Comments on: Book Review: “World of Warcraft – Arthas – Rise of the Lich King” by Christie Golden

By: gary @ world of warcraft

gary @ world of warcraft — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 06:29:39 +0000

Thank you for this WOW book review. I am a Warcraft fan and was looking to buy it but I think I will pass. Bringing nothing new to the table makes for a pretty boring book in my opinion.

By: B.J. Keeton

B.J. Keeton — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 15:43:57 +0000

If you already purchased it from Amazon, it should be in your purchases under the Manage My Account tab.

If not, you should be able to find it here: http://www.amazon.com/World-Warcraft-Arthas-Rise-ebook/dp/B001NLL6LM/ref=kinw_dp_ke?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2

By: Prospero

Prospero — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:19:45 +0000

I have a Kindle and downloaded the Sample for ‘Arthas’. A week later I got around to reading it (the Preface and some of the first chapter) and thoroughly enjoyed it. I went to buy the full version and the Kindle version – along with the ability to download a Sample – had disappeared. Not sure what the reason for this could be, but I’m quite disappointed. Perhaps someone knows if it will return to Kindle ebook format in the future?

By: WoWtime

WoWtime — Tue, 25 May 2010 02:21:31 +0000

Received this book as a gift from a friend, having been a former wow player I thought it was kind of interesting, but I don’t think it would hold its own with people who know nothing of warcraft.

By: Dena

Dena — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 17:10:42 +0000

Nice review Professor. I’ve been interested in Warcraft Lore since Warcraft 2. Also played my fair share of WoW as well
I was thinking about getting this book. But if it brings nothing new to the table as you mentioned, i believe there is no reason for me to buy it :/

By: Professor Beej

Professor Beej — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:49:47 +0000

Glad to hear my return was a good thing.

I don’t know if I hold it against her, either. I can understand why they wanted her to use it, and I have to admit that the fanboy part of me really enjoyed being able to make that direct connection from novel to game. I have the Lord of the Clans novel; I picked it up a while back, but I don’t have Rise of the Horde. I have heard good things about them, but these good things are also from people who have enjoyed the Knaak books, too, so I’m not sure if I would agree.

By: Tart

Tart — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:26:30 +0000

Welcome back! I know I’ve missed seeing your site pop up in my reader. I share a lot of the same opinions as you on Arthas. Good, but not earth moving, but leaps and bounds above Knaak.

Though I will say, don’t hold the having to adhere to Blizzard’s dialogue against Golden. She had much more creative liberty with Rise of the Horde and Lord of the Clans, and those novels are so much better. They are definitely worth you picking up if you can.
.-= Tart´s last blog ..Letting My Nerd Flag Fly =-.

By: Professor Beej

Professor Beej — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:11:14 +0000

I don’t honestly think I would. As much as I’m not a fan of fanfic, I would adore working in a universe I love. Now, if I were contracted to write about a property I didn’t give two craps about, then yeah, I’d feel constrained. But as long as it was a property I was interested in, I don’t think there would be any problem.

If I were given a choice today: I’d kickstart a writing career with a comissioned novel in Warcraft canon (or any of my other adored properties) and let my own worlds ferment and stew until I was ready to work on them. But unfortunately, the likelihood of that happening is slim to none. I wouldn’t even know where to begin.

And thanks. I’m glad to be back. It feels good to write again. And even better to know people care that I do.

By: prenden2

prenden2 — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:16:59 +0000

After reading this post, I can’t help but ask the following question; given that you’ve said that you’d be content to have Golden’s career, do you think you’d feel constrained having to work within Blizzard’s (or any other franchise’s) framework? Would you rather work on a commissioned novel in the Warcraft canon or keep plugging away at your own, entirely new, novel?

This post definitely opened me up to the possibility of reading a WoW novel, but I’m not sure if I can justify it until I’ve exhausted King’s, Asimov’s, Iain M Banks’ (the list goes on) works.

P.S. Welcome back to blogging, great to find some new content on my Live Bookmark!

By: Professor Beej

Professor Beej — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:27:10 +0000

No! My love of technology has destroyed my hope of cost efficiency!