World of Warcraft: Tides of Darkness

It was fun to get the backstory / origin story of so many big people and events, but it was a lot more tell than show in terms of the style.

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Recommended: Yes!
For fantasy/epic adventure fans, for those who have already played World of Warcraft games (or similar ones)

Thoughts:
WELL. This was fun because I got a lot of origin stories that I hadn't heard before. "What are death knights?" is something I've definitely asked my S.O. before, and he said he wouldn't tell me because it would ruin some moments in the lore (which he knows I care very much about!). Plus, the origin of Paladins?! And Alleria, and Lothar, and Turalyon... and Gul'dan, my god, I swear this dude has died ten times and show more JUST KEEPS COMING BACK!

Writing style was pretty basic, and could have made the story far more epic by spicing up descriptions a bit and being more sensory. The moments themselves are incredible, though, so it's hard not to get some good stuff from this. I love getting into the lore of the world, and this is such a defining moment in Horde/Alliance building. I mean, what else is there to say? If you like WoW, or something similar like LOTR, then go for it. Although this isn't really a standalone, because there's a lot of past moments that will make no sense to you if you haven't read the previous books. That said, I liked some of the little callbacks, like Khadgar riding a gryphon and commenting "Well, good thing I remember how!" show less

Good book full of epic battles and characters who I have heard of from playing World of Warcraft online. I enjoyed this tale quite a bit and look forward to reading more in the series. I liked how this one alternated between the Horde and Alliance perspectives. It was fast paced and exciting.

If you play WoW, you will enjoy this book. It helps flesh out some of the great figures in WoW history and brings alive the mythology. If you don't play the game, this is a just a run-of-the-mill fantasy story.

Not as exciting as the war of the Ancient's trilogy, but still, very well written and it gives you a clearer outlook of the Historic Wars.

It seemed promising in the first few chapters, but when the war comes it gets a bit dull in my opinion. There are characters that i wished I'd have known better, but only got a glimpse of who they are. Others got lost in the middle of the story. In the end it gets better, but i was left with some questions. Anyway, I enjoyed this book.