Warcraft: World of Warcraft: Tides of Darkness: World of Warcraft (Worlds of Warcraft) | List Price: $7.99
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
An "epic" translation of a saturday morning cartoon.. [Posted on 2007-11-25]
While I concede that this book was probably written with 14 year olds in mind, the utter lack of original dialog and detail make this book undeserving of any recognition in the Warcraft canon. The protagonists exchange speeches reminiscent of conversations between He-Man and Skeletor, only without the obligatory commercial break to sell the toys. No this is a Christmas special, so its extra long and extra 'fun', and if you want to know what "really" happened when Doomhammer invaded Lordaeron you'll just have to put up with chapters of it. I didn't pick up the book expecting David Gemmell or Steven Erikson, but I did expect a glimpse into the Warcraft mythos that is typically unavailable through in game quests or source material. Blizz seems to be falling into the same trap TSR did during 2nd edition; allowing bad writing to represent their brand to the public.
A well crafted novelization of Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness [Posted on 2007-12-25]
I'm new to Rosenberg, but definitely not to the Warcraft world and it's lore. Rosenberg takes the story of the game, Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness and does a solid job of putting it into a gripping novel that serves as a solid refresher on events that happened years before the setting of World of Warcraft. It also gives you a glimpse into some of the characters that you'll find in the World of Warcraft and give you an idea why there are statues of some of them outside of Stormwind.
For timeline purposes, this book takes place right after the first war between the humans and orcs. It's best to be read after Christie Golden's Rise of the Horde which ends as the horde are starting their initial invasion into Azeroth, and also after Jeff Grubb's The Last Guardian which shows what happens on the human side during the first war. This will give introduce you to a few of the major characters on both sides of the war in Tides of Darkness.
If you're a fan of the Warcraft universe, you should enjoy this novelization of one of the major chapters in the World's history. If not, then chances are this book isn't going to be for you.
I loved it [Posted on 2008-05-17]
This is a great book, it's great to be able to read about the heroes and rulers, and then go online and play in the world you were reading about, along with all the other Warcraft Novels, I strongly suggest getting this one.
What?! [Posted on 2008-09-01]
I liked this book, not the best in the series, and a long way from Richard Knaak's writing, but its decent. It's nice to relive the old memories if you used to play the game as a kid, too. But i have one problem with this Rosenberg fellow. Why is Doomhammer, supposedly a smart commander, so dumb?! When his orcs are unable to batter down the gates of Capital City, he doesn't tell the dragon to use its fire to burn them down, which would have granted him an easy victory. No, he sends it off. WHAT?! How could anyone be so stupid? And when Lothar needs to warn the elves of Silvermoon of the threat of the invading Horde, does he send a gryphon rider? No! maybe it's the author.... but, what the crap??? This book is enjoyable, but the lack of realistic-ness in such instances as those gets very annoying very quickly. Beware! If you're not a big fan of warcraft, but are interested in the series, go for the books by Richard A. Knaak.
Nice and enriching storyline [Posted on 2008-09-28]
For those whom are into Warcraft lore. This is one of the books for you.
It has an enriching storyline and once you've started it, you won't want to put it down. The words are simply enough to be understood and the flow of the story is just right.
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