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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 stabil
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Hardcover, 352 pages
Published
August 28th 2012
by Gallery Books
(first published August 28th 2008)
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Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War (World of Warcraft #11), Christie Golden
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 . . .
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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 . . .
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Shattered. That's my only reaction at the end of this book. I am a huge Jaina Proudmoore fan and wanted to see where this adventure would take her.
I have read several Warcraft books: Rise of the Horde, Of Blood and Honor, Arthas, Lord of the Clans, Stormrage, The Shattering and The War of the Ancients series, but this has by far been the most memorable
Jaina Proudmoore is a cool headed alliance diplomat. Her choices again and again have made her a friend to many of the horde and to the alliance. ...more
I have read several Warcraft books: Rise of the Horde, Of Blood and Honor, Arthas, Lord of the Clans, Stormrage, The Shattering and The War of the Ancients series, but this has by far been the most memorable
Jaina Proudmoore is a cool headed alliance diplomat. Her choices again and again have made her a friend to many of the horde and to the alliance. ...more

Hey readers. Female Protagonist: Tides of War is a novel written by Richard A. Knaak, under his lesser-known pen name to avoid publication scrutiny.
This book is about the Alliance! Well, okay, almost 50% of it is not, but the Horde are so cool!
More importantly, however, here it is folks, it's the one we've all been waiting for, it's about Jaina! "How can we appease those stupid feminists, complaining about our sexist portrayal of female characters?" Metzen asks Golden, taking a massive toke of ...more
This book is about the Alliance! Well, okay, almost 50% of it is not, but the Horde are so cool!
More importantly, however, here it is folks, it's the one we've all been waiting for, it's about Jaina! "How can we appease those stupid feminists, complaining about our sexist portrayal of female characters?" Metzen asks Golden, taking a massive toke of ...more
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This book is awful. Just. Plain. Awful. It's named after Jaina Proudmoore, but she's only in ~1/3 of it, and barely does anything at all -- and when she does act, even though her actions are fully justified and reasonable, everyone (eg: the countless male characters who occupy the other ~2/3 of the book) rushes to stop and condemn her (which they should have done to her attackers BEFORE her friends and kingdom were slaughtered by male sociopaths).
It's misogynistic, it's horribly paced, and the ...more
It's misogynistic, it's horribly paced, and the ...more

Let me be completely honest: I'm not a reader of fantasy books. I've played World of Warcraft for 8 years (paladin!) and I think it's skeezy to ask us to buy books to give us additional story to a game we already pay monthly for. I've read bits and pieces of the other Warcraft books that my husband (warlock!) bought and left on the toilet tank. And I aways chuckled at the overt word count padding.
But I actually spent $12.99 cash on the ebook version of Tides of War. Why? Because I'm one of thos ...more
But I actually spent $12.99 cash on the ebook version of Tides of War. Why? Because I'm one of thos ...more

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Christie Golden promised in her dedication in Arthas: Rise of the Lich King to write the best books possible for World of Warcraft fans and she hasn't failed to deliver yet. Tides of War is probably her best written Warcraft novel since Lord of the Clans, if not ever, but I think I still prefer The Shattering overall. The nature of the tie-in novel really hits this book hard, unfortunately.
Strangely enough, this is an ensemble book. I don’t know why, Rise of the Lich King and Twilight of the Asp ...more
Strangely enough, this is an ensemble book. I don’t know why, Rise of the Lich King and Twilight of the Asp ...more

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. I’m 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. I’ve long discovered that looking for quality writing in most video game tie-in books is a lost cause.
Admittedly, I didn’t think Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War ...more
Admittedly, I didn’t think Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War ...more

Aug 28, 2012
Michael Pate
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It is really amazing how much better the last few novels have been. It feels like since Stormrage Blizzard has really wanted to actually do novels that move the story forward and this one is no exception.
Jaina is a character who plays a prominent role in the game at times but really comes alive in the novels. She has always been kind of a tragic figure because of the whole Kael'thas/Arthas love triangle - it is hard to reconcile that the two men who once loved you became consumed by evil. And he ...more
Jaina is a character who plays a prominent role in the game at times but really comes alive in the novels. She has always been kind of a tragic figure because of the whole Kael'thas/Arthas love triangle - it is hard to reconcile that the two men who once loved you became consumed by evil. And he ...more

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 ...more
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 ...more

I will never be able to understand how this book has a much lower rating than it deserves.
I have no words. Rarely do I really slow down my reading for a Warcraft book after having read like 20 of them, but this one simply surpassed any of my expectations. The intense emotions and Jaina's character arc in this book are just overwhelming to read. A book and an ending that leave you heavy with thoughts...
6/5 stars
Also, this book is another proof of how angry and dumb orcs are. ...more
I have no words. Rarely do I really slow down my reading for a Warcraft book after having read like 20 of them, but this one simply surpassed any of my expectations. The intense emotions and Jaina's character arc in this book are just overwhelming to read. A book and an ending that leave you heavy with thoughts...
6/5 stars
Also, this book is another proof of how angry and dumb orcs are. ...more

I wanted to like this book. I like Christie Golden as an author. She's typically easy to read and the story flows well. And those things are essentially true. The problem, for me, is everything else.
I think the main flaw in the book is that it seems like she is essentially being told exactly what to write and can't deviate from the outline. Things that I think that would've added some backstory is why Garrosh is starting to go batshit crazy. Who is Malkorok? And while WoW as a game might explain ...more
I think the main flaw in the book is that it seems like she is essentially being told exactly what to write and can't deviate from the outline. Things that I think that would've added some backstory is why Garrosh is starting to go batshit crazy. Who is Malkorok? And while WoW as a game might explain ...more

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"A really good, fast read. Christie Golden knows her Warcraft and knows it well. She has an amazing grasp on the woman and what exactly is going on inside her head. Tides of War is at its core a story of transformation, of accepting that all things, be it beliefs, standards, or friendships, will inevitably be tested. It's a story of uncertainly trying to find a place in a world that seems to have no place for you, be it as a diplomat inexplicably standing for peace in a time of war or a flight o
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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 with ...more
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 with ...more

I read this book, hoping to get a bit of inspiration for the upcoming Kul'Tiran Allied Race coming to the game in the next expansion, Battle for Azeroth. While it didn't give me what I was looking for, it did give me a good bit of insight into one of the pivotal characters of that upcoming expansion.
I remember playing through some of the events in this book, but what really brought it alive for me was the characterization. It gives us an in depth look at the "slice of life" surrounding Theramore ...more
I remember playing through some of the events in this book, but what really brought it alive for me was the characterization. It gives us an in depth look at the "slice of life" surrounding Theramore ...more

Christie Golden is a great World of Warcraft author. She gets and understands the setting and really develops the characters within it to a believable extent. I love her Jaina Proudmore. I also love her development of Kalecgos, who I started liking with the Sunwell trilogy manga. This book did a great job setting up the Fall of Theramore scenario and has me anxious for Mists of Pandaria.
As a side effect, however, I no longer want to play my Horde characters. Besides now having a deep and abidin ...more
As a side effect, however, I no longer want to play my Horde characters. Besides now having a deep and abidin ...more

If you are a Warcraft Lore hound such as myself. No, wait. If you like fiction. READ THIS BOOK. By far one of the most well written Novels i've read in quite a while (Next to Exile) I was hooked from beginning to end. I wanted more after it was over! Needless to say, Mists of Pandaria cannot come soon enough, so I can take in the Brilliantly told story from a better prospective. Blizzard and Christie Golden Deliver yet again with this book!
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4.5/5
Even 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. ...more
Even 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. ...more

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You can read the full review over at my blog:
http://sonsofcorax.wordpress.com/2014...
Quite unintentionally, I’ve started on a sort of WarCraft kick this year as far as my reading is concerned. First it was The Shattering: Prelude to the Cataclysm and then it was Thrall: Twilight of the Aspects, novels that were set in the World of WarCraft: Cataclysm expansion, and they both proved to be really good reads all the way through. They also helped me reconnect with a game that I’d long stopped playin ...more
http://sonsofcorax.wordpress.com/2014...
Quite unintentionally, I’ve started on a sort of WarCraft kick this year as far as my reading is concerned. First it was The Shattering: Prelude to the Cataclysm and then it was Thrall: Twilight of the Aspects, novels that were set in the World of WarCraft: Cataclysm expansion, and they both proved to be really good reads all the way through. They also helped me reconnect with a game that I’d long stopped playin ...more

“All things change, whether from inside out or the outside in. That is what magic is. And we are magic too.”
★★★★★
I have to be honest, I have disliked Jaina's character ever since I started playing World of Warcraft. But, I never learned the details of the event that made her so bitter and unlikeable: Theramore's Fall. I knew her city was destroyed by the Horde, but I didn't know any of the details, so as a big lore fanatic I decided to pick up this book. And oh, was I wrong about Jaina.
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I have read several reviews saying this book is awful. I don't know why. I thought Christie Golden did a magnificent job...as she tends to do...of showing characters' inner and outer conflict. I thought the new characters that showed up were well-developed for the roles they played. I thought the pacing of the story was done well and Golden's superb descriptive prose made what happened in Theramore hit harder than I probably needed to have it. The deaths in this book broke my heart (though not q
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I was of two minds about this book from the outset, given that the showcase character of Jaina Proudmoore is not one I've ever had great interest in. Personal foibles aside, however, I would say that this book is perhaps the strongest of the World of Warcraft offerings yet released - even managing to compete with and perhaps surpass my previous favorite in the series "Arthas: Rise of the Lich King." Kudos to Mrs. Golden for being able to spin a tale that reinvested me in a character for whom my
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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 ...more
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 ...more

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 ...more
Even if you've never played World of Warcraft, most of the books are a good dive into fantasy. The ...more
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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
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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