Reviews

Arthas: Rise of the Lich King by Christie Golden

headasmith's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

librovert's review

3.0

Although I had been playing World of Warcraft since 2004, this was the first novel I picked up in the series. I knew quite a bit about Arthas from Warcraft III, but I was excited to delve a bit more into his mind as he went through his transformation from Prince to Lich King.

While there was some new content to the story, it read more like a novelization of Warcraft III than a separate novel. True, it may have been intentional, but I was still expecting more from this novel and it did not deliver.

sookie458's review

5.0

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belava's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

bsmucker's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Violence, Murder, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: War and Toxic relationship

readingmoon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

4.25

arminkhojir's review

adventurous challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

christianjd's review

3.0

I'm not a big reader of fantasy material. Despite that I've been playing Warcaft for awhile now and have been a bit curious about the books and where they took off from the game or if they were completely different. Now I know. Although a quick read it was much different than the game (although at the end I read that that story was for the original games and not the MMO). I'll probably read one that has to do with Cataclysm, but not sure how much more than that.

marinevisen's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

mparker546's review

4.0

I am a Warcraft lore fan. I have enjoyed the stories told in this world since Warcraft 2. This book was written for fans like me.

It is very well detailed, and follows the journey of Arthas, his fall, and his rise in Darkness. The book ties elements of Warcraft 3 and Frozen Throne, but adding very detailed context to the actions and dialog of characters from those games.

This book also does a great job of adding in additional media tie-ins (trans-media) to the ongoing comic series, and of course World of Warcraft itself.