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Warcraft: Lord of the Clans

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Not only is Warcraft an amazing computer game it is now an amzing series of book. Of the books in this series this i byfar my favorite. It really gives readers information on Thrall's past. It also explains parts left out in the game

This is the first book I have read by Christie Golden and it was awesome! The story flowed perfectly, no boring parts. The story really gives you the background on Thrall and how he grew up and became the Warchief of the Horde. If you have played Warcraft III, then you will be very familar with Thrall and how he frees the orcs at the beginning. If you haven't played Warcraft III, this book is a lead in to the Warcraft III game which was outstanding!. You won't be disappointed if you are a Warcraft/Blizzard fan.

Whether you liked Warcraft the game or not, this is a good book. Written about the future lord of the Hoard who starts out as a slave to a cruel/power-hungry human, you almost watch him grow up before your eyes from a lowly peon to the 8'10 x 5 foot brute you see there on the cover.

Many who have been long-time fans of Warcraft know about the 'Greatest Adventure Game That Never Was'. Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans was a complete departure from the traditional strategy formula of Warcraft. Becoming a point and click adventure, using cartoonish animated sequences, Blizzard Entertainment ultimately cancelled the ill-fated game due to quality assurance reasons. However, this story was far too important to the Warcraft Lore to ignore, hence it was transformed into a novel. And I must say, I am not only impressed with how the novel turned out, but I also personally feel that this is the best book in the series.

When a baby Orc, barely a year old, is found alone in the forests surrounding Durnholde, a cocky and scheming human named Blackmoore takes the baby in. Entrusting the baby to his servant, Blackmoore plans to use the Orc to his advantage. As 20 year pass, the Second War has long been over, and the once tiny and innocent baby grows up to become the mighty Thrall, raised in the care of cruel human masters, while his people whither away in deternment camps. This tale spans Thrall's life from his tragic beginnings to his final victory. Over the course of the book, familiar characters, such as the ferocious and mighty Grom Hellscream, play key roles in the development of Thrall and the story. While I do not wish to tell any more about the story than I already have, rest assured that many more familiar characters make surprising appearences in this book, as well as some of the new characters in this book making appearences in Warcraft III.

Although I must agree with what others have said about the book being somewhat predictable, I found it to be a very intriguing read. Much like Day of the Dragon before it, I found this book difficult to put down. Perhaps the strongest aspect of this book was the raw emotion that went into it. As I read this book, I found that I cared for Thrall so much that my emotions matched his. I can honestly say that this book did everything from make me laugh, to make me feel Thrall's rage, to utterly breaking my heart (and that's no easy thing to do). The fact that this occurred only further proves how well this book was written.

As with Day of the Dragon, all of the lore in this book was true to the Warcraft history. Despite being done by different authors, Day of the Dragon and Lord of the Clans had no differences from one another. Clearly Blizzard had controlling interests in the development of these books, and that is a very good thing. I found Lord of the Clans to be very similar to Gladiator, as well as a few other films and books. These similarities are not bad at all...they only lend to the overall quality of the book.

Those that took an interest in Thrall in Warcraft III and wanted to know of his humble beginnings will be able to do so with this book. It ties in completely to the game and true Warcraft fans will love this book. As a standalone book, once again I recommend that those not versed in Warcraft lore pass. If interested, it makes for a great read, but only those familiar with Warcraft history will understand everything that occurs in the book. This was definitely a great, moving book and I was very satisfied in the end.

I have played Warcraft since 1993 so I had to read this. If I had recognized the author's name I may not have bought it though since I hated her book "Vampire of the Mist" (1st book in the Ravenloft series). However I'm glad I read this since it provided depth and background that was sorely lacking in regards to the orcs. Instead of stupid savage brutes bent on destruction, Warcraft3 portrayed them as noble and civilized, but there wasn't too much story there (it was only a game though so I'm not complaining).

Thrall's character is completely revealed and I actually cared about him. The antagonist was well done also as I wanted Thrall to kill him, but the author didn't make him a cheesy villian type; rather he was just an abusive SOB alcoholic. It's too bad these types can't get the sword more often in real life because the author made his character so realistic that I believe she has had experience with these people.

Overall the plot was interesting, although it mainly just introduced a portion of the Warcraft world (just like the other two Warcraft books). The character development was excellent. The action was great too; it was exciting without the unbelievable heroics of a Jean Rabe character (yuck).

My only criticism is that the book weighs in at a palty 278 pages, which I blasted through in about 2.5 days (it's very easy reading). This to me was not worth the seven bones plus tax that I coughed up for it. Better to borrow it.

There is nothing more to say but a great book , a fan of the game , or not . You'll totally enjoy this book , i had a hard time putting it down. Totally 5 stars

Based on PC game "WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos", the writer wrote a whole life of Orcish WarChief Thrall, from his Da and Ma, his raise, his name meaning, his master of fighting tactics and spirit of nature, even where his favour Doomhammer come from ...and he became every orcs's hero and leader.
Everything about Thrall you can got it from here. If you love the game "WarCraft III", can't miss it.

This is an excelent book and I encourage others to read it. The story of an orcish slave tells so much about the other side. Usually in every fictional book I've read, It always focuses on the humans and what they do and believe in. But this book turns that perspective around and gives you a whole different point of view. Lord of the Clans is a very intense book and really gives you a lot of details about the orcs. As I said before, This is an excellent book and I recommend this book to anyone.

This great book for any fantasy fan. It gives small glimpse of the Warcraft world. Also give great insight into the culture of orcs.

I was a little reserved when i picked up the book wondering whether it was a dud or not.But as soon as i started reading, it did not let up. This book gives great insite into the true nature of the orcs and its a great tale to read. I highly recommend it.