Warcraft

The Novelization

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Warcraft Novelization was written by New York Times Best Selling Author Christie Golden

While the novel was written by Christie Golden, the story was created by Chris Metzen, the film was directed by Duncan Jones.

Summary: The Warcraft novelization is the book format of the film Warcraft. Warcraft, is a film based on the popular game from Blizzard Entertainment, a film many fans of the game have been waiting for.

Draenor, the world of the Orcs is dying! Gul’Dan, a mysterious Orc, uses dark magic to raise up a portal that his horde will use to enter Azeroth, another world. His dark magic is called Fell, it’s very dangerous, it’s fueled by absorbing life.

The humans must defend their world, with or without the help of elves and dwarves. The Guardian is summoned, he is the defender of the Azeroth. With his magic the world could be safe from the massive orcs.

Characters: I’m going to mention two of my favorite characters from the book and film.

Durotan: He’s an orc and chieftain of the Frostwolf clan. He and his people have endured much suffering. They would have shared the fate of their dying world had Durotan not come to the complicated decision to join the horde of Gul’Dan and venture to the world of Azeroth. Durotan is a warrior, a husband, and great leader. He is strong, yet he remains humbled.

Lothar: He’s a human from Stormwind, brother of the King’s wife. He’s a soldier, the right hand man of the King. He’s protective of his grown son and haunted by the death of his wife. His concern and love for Azeroth is great. He fears nothing and will do whatever possible to defend his people.

Overall Thoughts: The book didn’t stray to far from the film, which was a bit disappointing. I was hoping for more details, maybe have some of the deleted scenes included into the story. There were some very minor differences, but nothing to worth mentioning. I also thought that this would tie in to the prequel novel, Durotan… but it didn’t. Surprised at the amount of typos in this book. Was there not an editor? No proof reader? I enjoyed the film, it had awesome visuals and great music. The story was great too, I just wanted this book to elaborate further on the story. I’ll have to say I don’t recommend this novelization, just watch the film.

Rating: I give this book a 1.5 out of 5