Lore story discuss the lore and story of world of warcraft. Well, the direction blizzard has taken sylvanas story is one of the most controversial moments in wow lore, with a lot of people comparing her arc in bfa and shadowlands to garroshs, some people just want her to kick the bucket, while others are intrigued to see what her ultimate plan is, which makes me wonder, in your own personal opinion. Wowwiki is a wiki dedicated to cataloging blizzard entertainments warcraft universe, including world of warcraft, covering the entire warcraft series of games, rpg reference books, strategy guides, novels and other sources want to help out. Reading order of warcraft books and novels lore icy. In the absence of lore on the official sites, most perhaps all. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Learn about wow lore through short stories, comics, audio dramas, animated.
Ive been playing wow on and off since tbc, but in all honestly never taken in much of the lore until recently, i have returned to the. Discover official material that develops lore and evolves the wow. Chronicle volume 1 is a journey through an age of myth and legend, a time long before the horde and the alliance came to be. Book wise there are 3 books which predate world of warcraft. Lore wowpedia your wiki guide to the world of warcraft. There are lessons to be learned and places to visit that others claim domain over. The azrian portal looks at five of the best world of warcraft books for fans. In the chronicles lore books, the canon retelling of world of warcraft s history, raids are usually assigned to one faction or another.
Get test of lore go to sm, go to the most right door from the stares library. In the thousands of hours that one might spend in the game, there are always a. Authors of world of warcraft lore edit besides the authors of the novels, manga manhwa, and short stories, the primary authors of lore from blizzard entertainment. I love how the lore is rich enough to have so many books written but i hate how much of the wow story is told outside the game. If you read some text on an objects in the world, a quest item or even a piece of junk, you will unlock a new piece of lore in your collection. The history of warcraft also known as the history of the warcraft universe is a comprehensive account of lore created by blizzard as background information to the world of warcraft universe, and was made up of the entirety of blizzards published record so far. All video audio comics books short stories characters the story of warcraft. For this months lore spotlight with nobbel87, were diving into the world of warcraft. The series was introduced in november 2016, with the first two books written by greg weisman and the final book by madeleine roux, the author of the upcoming shadowlands prequel novel shadows rising. New lore book series about continents world of warcraft. Traveler trilogy, a series aimed at younger audiences discovering azeroth for the first time. I, myself, have engaged in such digital archaeology while working on my flavor text and lore series. In spite of the trademark and the slogan based on the bestselling video game, some of these books are not set during the events of world of warcraft.
Similarly, lordaeron is bigger in lore as evidenced in the battle for azeroth cinematic. Are you starting to read up on wow lore for the first time. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. The ones previously mentioned are the must read wow books, dont get this wrong.
I want to read books on warcraft lore in chronological. Roleplaying pull up a chair, drink a mug of ale, meet new friends, share your original fan fiction, or roleplay in this forum. So lately i want to emerge myself with the lore need book. The representation of the world in world of warcraft is not entirely canon as azeroths scale had to be reduced for gameplay purposes. There is a mortal wound in the heart of azeroth, struck by the sword of the fallen titan sargeras in a final act of cruelty. Learn about wow lore welcome to wowhead s lore hub, where you can find popular articles covering important characters and events in wow. It picks up where legion left us with a massive sword sticking in silithus and the world is hurting. I had so much fun while working on this project and i hope i did this story justice. Some of the books even predate wow so the game retconns the books lol.
Go through the portal, now fight your way thourhg the first hall. Lore library is a addon that will keep track of all lore text you find. New players guide returning players guide realm status recruit a friend content update notes new. The story of the lich king full version lore youtube. These guys will show up again in shadowlands, along with.
The ultimate guide to warcraft lore in print blizzard watch. I am knowledgeable, but the test of lore is not mine to give. Alexstrasza, the queen, the first, the lifebinder with her proud red dragonflight, friend to cenarius ysera, the dreamer if the emerald dreaming, considers the mortal world. The complete wow book reading order lore timeline and warlords of draenor tl. The horde and the alliance defeated the demonic burning legion, but a dire catastrophe is unfolding deep below the surface of the world. The lore of this rpg is fascinating, a story introduced previously in the three.
The guide is for those playing world of warcraft without proper knowledge of the games lore. Before the storm world of warcraft and millions of other books are available for instant access. I am a huge warcraft lore buff, so needless to say, i was excited to dive right into this book. This article contains lore taken from warcraft novels, novellas, or short stories. World of warcraft has retconned a lot more than the books have. For example, ironforge is a lot bigger than we see in the game. This definitive tome of warcraft history reveals untold stories about the birth of the cosmos, the rise of ancient empires, and the forces that shaped the world of azeroth and its people. Stormrage is actually centred around malfurion, illidans twin brother. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. As a world of warcraft fan, illidan might be the stormrage you are most familiar with, but he isnt the only member of the family worth paying attention to. Well be diving into plenty of spoilers in both lore watch and know your lore for months to come, so you should probably prepare yourselves. Ive read most of the world of warcraft books, as long as your familiar with the general structure of the lore you can pick something and go with it. I find goldens books more enjoyable, and knakks characters very sueish, ending just before the events of the first war. Below is the list of warcraft and world of warcraft novels.
The whole nzoth and azshara storylines this expansion dont make much sense and probably seem kinda randomly thrown in if you dont know how they are tied to the 4th war. This is a full chronological order of warcraft novels for anyone who would like to catch up on it s story and lore. World of warcraft book release dates scrolls of lore forums. A huge thank you to the following content creators. At the end of the 1st hall u will encounter a square sort off, in this square theres rangers with hyenasdogs. This world of warcraft novel is all about that most elusive of subjects in warcraft lore, the emerald dream. I also suggest picking up the world of warcraft legends manga, they are great pecially this one about an orc and draenei. Novels wowpedia your wiki guide to the world of warcraft. The wowhead team then supplements his videos with links to popular quests, models, and other database topics so you.
World of warcraft lore recap before battle for azeroth. Im not going to waist time with spoilers, but for those of you that like the horde, or that like to hear both sides of one story, go and get it, either you already know the warcraft world or are just a fantasy reader, go and get it. Legion books day of the dragon lord of the clans of blood and honor the last guardian war of the ancients trilogy rise of the horde tides of darkness beyond the dark portal arthas. Lots of the lore from the original games was retconned in wow. Nobbel87 on wowhead every month on wowhead, nobbel87 creates a special video on popular wow. Warcraft books in chronological order general discussion world. Lore in the warcraft series of games is a term used for background story.
My personal favorites were lord of clansrise of the horde. Discuss world of warcraft lore or share your original fan fiction, or roleplay. Want to get into the lore, but dont know where to begin. The use of the term stems from blizzards snippets of lore for many of the multiplayer maps in their warcraft rts games, although how much of it has a relationship to the main warcraft universe storyline is unclear. I changed cycle of hatred to march 2006, as per the authors website. Rise of the horde by christie golden, stormrage by richard a. Novel guide wowpedia your wiki guide to the world of warcraft. Comment by thottbot neltharion the earthwarder was one of the five dragons who the pantheon empowered with immortality, in the hopes that they would protect the world from. The driving force behind the lore has been chris metzen. If you are prepared, then seek out braug dimspirithe is a shaman of great wisdom. This book covers illidans view of the burning crusade. Knaak, the last guardian by jeff grubb, the shatte. World of warcrafts story now varies from person to person.