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Rise of the Horde: Before the savage orcs began their rampage across Azeroth, they were a proud shamanic race native to the world of Draenor. The cunning demon Kil’jaeden saw lethal potential in the clan-based orcs, and thus he set about molding them into the Horde—a single, brutal force driven by an all-consuming thirst for destruction. But the foul demonic magic that granted the Horde its immense strength began consuming the orcs from within, ultimately threatening to destroy everything that they once were.
The Last Guardian: Long ago a group of magi known as the Council of Tirisfal was formed to fight a secret war against the sinister demons of the Burning Legion. To this end, the council imbued a single champion with enormous power to act as the world’s guardian. Medivh was one such Guardian of Tirisfal, and he was expected to be the greatest who had ever lived. Yet he was destined to follow a much darker path. From birth a mysterious evil had tainted the core of his being, and his subsequent struggle against the darkness within himself would precipitate the orcish Horde’s invasion of Azeroth . . . and change the world forever.
Tides of Darkness: During the First War, the orcish Horde laid waste to the once-great human kingdom of Stormwind. From the ashes of this terrible defeat, however, hope emerged. Anduin Lothar, Champion of Stormwind, rallied the survivors of his ruined homeland and valiantly led them to Lordaeron in the hopes of uniting the human nations into a mighty Alliance that could stand against the Horde and its ruthless new leader, Orgrim Doomhammer. Yet as formidable as Lothar believed the Alliance would be, many humans feared that no force would ever be capable of stopping the Horde’s merciless onslaught.
Beyond the Dark Portal: In the aftermath of the Second War between orcs and humans, the Dark Portal, a gateway connecting Azeroth to Draenor, was destroyed. The orcs, however, did not abandon their lust for war. Led by the mysterious orc shaman Ner’zhul, a fresh wave of Horde fighters flooded into Azeroth. Even more unsettling was that small bands of orcs intent on something other than mere conquest began scouring Azeroth for powerful artifacts desired by their sinister leader. To counter the Horde’s dark schemes, only one option remained for the Alliance: a suicide mission into the orcs’ ruined homeworld of Draenor.
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Great book and great price,
This review is from: World of Warcraft: Chronicles of War (Paperback)
I have paid twice the listed price to get this book at chapters indigo. This collection was worth my money at 30$ so it is a safe buy at the current price.Very entertaining and easy read.
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This review is from: World of Warcraft: Chronicles of War (Paperback)
I don't own this, but I own each of the books contained in this archive. In here are the books detailing the Warcraft history from the corruption of the Orcs to just before the Third War. These 4 books are most of my favorites in the Warcraft collection, and I've read all but the latest - Christie Golden's The Shattering.This is an excellent price (currently $17) for a collection of great books. This is a must for anybody who enjoys reading fantasy, especially those familiar with Warcraft lore. Something to be aware of - The Last Guardian is also inside the Warcraft Archive. But this is still a good buy if you have that book.
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A Must Read,
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This review is from: World of Warcraft: Chronicles of War (Paperback)
This is the book a Warcraft fan would recommend to someone who knew nothing about Warcraft. In a nutshell, the books contained within take you from the very beginning of Warcraft up to the Warcraft 3 game. If anyone was ever interested in the story behind Warcraft, I would give them this book.Keep in mind, this covers several different books that were previously published. So it is gigantic in size. Once you are done reading it, it is overkill for a doorstop. Not much here for those who have already read the original works. But it is nice to have them all in one package. 1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Good Read,
By Joel I. Tencer "pcgamer27" - Published on Amazon.com
You should already see this contains Rise of The Horde by christie golden, The Last Guardian by Jeff Grubb, Tides of Darkness by aaron rosenberg, and Beyond the Dark Portal by christie & aaron.The first book was very good, christie golden does a great job illustrating the sacred traditions that are discarded and forgotten in exchange for power. This book was awesome, it actually won an award. The second book, The Last Guardian, is quite boring. The first 90% of the book is used to setup a revelation, it doesn't hint at it at all and I was annoyed at the final outcome of the plot. Grubb could've had way more hints of suspense that something was up, but it did not show. This leaves the story feeling as if it's simply a description of a time and place with a few information about a strange man but no hints as to why he is the way he is. The third book Tides of Darkness is a better than The Last Guardian but not quite as good as Christie Golden's Rise of The Horde. This book has more exciting scenes but I still think rosenberg could have expanded on it. The last book, Beyond the Dark Portal, was alright. It was at the same level as Tides of Darkness- could have been improved its depiction of the great scenes it was given. I am continuing with the warcraft series next reading The Warcraft Archive. I really hope the authors do a better job with it. It seems like these writers for video game novels just describe what is happening and don't go deep enough past just the lore itself. I believe if they used more rhetorical strategies the books could have turned out better, they do talk about the emotions of the characters and whats happening but no more is seen in the rhetoric. 0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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small review,
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The book came to me exactly as the book was filed as condition wise. i have read the book and it was great.
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