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ayumu's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
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
5.0
reilala's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
whatisjacobreading's review against another edition
3.0
Second half was a better story than the first half. The romance between Arthas and Jaina was not well written and came across as corny.
rosereads19's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
nadryn's review against another edition
5.0
This book follows Prince Arthas Menethil on his journey from young innocent boy to Lich King.
Well written and enjoyable story with many heartwrenching moments.
Even though I knew things were coming in the story and knew that things were happening didn't change the fact that I cried at multiple different parts.
I have and always will feel so sorry for Sylvanas and what Arthas put her through.
I read Blood of the Highbourne by Micky Neilson before reading this, however I feel that the short story should be read after this or partway through, though you keep things simple I would say after.
Well written and enjoyable story with many heartwrenching moments.
Even though I knew things were coming in the story and knew that things were happening didn't change the fact that I cried at multiple different parts.
I have and always will feel so sorry for Sylvanas and what Arthas put her through.
I read Blood of the Highbourne by Micky Neilson before reading this, however I feel that the short story should be read after this or partway through, though you keep things simple I would say after.
hailhex's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Animal death and Racism
Minor: Slavery
namaria's review against another edition
5.0
I like the World of Warcraft novels, and Christie Golden is a very good author. The lore behind the game is interesting and explains a lot of things I might encounter when doing quests, raiding, or 5-player dungeons.
These books are written in a way that anyone could enjoy them, even if they don't play World of Warcraft. You don't have to have prior knowledge in order to understand them. I think that's one of the things I love most. They don't draw on previous novels, even if they are events that happened after the events in another book. You can jump into any of the books in any order and they'll all make perfect sense.
These books are written in a way that anyone could enjoy them, even if they don't play World of Warcraft. You don't have to have prior knowledge in order to understand them. I think that's one of the things I love most. They don't draw on previous novels, even if they are events that happened after the events in another book. You can jump into any of the books in any order and they'll all make perfect sense.
spazzy_belf_warlock's review against another edition
adventurous
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? It's complicated
4.5
poopeejohnson's review against another edition
5.0
Probably the best best book I have read. Great insight on Arthas story from his perspective.
amandaexe's review against another edition
2.0
I would have given it 3 stars solely for the first third of the book, which I actually enjoyed, but everything else was kinda meh. If you've played Warcraft 3, this is not worth reading at all. The last part was definitely my least favorite though, it was so rushed, the part after the war ended was horribly written (if I hadn't played the video game I would have been so confused like how can a war end so abruptly without any explanation to it? I mean I know this is Arthas' story but come on there could at least have been a better transition) I personally think the game The Frozen Throne - in which the last four chapters are based on - is kinda rushed as well and I was expecting the book to expand on it a little but it did the exact opposite.
The thing that pissed me off the most though was the last chapter. It shouldn't have been the last chapter, there should have been a full one for when Arthas and Anub'arak are at the old nerubian kingdom, that little paragraph summing up what happened was not enough especially because IT LEFT OUT THE DWARVES. HOW COULD IT LEAVE OUT THE DWARVES???? This is such an important thing in the game and there's not a single mention of it, it's like it didn't happen and it had so much potential because Arthas could have had some sort of conflict thinking about how he killed Muradin but no. None of that was worth mentioning apparently. Also, the forgotten one?? The book made it seem like while they were down there all they had to fight was spiders; it made their journey seem a lot easier than it really was. There's a lot of other things left out in this last part (not a single mention of Lady Vashj or the naga, not even a "the sea creatures that made up Illidan's army" or something like that, nothing. I imagined the fact that Illidan's own race was not a part of his army would have been something Arthas would notice but I guess not. Also, SAPPHIRON????) and I'm still so angry about that.
Overall, I'm very disappointed if I'm being honest. When I first picked up this book I was under the impression the story would go past the one in The Frozen Throne - I was past the halfway point when I realised there wasn't much book left for the story I thought it was gonna be, but I kept going anyway and now I know I should have stopped. (Thinking back it was kinda stupid to assume a book called /Rise/ of The Lich King would be anything but an origins story but oh well too late now. At least I liked the things that happened before going into the WC3 storyline.) If you're gonna basically write a story around the dialogue from the game you could at least have kept every part of it.
If you're thinking of reading this book, go play Warcraft 3, you'll have a much better time.
The thing that pissed me off the most though was the last chapter. It shouldn't have been the last chapter, there should have been a full one for when Arthas and Anub'arak are at the old nerubian kingdom, that little paragraph summing up what happened was not enough especially because IT LEFT OUT THE DWARVES. HOW COULD IT LEAVE OUT THE DWARVES???? This is such an important thing in the game and there's not a single mention of it, it's like it didn't happen and it had so much potential because Arthas could have had some sort of conflict thinking about how he killed Muradin but no. None of that was worth mentioning apparently. Also, the forgotten one?? The book made it seem like while they were down there all they had to fight was spiders; it made their journey seem a lot easier than it really was. There's a lot of other things left out in this last part (not a single mention of Lady Vashj or the naga, not even a "the sea creatures that made up Illidan's army" or something like that, nothing. I imagined the fact that Illidan's own race was not a part of his army would have been something Arthas would notice but I guess not. Also, SAPPHIRON????) and I'm still so angry about that.
Overall, I'm very disappointed if I'm being honest. When I first picked up this book I was under the impression the story would go past the one in The Frozen Throne - I was past the halfway point when I realised there wasn't much book left for the story I thought it was gonna be, but I kept going anyway and now I know I should have stopped. (Thinking back it was kinda stupid to assume a book called /Rise/ of The Lich King would be anything but an origins story but oh well too late now. At least I liked the things that happened before going into the WC3 storyline.) If you're gonna basically write a story around the dialogue from the game you could at least have kept every part of it.
If you're thinking of reading this book, go play Warcraft 3, you'll have a much better time.