Many centuries have passed since the young night elf Malfurion Stormrage became the principal hero in War of the Ancients . Having saved both his people and the world of Azeroth from the demons of the Burning Legion, Malfurion sought to start life anew with his beloved Tyrande Whisperwind, high priestess of the moon goddess. But then the nightmares began—nightmares that spread across the world—and they seemed to originate in one of the most sacred places known to the druids. Unable to decipher the cause of these nightmares, the great archdruid dared to cast his astral form into the befouled, mystical realm...and then became lost.
Now, with his physical body lying comatose, a search commences to discover Stormrage’s fate and, if possible, initiate his rescue. But the threat that has taken the archdruid is more powerful than ever...and it may be up to Malfurion to rescue two worlds and everyone in them—though the battle may ultimately cost him the one he holds most dear.
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"This is not a prequel to the next Expansion in the World of Warcraft but is a story that bring Malfurion Stormrage back into the current story line. What I love the most about these books is the abilities that are not currently in the game and just thinking about how cool they would be if Blizzard added them. The story is great and consequences seem very real. Malfurion especially has many things he has to work through in his mind and heart as he makes the effort to overcome his foe. Fun read and I imagine I would love the book more if my main was a Druid."
— Chris (4 out of 5 stars)
" Sorry, couldn't finish it. I'm not sure if it's the plot or the writing style, could be both. It's... bland. I doubt even a WoW fan could get drawn into it. Why must all WoW books deal with storylines of epic proportions? Would be fun to read something about ordinary people (and non-people) for a change. "
— Moominboy, 1/17/2014" I expected more from this book. The first half was boring and even after that when things got more lively it was still less than it could be. The end was very nice at least and didnt leave me hating the days I spent reading it. "
— Lavenza, 1/12/2014" A bit to much McGuffin going on in this novel, but not entirely bad. "
— Christer, 1/8/2014" Started off to be very good. I would recommend reading the first half and then imagining the rest of it. It really just does not take off like i would have liked it to. "
— Peyton, 12/28/2013" Pretty good book. This book would make an awesome movie! "
— Bernard, 12/25/2013" Whew, what a stinker! But I love WoW and I wanted to know where our Emerald Dream expansion went, so I soldiered through. I'll probably try some others in the series, but these seem to be for the lore-hungry only. "
— Angie, 12/13/2013" lacked oomph. "
— Stephanie, 11/28/2013" This book was hard to folow when it swiched to the emerald dream back to reilated. So in other words I never knew that the first truen druid was a friend of malfurion. Yes, this book was a strang pece of wow history but the author made it work. "
— fletcher, 11/21/2013" I have to go back through and read this one. My A.D.D. was horrendous w/ this one. I love Malfurion's lore, but Richard just has a hard time keeping my interest piqued sometimes. D: "
— Khristie, 11/10/2013" Richard A. Knaak is a horrible writer. "
— Lukas, 10/14/2013" Couldn't even finish this, and that is saying a lot since I can finish almost anything. Was just a boring, and badly written book. "
— Suzanne, 1/7/2013" An enjoyable read, though the plot and pacing wasn't as smooth as it could be. "
— Izzy, 12/2/2012" The beginning started off slow but I grew to like it. "
— Ciante, 7/12/2012" this book was so good that once i started it i found it hard to put down. "
— Debra, 3/17/2012" Was an easy read. Basic plot has the villian always one step ahead of the heroes, meaning most of their efforts are futile the whole book. "
— A, 2/25/2012" A light read, exactly what I expected. Primarily of value due to the lore it contains for WoW. "
— Arian, 11/21/2011" Just couldn't get into it. I love the game, and usually like this type of story but I just couldn't finish it. Seems to be a trend with me lately. "
— Amy, 8/11/2011" Pretty good book. This book would make an awesome movie! "
— Bernard, 1/2/2011" So far I am enjoying it, fills in a bunch of what happened after the Lich king is killed and before deathwing shows up. "
— Mike, 12/30/2010" A light read, exactly what I expected. Primarily of value due to the lore it contains for WoW. "
— Arian, 12/29/2010" Not my favorite wow book. Didnt have the epic factor of war of the ancients or even the arthas book. "
— Lisa, 12/3/2010" I couldn't finish this one. It wasn't as gripping as several of the other World of Warcraft novels, unfortunately. It was an interesting concept, but it felt a bit repetitive as I slowly progressed through the storyline. "
— Suki, 5/8/2010" Started off to be very good. I would recommend reading the first half and then imagining the rest of it. It really just does not take off like i would have liked it to. "
— Peyton, 3/8/2010Richard A. Knaak is the New York Times bestselling author of more than three dozen novels, including the War of the Ancients trilogy, the Dragonrealm series, the Aquilonia trilogy of the Age of Conan, the Sunwell trilogy, and nine works in the Warcraft series. He attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and currently divides his time between Illinois and Arkansas.
Richard Ferrone recorded over 150 audiobooks including thrillers, romances, science fiction, and inspirational novels. He won the prestigious Audie Award and was a finalist for four Audie Awards, including for Best Solo Male Narrator. He was named an AudioFile "Voice of the Last Century" and a "Rising and Shining Star." He earned many AudioFile Earphones Awards, including being named the 2011 Best Voice in Mystery and Suspense as well as the 2009 Best Voice in Science Fiction and Fantasy. A science fiction fan, he narrated Kim Stanley Robinson’s Mars trilogy. He also narrated works by James Patterson, Walter Mosley, John Sandford, Eric Van Lustbader, and Stuart Woods.