World of Warcraft: The Shattering

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1. 33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

   
   The Shattering was a great read for a Warcraft lore geek like me., October 20, 2010

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   danny –

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   This review is from: World of Warcraft: The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm (Hardcover)

   Once I started reading this book, I couldn’t put it down until I finished it, same with my wife when she started reading it.

   I have been playing the Warcraft games since they first came out and have been buying all the books as soon as they are published. I am a lore geek, and this book answered ALOT of questions I had about changes coming in the Cataclysm expansion. I was lucky enough to get into the beta, and a few of the changes confused me since I had no backstory to understand WHY these changes were made. The Shattering answered every single question I had made, and even gave me a newfound respect for Garrosh Hellscream, a character that I had previously loathed.

   I can’t recommend this book highly enough, buy it, borrow it, whatever, and read it!

   Anyone who likes Warcraft needs to read this book, it clears up many things in the transition to the new World of Warcraft expansion, Cataclysm, and it is also an amazing read, like Golden’s other Warcraft work.

   10/10 no contest!

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2. 14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

   
   GOLDEN AGE FOR BLIZZARD BOOKS, October 19, 2010

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   Ron White “Ron” (New York) –

   This review is from: World of Warcraft: The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm (Hardcover)

   This may be the most epic warcraft book ever written!!!!! I am still wowed, speechless, and enthralled by what i just put down. I’ve never been this excited to play a game expansion in my life. I don’t want to spoil the experience for anyone, so i will not hit on the plot scenarios of the book. So much happens. I got to understand characters i’ve seen in game for years so much more. Golden did her masterwork with this one. Also, is it just me or has blizzard’s books just been kicking ass these last few years? Golden has been doing an amazing job, but even the other lesser talked about books like the manga and more have all been really good.

   This is a must read. I just pre-ordered the game after reading the end. can’t wait.

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3. 7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

   
   Before the End of the World, October 26, 2010

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   Edwin Lee –

   This review is from: World of Warcraft: The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm (Hardcover)

   **Warning: There are minor spoilers in this review.

   Christie Golden’s appropriately titled, The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm, covers the earthshaking events leading up to latest World of Warcraft expansion being released this winter.

   The Shattering contains story arcs for both the Horde and the Alliance, with a few intertwining scenes to tie them altogether. Two of the major arcs are parallel to each other, but are set within the context of one of the two factions.

   Golden navigates the reader through these plotlines masterfully. Alliance and Horde politics are entertainingly explained, and Golden performs her magic of fleshing out characters that most Warcraft fans vaguely have seen in other media or not at all; specifically, Anduin Wrynn and Baine Bloodhoof, whose storylines are the focus in this novel.

   However, considering the length of the novel and its’ purpose, the multiple story arcs does contain a few tangles. Some plot-lines are rather rushed, specifically Thrall’s visit to Nagrand.

   Thrall’s journey involves a romance that came off rushed and unconvincing due to the limited screentime the two characters had. The romantic interest IS interesting as a character, but the way their relationship developed could’ve been better off developed later versus all at once in The Shattering.

   Additionally, considering it’s a novel containing both factions, there’s a lot of names and locales exclusive to those factions that a casual fan wouldn’t recognize. Golden tries to mitigate this by providing a brief background or title on anything notable, but it still can come off as a tangled net of pronouns.

   At best, The Shattering will satiate your desire to know under what circumstances the Horde and Alliance go into the Cataclysm that will change Azeroth forever.

   At worst, The Shattering might have have been better off as a collection of short stories.

   Nevertheless, the narrative is gripping and as cliche as it sounds, it’ll keep you going through the wee hours of the morning just to see how things resolve.

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