Loved the whole triology… even my girlfriend who hates WOW, read these and liked them, that is a rating by itself. A must if you like the genre.
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Loved the whole triology… even my girlfriend who hates WOW, read these and liked them, that is a rating by itself. A must if you like the genre.
This book is a little slower than the rest. It has a lot to offer on the mythos and back story of warcraft, but it is very slow for this genre of book.
I almost didn’t read the third book after reading this one. But you have to remember that this is the “second act” of a play. This is setting up the final conclusion you get in the third book.
The third book brings a lot of closure to the story, and a lot more of the lore of warcraft. I enjoyed the three as a set. If you like the warcraft books, grind your way through this to get to the third book. Afterall, not all of the lvl 1-60 is fun either is it? You do have to grind from time to time.
As the second volume of the trilogy, it is an excellent continuation of the history of Warcraft and explains a lot about why things are the way they are in the game. Highly recommended
This book continues on from the earlier book, The well of eternity, i was so wrapped up in the story of the first book this was not a let down at all. I weas turning page after page so unravel the story. i can admit some sections began to repeat themselves slightly but i did indeed finsh this book within a week.
A fantastic read and continuation of the war of the ancients series.
4/5
This was the best trilogy I’ve ever read. I actually enjoyed these books more than I enjoyed LOTR. Got the first book with my collector’s edition of World of Warcraft a long time ago and after reading that I had to buy the 2nd and third. If you like Warcraft at all, you will love these books. If you don’t like Warcraft at all, you may still enjoy them.
After what I thought was an excellent introduction to the World of Warcraft in the first hard cover graphic novel set, I was disappointed with the conclusion in this followup. After reading the first World of Warcraft graphic novel collection, I read WoW:Ashbringer and wasn’t impressed with it so I was really looking forward to this followup. I don’t want to be completely negative about it in this review because I still think the art is nice and that they did a good enough job providing us with a conclusion. But when I compare it to volume 1, it doesn’t feel like the creators were having as much fun working on the issues collected in this book. If you’re just looking for a distraction and have some extra dollars to spend, go ahead and buy it because it is still entertainment at the end of the day. Otherwise, I would pass on this.
Having enjoyed the first WoW comic relatively well, I was looking forward to this new collection coming out in HC format. Having read the comic now, I’m not really sure it was worth the wait.
The book itself is about 170 pages in length, and it definitely suffers from the lack of pages. Much of the action is muddled (a complaint echoed in the first book as well) and it feels like the plot and script is just an annoyance getting in the way of the artists wanting to draw really high action scenes.
The main storyline still revolves around Varian Wrynn – whom we met as Lo’Gosh in book one – attempting to reclaim the throne of Stormwind. However, there is an usurper who looks just like him already in Stormwind. There’s some sort of mish-mash with Defias and Dark Iron Dwarves mixed in, but when you boil it down, this is the story that’s supposed to go along with the Onyxia raid. There’s also a half-hearted attempt to keep a side story running with Broll Bearmantle and Valeera Sanguinar (Valeera essentially plays the roll of a drug addict, and Broll her “AA Sponsor” trying to keep her clean) but it’s only mentioned when convenient and used as a plot device rather than an actual storyline.
The art is still very clean, but it feels like a step down from Book One. The pencils and inks feel a lot looser and less detailed, the lines much thicker, and much of the slack is left to be picked up by the colorist (to be fair, the coloring is gorgeous). Also, as mentioned above, the layout is very poorly done – you’ll often be looking at a scene that is the middle of a giant battle, some critical event happens that the characters are all yelling about, and you’ll do a double/triple-take on the previous panels and still have no idea what supposedly happened.
Book 2 is worth getting if you’re simply looking to finish up the story left in Book 1, but on its own neither the art nor the story is really worth the $20 cover price.
It’s a good read if your a Warcraft fan, if not you might not like it.
Lord of the Clans blizzard second attempt at a book early on in its attempt to grow outside of the confines of just a RTS game. And doesn’t dissapoint. Were taken to the time after the second war to a period when Orcs are scatterted on Azeroth namely the Frostwolf clan that decided to make its home high in the Alterac Mountains. Thier we find a clan chief becoming a father as his first son is born. That orc would one day be called Thrall. Before long the Frostwolf clan is betrayed by thier own kind and the humans jump in to destroy them all. Thrall father dies while trying to protect his clan and his family and dies. The infant Thrall is taken by a cruel human and raised as a galdiator. Thrall learns the way of the warrior and has to deal with the fact he is the only orc amongest the humans. All to soon plans come to a head and Thrall is at the center of them.
When I first read this book I was given a nice look at the tried and true method of coming from nothing to gaiging everything method of writing. Also this is important to know this was supposed to be a computer game featuring all manner of new characters and concepts that was supposed to take the WOW games to a different level. Sadly Blizzard dropped this instead and turned it into a book with a number of changes. Still a good read for those who want to know more about the Warchief Thrall and his rise to power. ZUG ZUG.
This book gives a great history of Orcs and the rise of the “Lord of the Clans” Essentail reading for those interested in the history of Warcraft. Well written!
This book is about, on coming action and coming of power is great for historians of the world of Warcraft, as it really helps set the tone and mood of the world. As a book however, Lord of the Clans is not all that great. I mean there are some good parts in this book, but I found myself being drifted off on other things. It doesn’t have that natural hook, like good books should have where you can’t put the book down. While it does have exciting action and cool characters (both good and evil), the book lacks real depth and is not that detailed. Well there’s not much of character details there’s an Orc clan and a leader they describe him big and bulky full with mussels and an enormous hammer 2 plow though people. Nearly all the humans portrayed here are weak and spiteful, while all the Orcs seem to be noble and caring. Are these the same Orcs we saw in the first book? Also, the Orc shaman is revealed to be extremely powerful because the elements seem to find their causes worthy, while the humans don’t appear to have any real importance except for servant healers to keep gladiators fighting. While I thought the book was boring but had its moments of entertaining, I actually thought it could have gone to a little more effort to capture the feel of Warcraft the game. I’ll still read more Warcraft books and I would recommend this book for a time killer Warcraft fans wood enjoy it more then if u just picked up the book randomly.
ORCS: They are vicious, man slaughtering beasts, not a care in the world just power hungry. They have a putrid stench, and not a stunning look but are like a shady despicable beast.
SLAVES: Humans that are of low class and poverty stricken, no individuals, but as a clan like family.
GLADIAATORS: The cities only defense over the Orcs the middle class, very smart, keen, quick on their feet. One of the only clans that have enough power to over throw the Orcs.
I randomly ready this at a library like 8 years ago. I was playing the original and 2nd warcraft games at the time. This is a good read for all fantasy and Warcraft fans. IMO thrall is the most important character in the warcraft story.
Chances are if you’re reading this book, you’re no stranger to the video game series. However, if you go in expecting some kind of literary narrative or commentary of the in-game experience, then this is the wrong kind of book for you. It is a character story, and one that stands on its own feet benefiting, but not leaning on its Warcraft backdrop.
Indeed, even if you’ve never heard of the game, its convincing, if not slightly over-the-top characterization and lush details still make for an engrossing and riveting adventure.
That’s not to say Warcraft vets won’t find anything familiar about it — especially if you’ve played Reign of Chaos and its expansion, to say nothing of WoW. They’ll recognize some familiar faces, most of whom play a significant role. The plot’s destination is predictable, perhaps unsurprisingly, but the fun and captivating journey makes this a minor quip. For a book based on a video game, it has some pretty nuanced and complex characters, and that is its greatest strength. The orcs are portrayed not as villains but heroes and victims, but the story does not let you forget that they can be ravenous, violent and bloodthirsty as their pedigree. The antagonists here are human, but their personalities run an even greater gamut. The main character Thrall is, in a way, a hybrid of both races, tempering an inherently strong orcish spirit with very human sensibilities, and portrayed in a way that compels and draws the reader’s attention by example rather than explicity.
Overall, it’s a great (but quick) read. Took about 4 hrs, and I’m not a particularly fast reader at all.