Lord of the Clans

After being in a reading slump for a couple of months, I really didn’t expect much from a World of Warcraft book. I’d read a few of Christie Golden’s novels in the past and really liked them, so I thought I’d give this one a try. Whoa… I’d forgotten just how GOOD Golden is! I really enjoyed LORD OF THE CLANS. I devoured it in a couple of sittings, pleasantly surprised at the character development, writing style, and overall grittiness of the story.

I’ve been playing WoW for nearly a decade now, on and off, but I didn’t know anything about Thrall’s backstory. I was really taken by him and his plight at the hands of humans. Golden’s handling of racially motivated hatred was so heartbreaking, and so relevant not just in show more fantasy, but in our day-to-day lives, too. Seeing the way humans treated Thrall just because of the color his skin and the size of his body turned my stomach. Such a great reminder that we can’t judge a book by its cover - in any setting.

Loved this, and can’t wait to read more World of Warcraft books - right after I go renew my WoW account and fire up a new orc character! show less

I'm amazed by how much I enjoyed this book. I played World of Warcraft for years and had no interest in the race of orcs or their history. This book made the race come alive and presents a very interesting backstory for their chieftain. Well written fantasy.

This is Christie Golden's sequel of sorts to her novel "Rise of the Horde". this one chronicles the early years and coming of age of Thrall, the might Warchief and Shaman, of the Horde.

The writing was well enough for a genre expanded universe novel. My only complaint was perhaps the overly repetitive nature of certain character traits of the central three characters. I'm sure it was meant as a way to be certain that we understood pivotal character traits, but by the third act it felt as if it was less than subtle padding to achieve a page count.

Fantastic! I had no idea Thrall used his shaman powers before Cataclysm. Reading this made me want to login again and explore the Hillsbrad Foothills.

I get Thrall now, I still don't like him (principles) but I get him.

A fun look at Thrall's rise to the top. Great for any fan of Warcraft.

This is a very good book and I have read it about four times. I like this book because its small and an easy read but it doesn’t lack anything a good book needs. Every time put the book down I had an urge to keep reading because I was on an exciting part or something that was important to the book was going to happen. I also enjoy it because it has a happy ending and its just a good story all together. The prequel to this book, "Rise of the Horde" is also good and I'm reading that right now. I'm glad I bought this book. "Lord of the Clans" and "Rise of the Horde" are both books worth reading again and again, this is a book worth buying.