World of Warcraft: Rise of the Horde

Christie Golden

May 2007 · Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

Though the young Warchief Thrall ended the demon curse that had plagued his people for generations, the orcs still wrestle with the sins of their bloody past. As the rampaging Horde, they waged a number of devastating wars against their perennial enemy -- the Alliance. Yet the rage and bloodlust that drove the orcs to destroy everything in their path nearly consumed them as well.

Long ago, on the idyllic world of Draenor, the noble orc clans lived in relative peace with their enigmatic neighbors, the draenei. But the nefarious agents of the Burning Legion had other plans for both of the unsuspecting races. The demon-lord Kil'jaeden set in motion a dark chain of events that would succeed not only in eradicating the draenei, but forging the orc clans into an single, unstoppable juggernaut of hatred and destruction.

Ratings and reviews

Good book for anyone who cares about the back story of the Warcraft universe. The ebook has some errors, though. "Large" section breaks are not shown properly, giving the false impression that the author jumps randomly from place to place and from character to character. This is not the author's fault; it is purely a formatting problem in the ebook.

I haven't read this at all yet but I know it will be good because the game wow is already suuuuuuuuuuper awesome but I just wish that Simon would make a world of warcraft app so I could play wow on my phone so 4 stars for now Simon I will change it into five stars once Simon makes a world of warcraft game in the phone

It is a well written book that is worth reading for the background story for fans of the game but I do not see it being particularly entertaining for anyone else.

About the author

New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Christie Golden has written more than forty novels and several short stories in the fields of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Among her many projects are over a dozen Star Trek novels and several original fantasy novels. An avid player of World of Warcraft, she has written two manga short stories and several novels in that world. Golden lives in Tennessee. She welcomes visitors to her website: ChristieGolden.com.