World of Warcraft: Arthas: Rise of the Lich King Mass Market Paperback – Illustrated, January 26, 2010

If you played Warcraft III or Wrath of the Lich King expansion. You will love this book. It goes into details about Arthas and Jaina's childhood and their deep affection for each other before Arthas was turned into the Lich King. There were other important characters in the story as well you will recognize if you follow the lore. This book will walk you all the way up until the Start of Wrath of the Lich King expansion! Very much enjoyed it! This has got me hyped to play the upcoming Classic WOTLK expansion coming out Sep 26, 2022! Can't wait to make my DK again!

I've been playing Warcraft since before it was a MMORPG. Normally I avoid reading books like these though I thought I'd make an exception, as I loved the Wrath of the Lich King content. Christie Golden's novel sort of lets us all peek under the hood, see what happened to Arthas to make him who he is. We see this happen through the campaigns in Warcraft III, but reading it is very different. It also shows us how some of the other characters came to be who they are as we know them in World of Warcraft, as well as in the end of WCIII.I primarily read it during work breaks, but I would read it again. Golden knows how to turn a phrase, and was a great choice to author a book like this.

First off I think Christie Golden has a lot of heart to take on the Arthas story in novel form. Being very recent history in Warcraft Lore there exists a great deal of source material. Despite only covering a few years the time of the Third War has the greatest number of events and details about those events in all of Warcraft. Short of splitting each of the three "acts" of the book into its own separate novel like the War of the Ancients Trilogy I don't think there was a possible way to bring the story together without having to skip events or be slightly fuzzy with some of the facts. I think she did a great job within the limits of what she had though.Minor Spoilers only, hopefully. The book is split into his childhood, his manhood, and his time as the Lich King before the end of the second expansion of WoW. The material on the First and Second War are few at best. The author assumes you already know the events of these wars and only offers snippets related to Arthas which I don't think is a bad thing. *Reading 'The Last Guardian' through 'Tides of Darkness' helps by the way* The relationship between him and Jaina Proudmoore is given much more import and detail than in previous material.Sadly, when the story progresses to the events of the Third War just short of half way in it there is a struggle to fit everything in and people will be disappointed that a character or event they really liked and thought was important was only given 2 pages of material in the book. It turns into a cliff notes version of Warcraft 3.That being said, I think Christie is one of the best writers they tap for these novels. Her writing is fun to read and respects the source material. She specifically excels at building a believable character and conflict, her stories involving the Horde are great. She does a good job at trying to give Arthas a personality and humanity you can understand. He severely lacked this in the source games where his transition from Prince to Lich King wasn't very believable and didn't give you a reason to like him very much before he turned.

I used to play WoW from its beta days, but prior to then never tried the regular WC games. However, I'd heard so much about Arthas that by the time Wrath of the Lich King came out, I was enthralled. (To date, that's still my favorite expansion ever for the story, Northrend regions, and certain dungeons and quests.) I was excited to learn that this was made into an audiobook as I don't really have the time to read, but spend plenty of time in commutes that makes listening doable. This title didn't disappoint! It was wonderful to hear more about his backstory, and the author's reading is also good, to boot.

I don't know much about the World of Warcraft lore, but I found this book highly intriguing. The story of a prince who is corrupted by a lust for power, Arthas becomes what he hates, an evil entity bent on destruction and conquest. He finds a demonic sword called Frostmourne which is bound to the soul of the Lich King, an evil entity that poisons Arthas' mind. He eventually succumbs to the sword's demands for bloodlust and death.The characters were well written and the plot moved along briskly, though I thought some of Arthas' choices were downright stupid given the circumstances he was in. I recommend this book for anyone who loves high fantasy, intrigue, and dark characters.

So far I have read Thrall, Lord of the Clans, and Rise of the Horde. Arthas, Rise of the Lich King, is hands down the best book BY FAR. I was entrenched between the covers of this book from start to finish. The book immediately grabs your attention in the prologue and finishes with the epilogue perfectly.As a former player, I only wish I read this before playing the Lich King expansion. I never knew how amazing the story of Arthas was. I would still recommend it to anyone whether or not they had the chance to delve into the game content for this story. It is worth the read. Oddly, you almost sympathize with quite possibly the worst villain in Warcraft lore. Incredible job, Christie.

Guys, this isn't Christe Goldens fault. She is an excellent writer that explores a characters motivations more thoroughly than most. Her storytelling is hauntingly epic when it wants to be. Truth be told, this book wasn't hers. The details of an epic character were glossed over so heavily and quickly that the book lost so much meaning so quickly. Couple that with the fact that all the important dialogue is stripped right from the game (which fits for the game, but is so awful on the page) that it is just unfair to consider this mess the doing of the author. This is Blizzard's failure.

It is exactly what you would expect from a Christie Golden book about WoW. Tells the story how it is, with good descriptions and respects the lore

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Loved this book. From my past of playing Warcraft 3 and World of Warcraft, this brought me back to an epic tale, but now with emotion and detail. Wonderfully written, and I could see it all in detail whilst the story was unfolding. Great Read

If you are a Warcraft fan, this reading is for you.Great travel through Azeroth while learning the background of the man that became the King of the Dead.

Offert à un adolescent soucieux d’approfondir sa maîtrise de l’Anglais sans pour autant s’ennuyer... Il a beaucoup apprécié !