If you want to give this series a chance and you are wondering what is the proper order to read all the warcraft novels, the best way to read them is by chronological order, however you must know that these books. We provide detailed listings of all authors and charactersseries in both publication order and chronological order. For frame of reference, all material is sorted by the game title and expansion in which it takes place. The following is a guide to all canon novels, manga, comics, and short stories related to world of warcraft in chronological order. The ultimate guide to warcraft lore in print blizzard watch. Warcraft books in chronological order general discussion world. Want to get into the lore, but dont know where to begin. Many websitespeople list different orders to the books. He has written more than 50 novels, as well as short stories, nonfiction, ebooks, comic books, and blog entries, many of them in various media universes, among them star trek, alien, supernatural, world of warcraft. So what is the chronological order of the warcraft. The following novels were published under the world of warcraft trademark this is the publication order. Below is the list of warcraft and world of warcraft novels.
Rise of the horse the last guardian tide of darkness beyond the dark portal currently finishing ive read several things suggesting the next book chronologically, but was looking for newer suggestions. Interested in reading some of the warcraft publications, but unsure where to start. Can anyone suggest an order to read the warcraft books chronologicaly. This is a full chronological order of warcraft novels for anyone who would like to catch. Most of the books in the warcraft rpg and world of warcraft rpg are set in a specific chronological order. The complete wow book reading order lore timeline and warlords of draenor tl. There are 23 novels in total, 7 part of the warcraft series and 16 part of the world of warcraft one. Novels wowpedia your wiki guide to the world of warcraft. I guess i can assume warcraft 3 and all wow games are official canon, but what about books, mangas, and other stuff. Wow books, novels, comics, and short stories in chronological order welcome to healingwows somewhat chronological guide to warcraft novels, comics and short stories. Wow insiders chronological guide to warcraft novels. The only content where he game guides you in chronological order are leveling zones, and that makes 160 from cataclysm the one that is more closed to an msq because for that content there was no endgame. Hi there, im a returning player, i stopped playing when cataclysm came out. From wowpedia they have warcraft books and world of warcraft books.
Timeline rpg books chronology this article discusses the chronological order of books. What i wanted to know is it possible to play retail in correct chronological order. If youre looking to read everything in order, weve got you covered. In contrast cataclysm zones from level 80 to 85 also guides you in order. Following the 1987 initial release of games workshops warhammer 40,000 wargame, set in a far future science fantasy universe, the company began publishing background literature that expands previous. Can anyone tell me the correct chronological order of the books in the warcraft series.
The american writer christie golden, who is also known jadrien bell, is a well known writer of fantasy, horror and sciencefiction. Are you starting to read up on wow lore for the first time. Warcraft novels chronological order 25 books goodreads. This guide presents all novels, manga, comics, and short stories that are considered canon in warcraft lore, in chronological. Also includes dates mentioned in the rts games themselves. A book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. This is a full chronological order of warcraft novels for anyone who would like to catch up on it s story and lore. Although i have read all the books some of them a couple of times, i still cannot put them in chronological order. Also, most of warcraft and warcraft ii got retconed, right. This is the result of reading many of these myself and lots of research to get the best order. Contentsshow the chronological order of the current diablo novels the sin war.
Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Warcraft books in order 15 here is a list of the warcraft and world of warcraft books in order. Decandido was born and raised in new york city to a family of librarians, which pretty much explains everything. Battle for azeroth lore 101 putting the pieces in order. Warcraft iii and world of warcraft also have both had battle chests released for them subsequent to their initial release. World of warcraft detailing what happens to varian wrynn ashbringer detailing darion mograine, concurrent with the. Part 1 of the lore of warcraft in chronological order. The ultimate, definitive reading order of the warcraft novels. Welcome to the most comprehensive website on the internet for listing books in order. Warcraft books wow general wowhead forums, post by therebel444 hi, what is the chronological order to read the warcraft books. He is the creator of the dragonrealm series, but has also has written novels for the dragonlance, diablo, warcraft and age of conan series. Rise of the horde cycle of hatred the well of eternity war of the ancients trilogy the demon soul war of the ancients trilogy the sundering war of the ancients trilogy day of the dragon warcraft archive lord of the clans warcraft archive the last guardian warcraft. Timeline rpg books chronology world of warcraft, most of the books in the warcraft rpg and world of warcraft.
This means that instead of being listed by when the material was published, its being listed by its order in the warcraft lore timeline. World of warcraft books in reading order best chronological list 2018 updated 28 books to vote on existing books from the list, beside each book there is a link vote for this book clicking it will add that book. This list that you see on goodreads is as you are supposed to read them, but it has some confusing parts. Maybe youve heard about the various novels, but you just dont know where to start. Timeline originally published by blizzard in the warcraft i manual 1994, with further dates established from the warcraft ii manual 1996, beyond the dark portal manual, and warcraft iii manual. Reading order of warcraft books and novels lore icy. In many cases, the exact chronological order is mentioned in each released books introduction or can be deduced by information within the book. Shadow of the necropolis released in june 2006 world of warcraft patch 1. Novel suggestions story forum world of warcraft forums. Volume 1 by blizzard entertainment, world of warcraft chronicle. Release order is likely your best bet, with the understanding that the older the book, the more likely it is that details have been refined by later works, most.
The well of eternity, the demon soul, and the sundering. Creating stories and worlds, she is well known for her various contributions. The novels follow the story of the war of the ancients, set during the reign. Of course, the more you know about the wow universe the better since you will be. The veiled prophet demonsbane the black road diablo i legacy of blood diablo ii the kingdom of shadow diablo ii moon of the spider the order. That being said, i found a list from a guygirl named sayomara from goodreads that i really liked. These books were published using the warcraft trademark. From time to time people ask me in what order they should read the novels or how to get into the lore of warcraft. World of warcraft books in reading order best chronological list. This is the result of reading many of these myself and lots of research to get the best order possible.
In terms of chronological, as in the history of warcraft, the order would be. Battle for azeroth almost upon us, its time to take the farflung pieces of lore that have been presented in videos, comics, books and novellas and try to put them into. I wanted to play classic but thought id give retail a try again too. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. What is the chronological order of warcraft canon media. Years ago, in the ruined temple of atalhakkar, loyal priests of the blood god hakkar the soulflayer attempted to summon the wrathful deitys avatar into the world. The complete wow book reading order lore timeline and. Official fiction v e novels archive uprising libertys crusade shadow of the xelnaga speed of darkness other queen of blades i, mengsk evolution the dark templar saga firstborn shadow hunters twilight. Hi, what is the chronological order to read the warcraft books. Timeline rpg books chronology world of warcraft wiki.
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