meh. The scene were the orcs drink the blood of Mannorath is sopoused to be one of the most brutal and awesome scenes in the lore, it felt like they just had a couple of chickens in the novel.
Moreover, Blackmoore was somewhat inconsistent, in fact, most of the characters were. i dont expect these novels to be a lesson in plotting and worldbuilding, but am pretty sure it could've been better than this. i dont want to sound too damning, i liked most of the second novel and some parts of the first, but i really find the flaws too obvious to just ignore them.
Warcraft lore is honestly amazing. The characters and races are very diverse, and the plots always seem to make sense. Probably, these novels dont do the game justice, but it's always nice to revisit Warcraft.
i was surprised that i liked the lord of the clans more than the rise of the horde. The events of the first novel are by far more interesting for me, but I really didn't like the writing of the rise of the horde. It felt dry, not well connected with the characteristics i know through the games, which i have played literally a thousand times. i felt like Guldan and Nerzhul were under-utilized, and the writer couldn't capture the spirit of the Horde as much as the games did. Also, a lot of epic moments felt Meh. The scene were the orcs drink the blood of Mannorath is sopoused to be one of the most brutal and awesome scenes in the lore, it felt like they just had a couple of chickens in the novel.
Moreover, Blackmoore was somewhat inconsistent, in fact, most of the characters were. i dont expect these novels to be a lesson in plotting and worldbuilding, but am pretty sure it could've been better than this. i dont want to sound too damning, i liked most of the second novel and some parts of the first, but i really find the flaws too obvious to just ignore them.
Warcraft lore is honestly amazing. The characters and races are very diverse, and the plots always seem to make sense. Probably, these novels dont do the game justice, but it's always nice to revisit Warcraft.
June 21, 2023
so, to be honest, I only got this copy because of the pictures. While I do love Durotan as a character, Rise of The Horde is the weaker of the two. Lord of The Clans made me appreciate Thrall a lot more. All around, do recommend this book to Warcraft fans, especially if you like Horde more than Alliance.
January 5, 2024
Lord of Clans is the better of the two though Rise of the Horde had more of the illustrations. Great read for WoW players, especially if you love Thrall.
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