Warcraft: War of the Ancients Trilogy
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Warcraft: War of the Ancients Trilogy is a book trilogy written by Richard A. Knaak
set in Blizzard Entertainment
's popular video game universe, Warcraft
.
The first book in the series was given away as a promotion for pre-ordering World of Warcraft
from Best Buy
. The book was packaged in a standard PC game box.
The trilogy takes place ten millennia before the first Warcraft games, during the Burning Legion's first invasion of Azeroth. The storyline proceeds to expand the depth of the Night Elves past, and leads up to the Sundering of Kalimdor. Whilst this storyline was detailed in brief in the past, the trilogy involves timetravel back to the past, causing the way events unfolded in this era of time to be changed permanently.
In the first chapter of this epic trilogy, the outcome of the historic War of the Ancients is forvever altered by the arrival of three time-lost heroes: Krasus, the dragon mage whose great powers and memory of the ancient conflict have inexplicably diminished; the human wizard Rhonin, whose thoughts are divided between his family and the seductive source of his non-growning power; and Broxigar, a weathered orc veteran who seeks an honorable death in combat. But unless the unlikely allies can convince the demigod, Cenarius, and the untrusting night elves of their queen's treachery, the Burning Legion's gateway into Azeroth will open anew. And this time - the struggles of the past may well spill over into the future...
This series contains three books:
This series comes after the Warcraft book: Day of the Dragon, but the majority of the story in the new series is set well in the past from the events of the previous book. It also builds on the storyline of many of the Night Elf characters from the Warcraft series.
Richard A. Knaak
Richard A. Knaak is the author of Dragonlance novels, Dragonrealm, six novels for Blizzard Entertainment's Diablo series, and nine works in the Warcraft universe...
set in Blizzard Entertainment
Blizzard Entertainment
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. is an American video game developer and publisher founded on February 8, 1991 under the name Silicon & Synapse by three graduates of UCLA, Michael Morhaime, Allen Adham and Frank Pearce and currently owned by French company Activision Blizzard...
's popular video game universe, Warcraft
Warcraft Universe
Warcraft is a franchise of video games, novels, and other media originally created by Blizzard Entertainment. The series is made up of Four core games: Warcraft: Orcs & Humans, Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, and World of Warcraft...
.
The first book in the series was given away as a promotion for pre-ordering World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game by Blizzard Entertainment. It is the fourth released game set in the fantasy Warcraft universe, which was first introduced by Warcraft: Orcs & Humans in 1994...
from Best Buy
Best Buy
Best Buy Co., Inc. is an American specialty retailer of consumer electronics in the United States, accounting for 19% of the market. It also operates in Mexico, Canada & China. The company's subsidiaries include Geek Squad, CinemaNow, Magnolia Audio Video, Pacific Sales, and, in Canada operates...
. The book was packaged in a standard PC game box.
The trilogy takes place ten millennia before the first Warcraft games, during the Burning Legion's first invasion of Azeroth. The storyline proceeds to expand the depth of the Night Elves past, and leads up to the Sundering of Kalimdor. Whilst this storyline was detailed in brief in the past, the trilogy involves timetravel back to the past, causing the way events unfolded in this era of time to be changed permanently.
Book One - The Well of Eternity
Many months have passed since the cataclysmic Battle of Mount Hyjal, where the demonic Burning Legion was banished from Azeroth forever. But now, a mysterious energy rift within the mountains of Kalimdor propels three former warriors into the distant past - a time long before orcs, humans or even high elves roamed the land. A time when the Dark Titan, Sargeras, and his demon pawns persuaded Queen Azshara and her Highborne to cleanse Azeroth of its lesser races. A time when the Dragon Aspects were at the height of their power - unaware that one of their own would soon usher in an age of darkness that would engulf the World of Warcraft.In the first chapter of this epic trilogy, the outcome of the historic War of the Ancients is forvever altered by the arrival of three time-lost heroes: Krasus, the dragon mage whose great powers and memory of the ancient conflict have inexplicably diminished; the human wizard Rhonin, whose thoughts are divided between his family and the seductive source of his non-growning power; and Broxigar, a weathered orc veteran who seeks an honorable death in combat. But unless the unlikely allies can convince the demigod, Cenarius, and the untrusting night elves of their queen's treachery, the Burning Legion's gateway into Azeroth will open anew. And this time - the struggles of the past may well spill over into the future...
This series contains three books:
- The Well of Eternity (2004), ISBN 0-7434-7119-9
- The Demon Soul (2004), ISBN 0-7434-7120-2
- The Sundering (2005), ISBN 0-7434-7121-0
This series comes after the Warcraft book: Day of the Dragon, but the majority of the story in the new series is set well in the past from the events of the previous book. It also builds on the storyline of many of the Night Elf characters from the Warcraft series.
External links
- The Sundering at Blizzard.com
- The Demon Soul at Blizzard.com
- The Well of Eternity at Blizzard.com