Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War (World of Warcraft #11)
Dark news arrives in Jaina’s beloved city, Theramore. One of the blue dragonflight’s most powerful artifacts—the Focusing Iris—has been stolen. To unravel the item’s mysterious whereabouts, Jaina works with the former blue Dragon Aspect Kalecgos. The two brilliant heroes forge an unlikely bond during their investigation, but another disastrous turn of events looms on the horizon. . . .
Garrosh Hellscream is mustering the Horde’s armies for an all-out invasion of Theramore. Despite mounting dissent within his faction, the brazen warchief aims to usher in a new era of Horde domination. His thirst for conquest leads him to take brutal measures against anyone who dares question his leadership.
Alliance forces converge on Theramore to repel the Horde onslaught, but the brave defenders are unprepared for the true scope of Garrosh’s cunning and deceptive strategy. His attack will irrevocably transform Jaina, engulfing the ardent peacekeeper in the chaotic and all-consuming . . . TIDES OF WAR
While I may play World of Warcraft off and on, one constant is my interest in the lore behind the game, an interest that extends to pretty much all MMOs I play, in fact. Im always devouring every piece of lore and background information I can find, even if that means putting up with some not-so-well-written novels every once in a while. Ive long discovered that looking for quality writing in most video game tie-in books is a lost cause.Admittedly, I didnt think Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War was
This book surprised me. I figured it was going to be the same old hero defeats the bad guys and brings peace book.It was much more realistic, and none of the characters were safe from dying, just like a fantasy novel should be. The writing was, for the most part, excellent in it's descriptions and the characterizations were amazing. In my opinion it's hard to bring high-fantasy characters to life, but the author managed to do just that. The only thing I didn't like was the author's repeated use
I have to hand it to Christie Golden, this is probably one of her best Warcraft books yet. I think I've read most of the ones she's written, and I was amazed at her exploration of the characters and their losses and emotions. I understand the segue between Cataclysm and MOP much better, as well as the background of the fall of Theramore. There were several times in this book I was nearly in tears. Even if you've never played World of Warcraft, most of the books are a good dive into fantasy. The
4.5/5Even though majority of the book was spoiled to me by the internet, I enjoyed it quite a lot. A great story set between Cataclysm and Mists about one of the greatest characters in Warcraft. The ending of the book was a little cliffhangery (I know, that's not a word), for obvious reasons, hence the ".5" in my rating. Overall, a great read I would recommend every Warcraft fan read.
It honestly floors me that with 11 million active players, Blizzard can't find better authors for its series. I don't really have a problem with the plot. I love cheesy books and cheesy games, and WOW is nothing if not cheesy. I like fanfiction and I like series fiction. But here is my problem-- Golden is a really mediocre writer. Someone handed her an outline of "what happens" and she just told the reader everything. That's all. This book is all tell. She's about as dry as a rock. Cookie cutter
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Details Appertaining To Books Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War (World of Warcraft #11)
Title | : | Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War (World of Warcraft #11) |
Author | : | Christie Golden |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 352 pages |
Published | : | August 28th 2012 by Gallery Books (first published August 28th 2008) |
Categories | : | Fantasy. World Of Warcraft. Warcraft. Mmorpg. Fiction |
Explanation Concering Books Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War (World of Warcraft #11)
The ashes of the Cataclysm have settled across Azeroth’s disparate kingdoms. As the broken world recovers from the disaster, the renowned sorceress Lady Jaina Proudmoore continues her long struggle to mend relations between the Horde and the Alliance. Yet of late, escalating tensions have pushed the two factions closer to open war, threatening to destroy what little stability remains in the . . .Dark news arrives in Jaina’s beloved city, Theramore. One of the blue dragonflight’s most powerful artifacts—the Focusing Iris—has been stolen. To unravel the item’s mysterious whereabouts, Jaina works with the former blue Dragon Aspect Kalecgos. The two brilliant heroes forge an unlikely bond during their investigation, but another disastrous turn of events looms on the horizon. . . .
Garrosh Hellscream is mustering the Horde’s armies for an all-out invasion of Theramore. Despite mounting dissent within his faction, the brazen warchief aims to usher in a new era of Horde domination. His thirst for conquest leads him to take brutal measures against anyone who dares question his leadership.
Alliance forces converge on Theramore to repel the Horde onslaught, but the brave defenders are unprepared for the true scope of Garrosh’s cunning and deceptive strategy. His attack will irrevocably transform Jaina, engulfing the ardent peacekeeper in the chaotic and all-consuming . . . TIDES OF WAR
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Original Title: | Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War (World of Warcraft, #11) |
ISBN: | 1416550763 (ISBN13: 9781416550761) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | World of Warcraft #11 |
Characters: | Thrall, Kalecgos/Kalec, Jaina Proudmoore, Garrosh Hellscream, Baine Bloodhoof, Vol'jin, Rhonin, Vereesa Windrunner, Varian Wrynn, Lor'themar Theron, Jastor Gallywix, Malkorok |
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Ratings: 4.07 From 3824 Users | 223 ReviewsWrite-Up Appertaining To Books Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War (World of Warcraft #11)
Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War is the story of the events leading up to one of the big story arcs for the up-coming World of Warcraft expansion Mists of Pandaria. Rather than looking at the Pandaran arc, this looks at the growing tension between the Horde and the Alliance, and covers a pivotal moment in WoW's history set around the Isle of Theramore. This book drew me in and played my emotional strings with a rare mastery. I found all the characterisations fit what I knew from the game, but withWhile I may play World of Warcraft off and on, one constant is my interest in the lore behind the game, an interest that extends to pretty much all MMOs I play, in fact. Im always devouring every piece of lore and background information I can find, even if that means putting up with some not-so-well-written novels every once in a while. Ive long discovered that looking for quality writing in most video game tie-in books is a lost cause.Admittedly, I didnt think Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War was
This book surprised me. I figured it was going to be the same old hero defeats the bad guys and brings peace book.It was much more realistic, and none of the characters were safe from dying, just like a fantasy novel should be. The writing was, for the most part, excellent in it's descriptions and the characterizations were amazing. In my opinion it's hard to bring high-fantasy characters to life, but the author managed to do just that. The only thing I didn't like was the author's repeated use
I have to hand it to Christie Golden, this is probably one of her best Warcraft books yet. I think I've read most of the ones she's written, and I was amazed at her exploration of the characters and their losses and emotions. I understand the segue between Cataclysm and MOP much better, as well as the background of the fall of Theramore. There were several times in this book I was nearly in tears. Even if you've never played World of Warcraft, most of the books are a good dive into fantasy. The
4.5/5Even though majority of the book was spoiled to me by the internet, I enjoyed it quite a lot. A great story set between Cataclysm and Mists about one of the greatest characters in Warcraft. The ending of the book was a little cliffhangery (I know, that's not a word), for obvious reasons, hence the ".5" in my rating. Overall, a great read I would recommend every Warcraft fan read.
It honestly floors me that with 11 million active players, Blizzard can't find better authors for its series. I don't really have a problem with the plot. I love cheesy books and cheesy games, and WOW is nothing if not cheesy. I like fanfiction and I like series fiction. But here is my problem-- Golden is a really mediocre writer. Someone handed her an outline of "what happens" and she just told the reader everything. That's all. This book is all tell. She's about as dry as a rock. Cookie cutter
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