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Lord of the Clans (WarCraft #2)
In the mist-shrouded haze of the past, the world of Azeroth teemed with wondrous creatures of every kind. Mysterious Elves and hardy Dwarves walked among tribes of Man in relative peace and harmony -- until the arrival of the demonic army known as the Burning Legion shattered the world's tranquility forever. Now Orcs, Dragons, Goblins, and Trolls all vie for supremacy over...more
Mass Market Paperback, 278 pages
Published
October 2nd 2001
by Star Trek
(first published 2000)
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Christie Golden writes Horde characters extremely well as I first discovered in Rise of the Horde. Lord of the Clans is the best Horde-based book I've read in the World of Warcraft series. This is Thrall's story from birth to Warchief. No shortage of legendary Horde characters here--Durotan and Draka of the Frostwolf Clan, Grom Hellscream of the Warsong Clan, Drek'Thar, shaman of the Frostwolves, and Warchief Ogrim Doomhammer of the Blackrock Clan. Thrall's captor, Aedelas Blackmoore, is a perfe...more
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"Kagh! Bin mog g'thazag cha!"
Translated to human tongue, this means: (view spoiler) And with these words, I fell in love with the Orcs, their culture, their beliefs and this book.
Golden has a gift. She wove the tale of Thrall's childhood, his succession into power and his grand leadership with skill and grace. This book made me cry. It is rare for me to shed tears over a book, although I have been known to slam some shut in indignation or throw them ac...more
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Jan 22, 2012
Raquel
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So far, I love this book. Golden depicts her villains well, though at times their evil is rather ham fisted. Blackmoore as a drunken moron plotting to use Thrall to propel his political career is appropriately dispicable. I feel like Golden is attempting to give him complexity through the alcoholism, but it mostly falters as Blackmoor is either evil or pathetic. Usually both.
I do love her portrayal of Thrall and Taretha, though I wish we could SEE more of Taretha's intellect and sarcastic wit sh...more
I do love her portrayal of Thrall and Taretha, though I wish we could SEE more of Taretha's intellect and sarcastic wit sh...more
3 stars? that's right, it was highly entertaining. If I never played any warcraft games I would probably think it sucked, but I enjoyed the name dropping and being familiar with the world.
So now I've read Christie Golden books in a couple different shared universes. Her Star Trek books were okay at best. Her Star Wars were complete garbage, but this was her best. I think this may be attributed to the fact that the story solely followed Thrall, so she didn't have to do much in the way of managing...more
So now I've read Christie Golden books in a couple different shared universes. Her Star Trek books were okay at best. Her Star Wars were complete garbage, but this was her best. I think this may be attributed to the fact that the story solely followed Thrall, so she didn't have to do much in the way of managing...more
This book was very complicated in ways of it being confusing and the reason is is that Thrall (The main character who is an orc slave) is enslaved by Blackmoore and sent to a camp where you are trained to be a gladiator except that he is forced to do multiple tasks that are life threatening. He fights ogres, wolves, other orcs and many more creatures until he meets a beautiful human girl who falls in love with him and they try to escape blackmoore and they get help from the frostwolf clan and ma...more
This is Christie Golden's sequel of sorts to her novel "Rise of the Horde". this one chronicles the early years and coming of age of Thrall, the might Warchief and Shaman, of the Horde.
The writing was well enough for a genre expanded universe novel. My only complaint was perhaps the overly repetitive nature of certain character traits of the central three characters. I'm sure it was meant as a way to be certain that we understood pivotal character traits, but by the third act it felt as if it w...more
The writing was well enough for a genre expanded universe novel. My only complaint was perhaps the overly repetitive nature of certain character traits of the central three characters. I'm sure it was meant as a way to be certain that we understood pivotal character traits, but by the third act it felt as if it w...more
Sep 16, 2011
Gemma Thomson
rated it
2 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Fans of the "Warcraft" series - particularly Horde players.
Shelves:
games-fiction,
fantasy
This was an alright book, and a pretty good follow-on from Golden's Rise of the Horde. It felt a little rough though, and while none of the series would be universally appealing, dealing as they do with computer game lore, Lord of the Clans felt like the least acessible so far.
As I understand it, Rise of the Horde chronicles events up to the point of the first Warcraft game. Lord of the Clans describes what followed the Fel Horde's defeat, with Aedelas Blackmoore and Thrall as its chief characte...more
As I understand it, Rise of the Horde chronicles events up to the point of the first Warcraft game. Lord of the Clans describes what followed the Fel Horde's defeat, with Aedelas Blackmoore and Thrall as its chief characte...more
This book had a nice progression, I liked the expansion of Thrall's character, although I don't know how much I would have been invested if I wasn't a Horde WoW player. I thought the characterization was a little lacking, I wasn't too attached to anyone in particular, although the ending was fairly jarring and intense. I actually liked Day of the Dragon more, and that was from an Alliance perspective... I was just more attached to the characters and I'm a sucker for dragons >_>
Although, I...more
Although, I...more
I usually stay away from video-game inspired books. They tend to capitalize on the success of the game and end up being horrible books. That's why this book was such a pleasant surprise. The books tells the story of Thrall, an enslaved Orc, raised by intolerant and racist humans to use him as a weapon. It is the story of an oppressed Race that finds the strength to fight for the right of self-determination and for freedom. I really enjoyed, I strongly recommend it.
Pros: For fantasy, Golden is an excellent storyteller. The rise of Thrall as the leader of the orcs (and basically the Horde) follows along the lines of a Ben-Hur / Spartacus / Gladiator type epic saga. Great fiction!
Cons: I don't have anything terrible to say about the book. It is intended for teenagers - but I knew that before reading it.
Overall: I'd recommend this book to any fans of WoW or any fans of fantasy looking for a new series.
Cons: I don't have anything terrible to say about the book. It is intended for teenagers - but I knew that before reading it.
Overall: I'd recommend this book to any fans of WoW or any fans of fantasy looking for a new series.
This story is not only emotional, it's fast moving. Exciting adventurous and well written. This is a wonderful story about how the most powerful and wisest ruler of the Horde came to power. This story is so good, you can travel to these exact locations in the book inside a dungeon in the MMO. Yeah, it has a dungeon focused on portion of this story. That's how pivotal it is to the entire world of Azeroth.
So far very pleasantly surprised about this series of books. This one perhaps more than the last one I read, Day of the Dragon. It is able to be more of a standalone book, then really required reading after you've played some of the game.
To tell you how good this is, makes me almost want to try out an orc character, but I've been Alliance too long maybe to test that out.
To tell you how good this is, makes me almost want to try out an orc character, but I've been Alliance too long maybe to test that out.
For start, yes, I am fan of Warcraft world. Still I do not think this book is a masterpiece like some of my friends. Story is nice, but I found characters, except Thrall, to be kind of stiff.
Christie Golden isn't Richard A. Knaak, whose stories from Warcraft universe I really enjoy, but she managed to write decent book.
Christie Golden isn't Richard A. Knaak, whose stories from Warcraft universe I really enjoy, but she managed to write decent book.
Jun 12, 2009
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I recommend this book to anyone that likes fantsay. This is baout a othe end of the 2nd war between the humans and the horde. A human have find a baby orc and has train him to be a warrioir, a gladiator, and a slave. However Thrall the orc escape from the humans and has reclaim his rightful place the horde as their warchief.
I really like the plot of this book, it shows you how Thrall came to be Warchief and shows you the conflicts he goes through. It is well written with twists and turns. It shows how Thrall reunites the clans and puts the Orc race in the correct direction, not one of war and ravage, but one of peace and intellect.
This book was amazing!!! The story was awesome following Thrall and his rise to be Warchief of the horde. This book gave me laughs and tears and as playing Alliance made me feel sorry for the way humans treated the orcs. Brilliant read highly recommend it for anyone into warcraft lore.
May 14, 2007
Claire
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Warcraft fans interested in the series' lore.
I enjoyed this as a venue through which I could better acquaint myself with Azeroth's lore (specifically that lore in volving Thrall, obviously), but it doesn't stand up as much of a book otherwise. The plot has potential and I didn't put the book down halfway through, I grant them that, but the writing reeks of generic fantasy and ends up being a more satisfying read if you go into it with a sense of humor.
I've been reading novelizations and spin-offs of my favourite franchises for some time no...more
I've been reading novelizations and spin-offs of my favourite franchises for some time no...more
Favourite book of the first three books of the Warcraft series. It's a standalone story about a young orc and his rise to the Warchief to lead it's people. Author simply wonderful in expressing the emotions of the protagonist and it's slow rise to power. Read it almost 3 times.
I play the online game so it was sort of interesting to learn more about one of the characters in it. This even prompted me to go to the instance that follows Thrall's escape from Durnhold. Looking forward to reading more in the series.
I finish this book when I was in cancun. It talk about the life of thrall on how he rise to power. Golden is a outstanding writer, I never found the wow into reading and I don't know if it's her writing or the story but now I love to read.
If you ever played WoW, then you must read this book. If you are Alliance, then you must read this book. You will never look at the Horde the same way again. I rolled my first Horde character after I read this book.
This book is much more simmilar to Metzen's "Of Blood and Honor" than to Knaak's "Day of the Dragon" in terms of focusing much more on character development than on action. Golden does manage to set some quite memmorable scenes, but also looses the ability to capture readers as the story reaches its end.
This book is about the life of the great Horde Warchief Thrall. What his parents went through, how he was raised by the humans and what he went through to get to where he is now. Great Book.
My favorite book Warcraft series. You don't get bored easily. And its an important book if you want to have a thorough knowledge of Thrall, and the realm of Warcraft.
Really well-written insight into Thrall's past, psyche, and what drives his need for leadership. Well-rounded characters all around and a villain in a lovely gray area.
My favorite Warcraft book. Golden does a brilliant job of describing the birth of the Horde, and making the Orcs... uh, human? Well, realistic and believable.
Thrall el gran warchieft de la horda!!! para mi el personaje mas carismático en todo warcraft...dio grandeza y protagonismo a la nueva horda!!!
Beautiful story that generated many different emotions. Loved reading about Thrall, and so many others in the lore. Highly recommended!
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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
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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
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