At last! The novel World of Warcraft fans have been clamouring for: the true story behind one of the Warcraft universe's most terrifying villains: Arthas the Lich King. Author Christie Golden does for Arthas what she once did for the Orc Lord Thrall in the bestselling Warcraft: Lord of the Clans, in another epic exploration of one of the key characters from the ten-million subscriber World of Warcraft massively multiplayer online game.
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Christie Golden has written for several SF and Fantasy tie-in series. A massively popular author with Star Trek Voyager fans, her Voyager novels include the Dark Matters trilogy, The Murdered Sun, Marooned and the top-selling Seven of Nine. She lives in Colorado.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Overall I enjoyed the Arthas-Rise of the Lich king. My criticism of the book is slight but pertinent.
I found the story lacked depth in charcaterisation ( I assume they leave WOW the game to do this for you), but already being very aware of the lore behind WOW, I was expecting this book to back it up a little more than it did. The story tended to jump large periods of time, and not clearly explain Arthas's motivation, nor indeed explain particularly well the obsession that the man became subject to.
This obsession drove him on to carry out increasingly terrible acts, and the reader is left to just accept the fact, and not have it explained that there was a voice in this mans head willing him on . From the point that Arthas laid hands on Frostmourne, the Lich King had control of Arthas, even though he did not initially realise it.
A few examples of how the story "leapt" without explaining itself.
:-Arthas hiring the mercs in Northrend, then blaming them for the wrecking of his fleet to his own men. Little reason for this is given . ( I know the reason, as it is played out in WC3, but someone new to the story may not see it )
:- Arthas returning home and killing his father. Almost no reason or justification given.
Anyway, the book now sits, having been read once ( it likely won't get read again) on my bookshelf. It's probably a better book that I could write, but contains nowhere near the detail and depth I would like to see given to my favourite MMO. Simply an "OK " read.
I found the story lacked depth in charcaterisation ( I assume they leave WOW the game to do this for you), but already being very aware of the lore behind WOW, I was expecting this book to back it up a little more than it did. The story tended to jump large periods of time, and not clearly explain Arthas's motivation, nor indeed explain particularly well the obsession that the man became subject to.
This obsession drove him on to carry out increasingly terrible acts, and the reader is left to just accept the fact, and not have it explained that there was a voice in this mans head willing him on . From the point that Arthas laid hands on Frostmourne, the Lich King had control of Arthas, even though he did not initially realise it.
A few examples of how the story "leapt" without explaining itself.
:-Arthas hiring the mercs in Northrend, then blaming them for the wrecking of his fleet to his own men. Little reason for this is given . ( I know the reason, as it is played out in WC3, but someone new to the story may not see it )
:- Arthas returning home and killing his father. Almost no reason or justification given.
Anyway, the book now sits, having been read once ( it likely won't get read again) on my bookshelf. It's probably a better book that I could write, but contains nowhere near the detail and depth I would like to see given to my favourite MMO. Simply an "OK " read.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By ToxicDemon
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Really enjoyed this book, loved how you slowly realized he was turning evil, how he went to such lengths to save his home, though didn't realize he was actually making it much worse. I strongly suggest this book to people who are Lich king or just wow lore fans. 10/10 :D
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By KurrJo
Format:Mass Market Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Arrived quickly and in perfect condition.
The price was very reasonable - Perfect for us Lore geeks who spend a tonne of money on subs.
The price was very reasonable - Perfect for us Lore geeks who spend a tonne of money on subs.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Sarah_lee
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Yet another amazing wow book by the amazing author! This by far is my fav. Part of wow history and to read the book on it was brilliant. If your a fan of the author/game and arthas, then I'd highly recommend this book to you 10/10 for detail/description. My favourite book so far...keep them coming like this!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Foxwell
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is an amazing book. Even if your not a fan of World Of Warcraft or even if you've never even heard of it, i think you will love this book. It is extremely well written, You almost feel sorry for Arthas as he descends into madness and evil. The love story between him and Jaina is very memorable indeed.
All in all a truely fantastic book. I very strongly recommend this to anyone. Gamer or not!
All in all a truely fantastic book. I very strongly recommend this to anyone. Gamer or not!
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By RagingAvatar
Format:Mass Market Paperback
As a newcomer to WoW I found myself enthralled by the tale of Arthas, the young paladin turned Lich King.
The story told in this novel was brilliant from start to finish, tales of love, betrayal, tragedy and loss. Kingdoms brought to their knees by the ruthless Lich King and his scourge.
However, the novel and the quality of the writing is quite poor. I would've preferred the story to be told far more slowly and with more insight into what the characters were thinking. If I'm honest I wanted a book about twice the length - just to flesh it out with quality and depth which this lacks throughout.
I think the developers at Blizzard did fantastic work when conceiving the Lich King storyline - unfortunately Christie Golden doesn't do it much justice in this novel.
I would recommend this book to someone who wants to know what has happened before WoW begins - and has nothing else to read at the moment.
The story told in this novel was brilliant from start to finish, tales of love, betrayal, tragedy and loss. Kingdoms brought to their knees by the ruthless Lich King and his scourge.
However, the novel and the quality of the writing is quite poor. I would've preferred the story to be told far more slowly and with more insight into what the characters were thinking. If I'm honest I wanted a book about twice the length - just to flesh it out with quality and depth which this lacks throughout.
I think the developers at Blizzard did fantastic work when conceiving the Lich King storyline - unfortunately Christie Golden doesn't do it much justice in this novel.
I would recommend this book to someone who wants to know what has happened before WoW begins - and has nothing else to read at the moment.
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Even if you have never heard of Warcraft or are a lore nut this is a great book fantastic story well written. The story covers most of the key events from the original games. There are one of two parts of the book where bits seem a bit glossed over but it the story of Arthas not Scourge.
Format:Mass Market Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Not gotten around to reading this yet but Christie Golden is known for her Excellent Blizzard books, I would definitely advise buying and reading this ASAP :D
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A good read but not one of Golden's best
Arthas: Rise of the Lich King tells the story of the Human and Undead campaigns from WC3, explaining the relationship between Arthas and Jaina, and Uther. Read more
Published 8 months ago by M. Mohiuddin
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Amazing storyline poorly written
The books story line is that of arthas's lore. The lore itself is well thought out and very imaginative. The actual execution of the book was poor. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Goondoof
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Excellent read
I'd never thought to try to read a world of warcraft novel because I just didn't think it would bring the game to life successfully.
How wrong was I! Read more
How wrong was I! Read more
Published on 3 Jun 2011 by Ashmeister
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Must have for WOW players or for anyone looking for a great tale,
Bought it fr my brother. And he loved it. Giving a lot of depth to the main story in the WOW Wrath of the Lich king. It fleshed out the plots and storylines. Read more
Published on 15 Jan 2011 by D. Tan
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Terrible
This is one of the worst books I have ever read. I took two books on holiday with me, this and 'The girl with the dragon tattoo'. Read more
Published on 21 Nov 2010 by Wisiwig
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Arthas: Rise of the Lich King (World of Warcraft)
Good book, being a WoW fan boy helps alot, not sure if you would enjoy the book if not, the book does feel a bit rushed in places.
Published on 22 Oct 2010 by cim
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