Fantastic! I had no idea Thrall used his shaman powers before Cataclysm. Reading this made me want to login again and explore the Hillsbrad Foothills. ( )

After being in a reading slump for a couple of months, I really didn’t expect much from a World of Warcraft book. I’d read a few of Christie Golden’s novels in the past and really liked them, so I thought I’d give this one a try. Whoa… I’d forgotten just how GOOD Golden is! I really enjoyed LORD OF THE CLANS. I devoured it in a couple of sittings, pleasantly surprised at the character development, writing style, and overall grittiness of the story.

I’ve been playing WoW for nearly a decade now, on and off, but I didn’t know anything about Thrall’s backstory. I was really taken by him and his plight at the hands of humans. Golden’s handling of racially motivated hatred was so heartbreaking, and so relevant not just in fantasy, but in our day-to-day lives, too. Seeing the way humans treated Thrall just because of the color his skin and the size of his body turned my stomach. Such a great reminder that we can’t judge a book by its cover - in any setting.

Loved this, and can’t wait to read more World of Warcraft books - right after I go renew my WoW account and fire up a new orc character! ( )

I just couldn't bring myself to finish this, I only got to page 120 before I had to put it down.

I've read books by this Author before, and throughly enjoyed them, but Christie Golden's writing was just disappointing in this offering. ( )

This is Christie Golden's sequel of sorts to her novel "Rise of the Horde". this one chronicles the early years and coming of age of Thrall, the might Warchief and Shaman, of the Horde.

The writing was well enough for a genre expanded universe novel. My only complaint was perhaps the overly repetitive nature of certain character traits of the central three characters. I'm sure it was meant as a way to be certain that we understood pivotal character traits, but by the third act it felt as if it was less than subtle padding to achieve a page count.

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I get Thrall now, I still don't like him (principles) but I get him. ( )