Sign in with Facebook
Loading...
5th out of 43 books
—
15 voters
Rise of the Horde (World of WarCraft #2)
Though the young Warchief Thrall ended the demon curse that had plagued his people for generations, the orcs still wrestle with the sins of their bloody past. As the rampaging "Horde," they waged a number of devastating wars against their perennial enemy -- the Alliance. Yet the rage and bloodlust that drove the orcs to destroy everything in their path nearly consumed them...more
Mass Market Paperback, 368 pages
Published
December 26th 2006
by Pocket Star
Friend Reviews
To see what your friends thought of this book,
please sign up.
Community Reviews
(showing
1-30
of
2,323)
World of Warcraft: Rise of the Horde, by Christie Golden
"Rise of the Horde" is what a Warcraft book should be. The book is enjoyable, the plot is pretty solid, and the characters are spot on. In the author biography, Golden states that she is a World of Warcraft player and it shows - there are little things thrown in that any Warcraft player will appreciate.
Each chapter starts with a brief introduction from Thrall, the current chief of the new Horde. He is writing the history of the old Horde,...more
"Rise of the Horde" is what a Warcraft book should be. The book is enjoyable, the plot is pretty solid, and the characters are spot on. In the author biography, Golden states that she is a World of Warcraft player and it shows - there are little things thrown in that any Warcraft player will appreciate.
Each chapter starts with a brief introduction from Thrall, the current chief of the new Horde. He is writing the history of the old Horde,...more
As a huge World of Warcraft fan, I jumped at the opportunity to read this. My husband read it first and recommended it (though it was a slightly lukewarm recommendation because he didn't like the ending). I've read some of Christie Golden's books in the past, and since I adore her writing style, I knew I'd enjoy this. And I did! I read it on the beach, and the entire time I wished I cold be home playing WoW. Great world building, very detailed. The characters were spot on, and the character grow...more
I've only recently started reading the Warcraft books even though I've been a fan of the franchise since Warcraft II. I am currently on the 8th book (going by event timeline,) Day of the Dragon by Richard Knaak. Rise of the Horde has been may favorite so far and I am looking forward to reading more of Christie Golden's work.
Rise of the Horde tells the tale of the orc people's corruption by the demons of the Burning Legion. The storytelling in Rise of the Horde was my favorite aspect of the book....more
Rise of the Horde tells the tale of the orc people's corruption by the demons of the Burning Legion. The storytelling in Rise of the Horde was my favorite aspect of the book....more
In the effort to explain why things are like they are in World of Warcraft, Blizzard Entertainment has authors writing deeper stories for the story of the game. Rise of the Horde shows the betrayal of whole groups of people as the Horde begins its descent into demonic rage.
Rise of the Horde begins with the orcs living as clans who fight over disputes but were generally at peace. The story is mainly seen through the eyes of the father of Thrall, Durotan. Durotan witnesses the misguided Ner'zhul p...more
Rise of the Horde begins with the orcs living as clans who fight over disputes but were generally at peace. The story is mainly seen through the eyes of the father of Thrall, Durotan. Durotan witnesses the misguided Ner'zhul p...more
I loved it.
I've been playing WoW for six years now and have always loved what little (compared to how much of it there actually is, anyway) hints of the story I got from reading the quests and listening to the NPCs talk, but I wanted to learn more. That's when I decided to begin reading the novels, and I don't regret a moment of it.
This book really brings you closer to orcs and draenei alike (read: I re-rolled an orc shaman right afterwards). Golden does an excellent job at bringing their bruta...more
I've been playing WoW for six years now and have always loved what little (compared to how much of it there actually is, anyway) hints of the story I got from reading the quests and listening to the NPCs talk, but I wanted to learn more. That's when I decided to begin reading the novels, and I don't regret a moment of it.
This book really brings you closer to orcs and draenei alike (read: I re-rolled an orc shaman right afterwards). Golden does an excellent job at bringing their bruta...more
If you are interested in the birth of the Horde and it's history pre-Thrall this is the book to start with. It begins with the story of the Draenei and their exile from Argus and picks up quite sometime after their arrival on Draenor. This is the most Draenei lore I have seen in any of the books so far, and it is a special treat considering how little there is in game.
Rise of the Horde then turns to the story of the orcs and their corruption by the Burning Legion. It's sad watch their fall from...more
Rise of the Horde then turns to the story of the orcs and their corruption by the Burning Legion. It's sad watch their fall from...more
I first bought Rise of the Horde by Christie Golden as a birthday present for my brother. He does not read often, but we are both avid gamers and have played World of Warcraft since before there were expansions. He is, however, not much of a reader. When he told me how good the book was, though I intended to read it anyway, I put it to the front of my queue and finished it in one night.
Christie does a great job of exploring the orcs and other Warcraft races before the demons corrupted them and s...more
Christie does a great job of exploring the orcs and other Warcraft races before the demons corrupted them and s...more
Yes... i did read a WOW book
and yes... i did enjoy it
and yes... i do play WOW
and yes... i do play as horde
and no... im actually a Female Blood Elf Warlock
and yes... i play as a girl character...
and yes... i am LVL 70
FOR THE HORDE!!!!!!!
and yes... i did enjoy it
and yes... i do play WOW
and yes... i do play as horde
and no... im actually a Female Blood Elf Warlock
and yes... i play as a girl character...
and yes... i am LVL 70
FOR THE HORDE!!!!!!!
This book was my all time favorite wow books I read this book like 4-5 times and I enjoy everytime I read the history of the first true horde the orcs of nagrand were a peaceful race as durotan the main chracter of the story watches as the world around him changes from sitting in tents the tents with the elders to his first kill of a tabuk the story then grows as the demon kil'jaiden corrupts the orcs by single purposely telling them of the wicked but in truth peaceful vigilantes the draneii the...more
I really enjoyed this filler story to tell how the orcs became so brutal and aggressive. I've not only played all the games and read all those little story introductions Blizzard had with the games, I've read a lot of the novels. This is one of my favorites, but I can see where some can be confused by it. The writer did pretty well to stick to the original stories the old games only hinted at and still held to the storyline of the MMO. I felt Golden did very good, considering this was just fille...more
Dec 05, 2008
Chris
marked it as to-read
WANNNNTTTTT!!!!!!
While better than the last Warcraft book I read, this book is altogether just as average, though I did enjoy Christie Golden's writing. Unfortunately, it's all very black and white, scratching characters on the surface. But I get ahead of myself.
The story of Rise of the Horde gives a lot of backstory of how the once beautiful world of Draenor ended up being the broken world of Outland that we know today. Sargeras makes his offer to the three most powerful eredar: Archimonde, Kil'jaeden and Velen...more
The story of Rise of the Horde gives a lot of backstory of how the once beautiful world of Draenor ended up being the broken world of Outland that we know today. Sargeras makes his offer to the three most powerful eredar: Archimonde, Kil'jaeden and Velen...more
This book does exactly what it says on the tin, and more. Detailing the beginnings of the Horde via the Orcs in Outland and also chronicling the flight of the Draenai people. I thoroughlyenjoyed this book.
The book is mainly the history of the Orcs, with brief interludes from Thrall himself, talking about his ancestors. It begins with the Draenai, and explains how the influence of the Burning Legion, caused some draenai to rebel against the new magics and flee their world, after being tracked co...more
The book is mainly the history of the Orcs, with brief interludes from Thrall himself, talking about his ancestors. It begins with the Draenai, and explains how the influence of the Burning Legion, caused some draenai to rebel against the new magics and flee their world, after being tracked co...more
Superb stuff.
The book is narrated to us by Warchief Thrall himself, and tells a winding and fairly epic tale of how the Fel Horde came to be. Beginning with the shamanistic clans who once lived harmoniously with the world around them, and weaving up to the Horde's emergence through Medivh's Dark Portal to Azeroth, the book basically fills in much of Outland's lore.
As with the other Warcraft book I've read, the most exciting prospect this held and delivered on was the way it fills in the narrativ...more
The book is narrated to us by Warchief Thrall himself, and tells a winding and fairly epic tale of how the Fel Horde came to be. Beginning with the shamanistic clans who once lived harmoniously with the world around them, and weaving up to the Horde's emergence through Medivh's Dark Portal to Azeroth, the book basically fills in much of Outland's lore.
As with the other Warcraft book I've read, the most exciting prospect this held and delivered on was the way it fills in the narrativ...more
I'll be honest, this one will probably only be of interest to fans of the game World of Warcraft. The book is about Thrall's childhood. He was the leader of the Orcs, and this novel explores the events that led up to The Burning Crusade. If you play World of Warcraft, you will probably enjoy this book. I wrote a more complete review at Epinions.
Rise of the Horde
Rise of the Horde was a surprisingly good book, even if it's a World of Warcraft-based novel. The majority of the WoW-based books I expect nothing more than a simple, fun read, but Golden did quite a good job.
While Golden had some rails to work on (certain characters had to live no matter what, etc), she nevertheless made the story become quite alive, and even some characters in the Warcraft universe become likable (for a time. I'm looking at you, Ner'zhul).
Golden helped establish a solid backst...more
While Golden had some rails to work on (certain characters had to live no matter what, etc), she nevertheless made the story become quite alive, and even some characters in the Warcraft universe become likable (for a time. I'm looking at you, Ner'zhul).
Golden helped establish a solid backst...more
One of my favourite races in Warcraft is orcs. This novel depicts the history of the orcs, how they were betrayed by the Burning Legion and their exchange with the Draenei. The books narrates how the first Warchief is able to summon all the orcs who lived as different clans and form together as one to extinguish the Draenei from their world. Also explained are how they turn out to be so bloodthirsty and how they got their green skins.
This is the second book by Christie Golden that I read and I loved it!!! She adds such raw emotions to the characters that I haven't really found in any of the other Blizzard-Warcraft based books including Arthas.
I really enjoyed her portrayal of Durotan and Orgimm, I did not play the original Warcraft and only started with Reign of Chaos so it was great to have a background mythology.
I really wished Golden would elaborated more on the childhoods of Durotan, Orgrim (I can't wait for someone to...more
I really enjoyed her portrayal of Durotan and Orgimm, I did not play the original Warcraft and only started with Reign of Chaos so it was great to have a background mythology.
I really wished Golden would elaborated more on the childhoods of Durotan, Orgrim (I can't wait for someone to...more
Determined to read through all the warcraft books and enjoying them, but so far have not been impressed with the writing.
It seems like the author is too busy revealing the results of actions and events to bother with details which add realism and depth to a plot.
Still think this book is a little better than those preceding it in the plots chronological reading order.
It seems like the author is too busy revealing the results of actions and events to bother with details which add realism and depth to a plot.
Still think this book is a little better than those preceding it in the plots chronological reading order.
I am determined to read every Warcraft book I can get my hands on. The lore is something I can never get enough of. And this book definitely was not a disappointment in that respect. It was rich with the backstories of numerous characters. Durotan and Ner'zhul, particularly, are explored more thoroughly than I've seen before. Other things, such as the attack on Karabor (The Black Temple) and the corruption of the orc shaman to warlocks, were of particular interest. Much of the events of Warcraft...more
As a long time World of Warcraft player, this book really was a treat for me. Christie Golden made this simple and easy to read while packing it full of Warcraft lore.
This book brought me back to The Burning Crusades expansion of WoW because it takes place in Draenor, the focus of the expansion, but before the Orcs crossed the Dark Portal.
This book also features a who's who of famous Orcs that leaves you feeling a bit "star struck" when encountering them in the book.
This book brought me back to The Burning Crusades expansion of WoW because it takes place in Draenor, the focus of the expansion, but before the Orcs crossed the Dark Portal.
This book also features a who's who of famous Orcs that leaves you feeling a bit "star struck" when encountering them in the book.
Im a World of Warcraft player so i wanted to read the book to get a better understanding of the games background. This book is told from Thrall's point of view. He talks about how the orcs became corrupt and turned into the fel orcs. He talks about how he saved his population and created orgrimmar and his journy creating the Horde.
view 1 comment
Mar 02, 2009
Mel Allred
added it
Although I am not into RPG and especially WOW, I was suggested this book by my son who is and I thoroughly enjoyed the book. I asked if there were further books, but apparently there are none at present. This book went from one world to the next then left you wanting to know what happened in the next.
A great book that follows the MMORPG lore and fills in the gaps. Christie Golden really brings both the characters and the world to life, and (to my surprise) casts a sympathetic light on the orcs. A really enjoyable read whether you are a fan of the game/extended game universe or not.
Reccommended!
Reccommended!
Not a literary masterpiece, but a good story.
It's about the Orcs starting out as a peaceful society, and ending up as a blood thirsty people bent on destroying a race called the Dranei. It reminded me of Nazi germany and how they were slowly persuaded to commit the most horrible of atrocities.
It's about the Orcs starting out as a peaceful society, and ending up as a blood thirsty people bent on destroying a race called the Dranei. It reminded me of Nazi germany and how they were slowly persuaded to commit the most horrible of atrocities.
I loved this book. It was great to find out the background story of how the Orcs arrived in Azeroth and why they are enemies of the Humans and Alliance. It's fun reading about all these characters that I've been hearing about for years while playing World of Warcraft.
If you want to start reading the World of Warcraft books then I HIGHLY recommend that you start with this one. It gives enough background to understand fully what's going on and it gives you lots of information that reappears in almost all the other books. This is the book that I started the series with and it was great.
The story is about how the horde became one, the life of thrall parents and how they meet, and the things thrall dad had to go thru. The story as show how the draenei came into the story and how the horde enter azortha.
in this book i found that that the start of the war was not the orcs falt but the misleading of the demon lord. I all ways thought that the orcs and the humens were eneamys, but it was the dinnill that they hate.
For those interested in the history and lore of the Warcraft universe, this book is a must, especially for the fans of the Horde faction. This story tell of how the Orc clans came together and formed the Horde.
There are no discussion topics on this book yet.
Be the first to start one »
Award-winning author Christie Golden has written over thirty novels and several short stories in the fields of science fiction, fantasy and horror. She has over a million books in print.
2009 will see no fewer than three novels published. First out in late April will be a World of Warcraft novel, Athas: Rise of the Lich King. This is the first Warcraft novel to appear in hardcover. Fans of the youn...more
More about Christie Golden...
2009 will see no fewer than three novels published. First out in late April will be a World of Warcraft novel, Athas: Rise of the Lich King. This is the first Warcraft novel to appear in hardcover. Fans of the youn...more
Share This Book
3 trivia questions
More quizzes & trivia...
“We all are weak, in one way or another. It does not matter the species. Some times that weakness is a strength in dusguise. Sometimes it is our utter undoing. Some times it is both. A wise man seeks to find a lesson from it. A fool lets it control and destroy him.
And sometimes the wise man is the fool.”
—
11 people liked it
And sometimes the wise man is the fool.”
“The eye cannot always be trusted. We think what we see is always real, that the light always reveals what is there the same way at all times. But light and shadow can be manipulated, directed, by those that understand it... And so your eye perceives something entirely different from what you thought was there.”
—
4 people liked it
More quotes…
