WarCraft War of the Ancients Archive

WarCraft War of the Ancients Archive

Months have passed since the cataclysmic Battle of Mount Hyjal, which put an end to the Burning Legion’s invasion. Most Legion forces on Azeroth have been slain or driven into hiding. Yet now a mysterious energy rift in the mountains of Kalimdor propels three heroes to the distant past: the dragon mage Krasus, the human wizard Rhonin, and the weathered orc veteran Broxigar. It is a time long before orcs, humans, or even high elves roamed the world. A time that marks the Legion’s first invasion of Azeroth, brought about by Queen Azshara and other night elf nobles. A time when the Dragon Aspects are at the height of their power unaware that one of their own will soon turn on the world he was charged to protect.

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Timeline
This review is for people who are about to start reading somw Warcraft books. I have created a chronological list of the Warcraft novels for people to get an overview of all of the books and for people to know where to start:

Warcraft books timeline

1. Warcraft War of the Ancients Archive

-Trilogy Book One: The Well of Eternity

-Trilogy Book Two: The Demon Soul

-Trilogy Book Three: The Sundering

-Rise of the Horde (about the horde in Outland)

2. Warcraft Archive (Warcraft 1)

-Book One: Day of the Dragon

-Book Two: Lord of the Clans

-Book Three: The Last Guardian

-Book Four: Of Blood and Honor

-World of Warcraft: Tides of Darkness (Warcraft 2)

-World of Warcraft: Beyond the Dark Portal (Warcraft 2 exp)

3. Warcraft The Sunwell Trilogy Archive (Warcraft 3)

-Trilogy Book One: Dragon Hunt

-Trilogy Book Two: Shadows of Ice

-Trilogy Book Three: Ghostlands

-World of Warcraft: Cycle of Hatred (Right before World of Warcraft)

Warcraft Legends

-Volume One

-Volume Two

-Volume Three

-Volume Four

Others

-World of Warcraft: Night of the Dragon

Hope that you can use this. Cheers Martin!

4 Stars nice to know history
It’s nice to read the story behind the game if World of Warcraft is something that you play. I do so I was interested. It would be an interesting read for anyone that likes dungeon and dragon type stories to read. Considering the content

5 Stars Good even for those who don’t play WoW!
I have to disagree with other reviewers who found this book mediocre. I have read nearly every World of Warcraft book, and I found this one to be among the best. For people who don’t play the game, this is still a great fantasy novel.

The book actually contains a trilogy about a group of heroes trying to defeat the ultimate evil, with the very fate of the world hanging in the balance. I found the way Knaak wrote the characters of Krasus, Rhonin, and the Night Elves to be very well done. I also thought the story plot was well thought out, with plenty of twists and surprises to keep it entertaining. I was grateful that I read this book after all three original novels were completed so that I wouldn’t have to wait to see what happened!

Knaak does an excellent job of writing a “history” of WoW, while also putting together an outstanding story.

3 Stars Informative. Entertaining. Wordy in the extreme.
When you’re on a two-week trip out of town and plan to be waiting in line and sitting in planes for hours upon hours, a 700-page fantasy novel by an unbelievably long-winded author is just what the doctor ordered.

4 Stars Knaak’s Illiad
This is most definitely Knaak’s best work among the warcraft novels he has penned and I highly recommend it.

I would almost agree with another reviewer that Knaak is at best a Most average fantasy writer but this series invokes a bold, fresh, and exciting innovation that although is difficult to notice at first,really pays tribute to his creativity

Within the context of the books, especially the latter two, KnaaK’s story plays out with an odd similarity to Homer’s Iliad. Knaak’s take on achilles’s rage is somewhat manifest in Neltharion (a character which should have had more development), the fields of troy akin to the plains between Zin-Azahri and Mount Hyal, and champions on both side of conflicts. Mind you, he does not rip from the Iliad, i am merely saying that he seems to draw inspirations from it to create a story that truly has a most epic feel. Which is befitting for this particular chapter in warcraft lore.

Also of note: Knaak goes to great lengths to really expand on the framework of the warcraft lore in such a way that the book becomes most nostalgic to warcraft fans yet he retains a simplicity that allows those unfamiliar with the warcraft universe to enjoy it as well (the warcraft archive (another bookset) does not have this versatility).

I was dissapointed in aftermath/end of the book. It seemed as if the author was rushing what should have been an additional 3 chapters and rolling them into 1. It’s brevity downplayed the grandness of the story

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