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"An excellent fantasy collection.", =SPOILERS AHEAD=

Day of the Dragon - 3.5 Stars - While I liked the writing style, I found the constant (and sometimes pointless) action a bit tiresome. The novel is very plot-driven, and characters often act and think exactly the way they need to in order to keep the story going. Apart from this, I loved Day of the Dragon. The characterization was rather well done, and the sexual tension between the protagonists was especially enjoyable, as it was both simple and well-developed, without any of the Deux Sex Machina idiocy that tends to occur so often in fantasy novels. Finally, I found Day of the Dragon especially enjoyable because it dealt with a part of WarCraft storyline that I knew little about - that being the dragon aspects, how the Orcs enslaved Alextrasza, and the semi-peaceful period following the second war.

Lord of the Clans - 5 Stars - Kudos to Christie Golden for writing this novel. It is, by far, my favorite in this collection. It tells the tale of Thrall's life before WarCraft III, at the same time giving us an insight into what the world of Azeroth was like between the second and the third war. The writer focuses on emotions and character development, and wastes no time on unnecessary action scenes. Christie Golden shows great skill when it comes to handling her characters, even managing to present a stereotypical evil baron as a human being that elicits pity, as well as hate. After reading Lord of the Clans, I'm definitely going to buy other novels by C. Golden. Even if you have no interest in purchasing WarCraft Archive, you should consider getting standalone Lord of the Clans - it's well worth it even if you aren't a fan of the genre.

The Last Guardian - 4 Stars - While the hero of this novel is Khadgar the mage, the story itself revolves around Medivh and his gradual degeneration into "madness". It gives us an insight into the guardian's personality, and reveals his motives, as well as the outside influences that made him the man (monster) he was. The story is well done, the writing style manages to be ornate and concise at the same time, and the characters are quite believable. Sadly, The Last Guardian was probably written under a deadline, resulting in more then one language mistake, as well as word combinations that are so badly thought out ("most mighty"), that they hurt the story. The thing I dislike about The Last Guardian is the final confrontation; I expected Medivh himself would defeat the evil that corrupted his soul, and then willingly submitting to his punishment. Instead, we get to see Medivh, whose powers are such that he could single-handedly destroy an army of demons, getting stabbed to death by a frail old man. As a direct result, Medivh's pre-death redemption lacks the impact it so rightfully deserved. Overall, The Last Guardian is a very good novel, one that I recommend to any fan of epic fantasy.

Of Blood and Honor - 4 Stars - Shortest of the four novels, Of Blood and Honor concerns one paladin's fall from grace. It is a powerful story that bears a strong message; it is easy to keep to one's code of honor in times of peace, but what about the moments when one has to pick between beliefs, and material safety/social standing? The protagonist of this novel makes his choice, and suffers severe consequences at the hands of human hypocrisy, once again proving that good extremes are unacceptable just as much as bad ones are. Characters in this book are masterfully done. Chris Metzen manages to create a believable paladin, a man who lives up to extreme beliefs without turning into a complete idiot, or an inquisitor. Alas, mr.Metzen's writing style is average at best. There are way too many adverbs, and way too few strong nouns. In his fear that the reader won't understand him, the author often explains things that don't need to be explained, like telling us exactly how a character feels, even thought the dialogue, the preceding events, and what we know of the characters, already allow us to draw our own conclusions. Despite its technical flaws, Of Blood and Honor is an outstanding story that I recommend to everyone, regardless whether they play Blizzard games or not..

For those who don't know, the worlds of Azeroth and Draenor provide the setting for Blizzard Entertainment's World of WarCraft MMORPG and WarCraft RTS series. The overall setting has been running for well over fifteen years, and when it comes to depth and sheer size, it is one of the greatest fantasy settings of all time.

DISCLAIMER: I've given WarCraft Archive five stars not because each novel in the collection is a five-stars fantasy novel, but because the collection itself is a five-stars fantasy collection. Its overall quality is superb for a game-based novel series.

"Awesome!", Really enriches my game playing by absorbing me in the history of the places and races in the game!

"A Warcraft Smorgabord", This was the most exciting collection of Warcraft books since the "War of the Ancients" series. All four books within take place within the same time frame. All of the Authors from Richard Knaak to Christie Golden seem to create the images through words and when you read their stories it feels like you are watching them on the big screen. If you are new to Warcraft then this is the book to read.

"Want Your WOW Kid to Read? Grab this! ", My son is a WOW-head and plays the game all the time. Being a parent who wishes he spent more time reading, I found these books to be a great way to extend his interest in WOW, and have him read as well. They aren't 'game guides' but actual stories set in the World of Warcraft. This contains four stories and he seems to love them.

"just great", simply: a great background, but does perfectly on its own as well. well-written, fully engaging.

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"Fantastic, exiting great read.", Although each bok didnt follow on from the last it was essentially filling out the story of warcraft since the beginning.

The best book in my oppinion was lord of the clans and coming in close second was the day of the dragon. however this compiltio recieves 5 stars due to the enjoyment i have had with all 4 books.

The last gurdian was a thriller more suspense and twists than the other which made it an interesting read.

All in al if you enjoy warcraft novels and the fan fiction this is a must buy. Cheaper than purchasing them all seperate aswell

Jack, Melbourne

"For the WOW Role Player", I love these stories! i have to say the guys over at Blizzard have made one of the richest games out there. Not only are their games fun and intresting, they come with such a life of there own. They have really help the Table Top Roleplayer get more into the actual game itself. I would recommend all of the Warcraft books to any WoW and none WoW Player. If you like Fantacy Adventure stories and you like to play WOW. This should be on your reading list.

Trust me on this...i have read a lot of these types of books, and the warcraft stories really pull you in. I read the first six, four of which are in this Archive, and have already started collecting the others. This is a must buy...worth every penny.

"Excellent", I thoroughly enjoyed this archive. It has the jump out of your chair and cheer, then turn around and cry type of adventures that tend to keep me from going to bed when I know I should. I plan to get more.

"Amazing Literature", I have read the first 3 of the 4 books listed in this archive and they are all excellent books. David DeCandido's book has an obvious shortfall but I would never spoil that for a reader. The first book is a great tie in with novels done by Richard Knaak and I highly suggest you take the time to read those when you can because from his perspective is where the world of Warcraft come from. The best book in my opinion is the 2nd book, concerning the birth and raising of Thrall. It probably, more than any of the others lays out the epic problems facing the Alliance and the Horde.

The only true problem that I would have with these books is that they don't coincide. The characters are different in each book and there is not necessarily a continuation from book to book (not direct continuation, there are subtleties). They are completely different points of view from different authors. I think many people will find they enjoy this, but it was a bit misleading to me.

However, don't let that detour you from getting this if you haven't read the novels. You will be HOOKED and find yourself pouring into the novels on a near daily basis. Finally, for the price Amazon is offering it, you would be very unfortunate to not purchase this collection.


"Nice to have if you're a backstory fan", The Warcraft Archive is nice just because it's a cheaper alternative to purchasing all the books contained within, however none of the stories will leave you either amazed or enthralled. If you're a big fan of the Warcraft universe like I am then you'll want to pick this book up just read some of historic bits and pieces, and also to immerse yourself into the world of Azeroth. Unfortunately story quality leaves a lot to be desired - treat your expectations for the Warcraft Archive like any other "book set in video game world" and you won't be disappointed.

If you're expecting high literature, well... so... uh... how 'bout them Orcs?