14 DAY TRIAL // An entire virtual world with more than 2000 quests, ten races each with unique history and countless hours of online gaming seemed too little. Along came a tabletop card game so the true fans didn't have to part with their favorite characters not even when they're away from the computer. Yet this was not enough either. So a series of books inspired by the Blizzard's Warcraft Universe followed.
The first book was published in 2001, Warcraft: Day of the Dragon. The novel was signed Richard A. Knaak, known to the public for his works on the fantasy series Dragonlance, four novels inspired by the Diablo game and other five novels inspired by the Warcraft universe (well, I can't really blame him for pledging his respect to the great stories that Blizzard gave birth to).
Christie Golden is better known for her Star Trek: Voyager novels. Yet the Warcraft universe captivated her too. She got all into the fantastic world and even created her very own WoW character in Azeroth. To tell the truth, she admitted to have played both sides (Alliance and Horde) and enjoyed them equally. World of Warcraft: Rise of the Horde is the book that will present to you the story behind the gathering of the dark forces of the Horde. It may even change your opinion on what is truly evil. It is a series of events that manage to turn a peaceful race to accomplish the most terrifying acts of cruelty. The main character is Durotan, Thrall's father, but many of the already familiar Warcraft characters will be there too (Ogrim, Blackhand and his kids along with others). The locations we all explore in WoW: Burning Crusade are present in the book too.
Ever tried to imagine a description of the Terokkar Forest or the Hellfire Peninsula? Now is your chance to read all about it and discover what role played the Draenei in the history of the war burdened Azeroth. The book allows you to witness Grom Hellscream become the first orc to drink Mannoroth's blood and the creation of the Dark Portal.
It looks like the book is well documented and it could prove exciting for every Warcraft fan there is out there. Seems like Blizzard was pretty impressed with Golden's work as they also contracted her to do the Starcraft: Dark Templar Trilogy. Well, the Azeroth gains more and more space into the young hearts of fantasy lovers. While the parents will probably be assaulted with imploring requests to buy the WOW: Rise of the Horde, they should at least be thankful that their kids will take a break from the computer without crying about it.