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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-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
My Random WOW Cata player review:)
Good story! Changed my mind on Thrall a lot and allowed me to imagine him in love with someone other then(who I hoped he was) Jania, Anduin was well portrayed as was Varian, Hellscream, Carnie and various other leaders were done very well so I could understand them better which was cool.
I liked best that it explained all the cataclysm stuff that was not explained as well (or easily) in game.
Deathwing is going down for what he did to my good friend in AV! (or what I think is implied)
Good story! Changed my mind on Thrall a lot and allowed me to imagine him in love with someone other then(who I hoped he was) Jania, Anduin was well portrayed as was Varian, Hellscream, Carnie and various other leaders were done very well so I could understand them better which was cool.
I liked best that it explained all the cataclysm stuff that was not explained as well (or easily) in game.
Deathwing is going down for what he did to my good friend in AV! (or what I think is implied)
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Christie Golden's writing is such a breath of fresh air after reading Richard A. Knaak's writing lol. She's not perfect, but the story flows so much nicer.
As always with WoW books though, there's always a lot that just makes you go: ".. okay...?"
Really wonder about the characters in this universe sometimes.
Anyway, liked it well enough that I wouldn't hate reading it again. Felt nice to return to Cata.
As always with WoW books though, there's always a lot that just makes you go: ".. okay...?"
Really wonder about the characters in this universe sometimes.
Anyway, liked it well enough that I wouldn't hate reading it again. Felt nice to return to Cata.
I love Warcraft. The game is like a big story anyway, and Cataclysm is my favorite expansion, so to have this great backstory was amazing. Very good read, it went very quickly and was very descriptive. I love this author she wrote some of my favorite Star Trek books.
My first tie-in book for World of Warcraft...and I loved it. I can't wait to read more, especially by this author. I just picked up the Arthas book as well. So much depth and Lore I have never experienced before. So much about Thrall I had no idea about. Very enjoyable read.
A fun, fast read. Not great literature by any stretch, but probably one of the better Warcraft books.
For those not familiar with it, The Shattering goes into the story which happens between the two most recent expansion packs of the World of Warcraft MMORPG. As a primarily Horde player, it was nice to see some reasoning behind Thrall's decisions, some exploration of Garrosh's point of view, and also to spend some time with Alliance lore characters that I was less familiar with.
The actual 'shattering' for which the novel was named - the destruction caused around Azeroth by the rising of the dragon Deathwing - was virtually a non-event, happening at the end of the book in a tell-don't-show sequence in which the destruction of towns and cities is mentioned briefly. I mostly remember the references to tidal waves for some reason. I don't even think Deathwing was mentioned at all.
This book was mainly centered around the political upheaval and power struggles in Thunder Bluff and Ironforge, as well as the Thrall's training in Nagrand on Draenor, as he seeks to become a better shaman in the hopes of heading off the disaster he can feel coming to Azeroth. Orcs, tauren, humans, and dwarves are the major players. There's a night elf slaughter as a plot point, but the other races of Azeroth mostly make cameos as minor or background characters in scenes.
Anduin Wrynn especially proved to be an interesting character, as well as his friendship with Baine Bloodhoof, the new Tauren chief. I also liked Magni Bronzebeard here. The way Moira Bronzebeard was written annoyed me. There were hints that she could be a sympathetic character, but it wasn't really explored to my satisfaction. Also, I still want to punch Varian Wrynn in the face, but in this novel, Jaina Proudmoore was actually much more likable than I usually find her.
All in all, it's probably one of the better Warcraft books, a fun and interesting look at some of the story behind the game.
For those not familiar with it, The Shattering goes into the story which happens between the two most recent expansion packs of the World of Warcraft MMORPG. As a primarily Horde player, it was nice to see some reasoning behind Thrall's decisions, some exploration of Garrosh's point of view, and also to spend some time with Alliance lore characters that I was less familiar with.
The actual 'shattering' for which the novel was named - the destruction caused around Azeroth by the rising of the dragon Deathwing - was virtually a non-event, happening at the end of the book in a tell-don't-show sequence in which the destruction of towns and cities is mentioned briefly. I mostly remember the references to tidal waves for some reason. I don't even think Deathwing was mentioned at all.
This book was mainly centered around the political upheaval and power struggles in Thunder Bluff and Ironforge, as well as the Thrall's training in Nagrand on Draenor, as he seeks to become a better shaman in the hopes of heading off the disaster he can feel coming to Azeroth. Orcs, tauren, humans, and dwarves are the major players. There's a night elf slaughter as a plot point, but the other races of Azeroth mostly make cameos as minor or background characters in scenes.
Anduin Wrynn especially proved to be an interesting character, as well as his friendship with Baine Bloodhoof, the new Tauren chief. I also liked Magni Bronzebeard here. The way Moira Bronzebeard was written annoyed me. There were hints that she could be a sympathetic character, but it wasn't really explored to my satisfaction. Also, I still want to punch Varian Wrynn in the face, but in this novel, Jaina Proudmoore was actually much more likable than I usually find her.
All in all, it's probably one of the better Warcraft books, a fun and interesting look at some of the story behind the game.
As far as the Warcraft books go, this was not a bad one. The quality of the writing itself is still... not ideal, but it didn't distract often enough to become a problem.
Even though I knew the outcome of some of the events in this book, I still really enjoyed it. The characters are very well written and I cared greatly about what happened to them.
There is a lot of plot for such a short book, but it is intertwined well enough to make this a real page turner.
There is a lot of plot for such a short book, but it is intertwined well enough to make this a real page turner.