World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1

As a player, I did a little endgame content during MoP, and have recently got back into WoW. I was very much enjoying the lore, but found it all confusing, and hearing it described on YouTube wasn't very exciting. After watching the movie (acting & dialogue isn't great, but it got me more into the lore), I decided to buy just this book, while playing through the starting areas in-game. While this book is just a chronological list of events, it is well-written, and has intriguing story-lines. I often found myself eager to find out what happened to certain characters, and got through it relatively quickly. It takes you right up until where the movie starts. If you plan on watching the movie after reading, I suggest skipping over the last 2 pages, and returning after watching it to avoid spoilers. The only downside to it is the ridiculous amount of names you are required remember. The book does attempt to remind you of certain things when they are relevant, but much of the time it expects you to remember what everything is, and what happened before, which is no small feat. Fortunately the index is very helpful at finding the relevant information. As a player who never took paid much attention to the lore/story (due to it being all over the place in-game, plus the game pushing you through the levels so fast you can't experience it), this book had so many "aha!" moments I couldn't count. It really made me excited to dig through more of the lore, and explore the world in-game as well. My current plan is to read through some of the novels, starting with "The Last Guardian", then read the other chronicles, all while playing the game. Overall I would highly recommend this if you're at all interested in the lore of Warcraft. It's a high quality book that explains a lot about the Warcraft universe in a straightforward fashion.

A brilliant retconning of the disparate creation stories and early-years stories of Azeroth that Blizzard and associated writers have created over the years, woven together into a brilliant narrative, all accompanied with some beautiful artwork. It also looks great on the shelf thanks to the quality binding. Would recommend for fans of WoW, and I have the subsequent volumes on my wishlist!

I don't normally review on Amazon but this was an absolutely fantastic read. I read it from cover to cover in a matter of days and when I was done, I had a much deeper understanding of the lore presented within the text. This book gets straight down to business, chronologically listing the events that unfold from the creation of the universe, to the goings on in Azeroth. Different accounts are highlighted with subheadings for quick location and there's also an index. The index was immensely useful for finding information I was directly interested in, or to quickly find something I needed to revisit when I'd forgotten the lore behind it, and it was important to the event I was reading. Additionally, and this is not a criticism, do not expect this book to share the characteristics of a novel. It is much more of a recount, which focuses on facts and timeline above all else. Finally, the quality of the book is sublime: reading it cover to cover has not degraded it in any way, the paper is of a high quality, the artwork is amazing (and also really helps you visualise what the text is discussing) and it feels heavy. Very well made. 10/10

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Bought this as a gift for my Boyfriend whos a big WoW fan and he absolutely loved it. Its presented really lovely, awesome art art work. Defintely a good buy!

Beautifully glossy, and a little larger (in height) than I was expecting. The artwork is beautiful, and very much in keeping with what we've come to expect from the Warcraft universe. As for the literary content, I've really enjoyed it. It plugs up some unanswered lore questions, whilst fleshing out what we've already been told as the game story has unfolded. Some of it feels a little like a retcon in places, but I believe thats a good thing in this case. I'm not going to post any spoilers, but if you've been watching the forums on the books content, folks have been complaining about certain elements involving the true motivations behind some lore characters, both on the hero and villain sides. I don't see the problem, but I'll let you guys decide for yourself. All in all, I'm more than happy with it, and I'd happily recommend it to any fan of the game series.

I originally bought this product sometime last year and only briefly read some of it. I decided to give this another shot since Shadowlands hype was building and I ended up getting through the entire book in a day and a half. Honestly, this book is pretty much a perfect start to get into the Warcraft lore. It details the very beginning of creation of life in the Warcraft Universe, from the Titans to the Old God's, all the way down to how the majority of the main races came to be on Azeroth. This book essentially details right up to about 45 years before the opening of the Dark Portal (which would lead perfectly into Rise of the Horde). Now what does need to be said is that this book does take some other novels, such as Dawn of the Aspects, and basically narrows the story of that down to a few pages at most, so I'd say be wary of the spoilers if you plan to read the novels, but it's a VERY watered down version of events and I'm sure the novels themselves tell a grander story than the Chronicle. Id give this a 4.5/5 instead of 5 stars only because I wish there were just a few more illustrations on some of the events that occur. Also I wish the book was a little smaller; having to hold a huge chunky hardcover book made it a little awkward for reading, but I do kind of get why they did it. Still, this is a must have for anyone wanting to start getting into the WoW lore.

I have always been interested in lore for the game and thus this book is the start of probably what will be a very in depth look into the history that surrounds Azeroth and it's peoples. WoW has been accused of dumbing down over the years or lore being altered to better suit the game itself but given the depth of the book and the way it has been written you would be hard pressed to find or see any of this in the book. The text and articles in the book and the inception of the world is really interesting and it gives you a good idea of the events way in the past and how they effected the future. The artwork is really impressive too of the key historic events and the main characters who where involved with them. It's a lovely book to look at never mind read and I have hopes that the series will continue in the same vein as the first as well. For a lore loving person like me it's a fantastic read!

Di questa serie di libri se ne sentiva la necessità ed è molto piacevole vedede che in Blizzard abbiano preso la faccenda seriamente, creando un prodotto davvero ben confezionato sia nella realizzazione fisica che nei contenuti. I materiali utilizzati sono di prima scelta e come aspetto ricorda molto i libri delle ultime edizioni di D&D, soprattutto la variante di LotR (leggasi: un gran bel colpo d'occhio). La copertina è bella solida e rigida, con le scritte in leggero rilievo e le immagini belle lucide. Sul retro non ci sono scritte ed il dorso è essenziale ed elegante. Insomma, bello. Le pagine all'interno sono "spesse", ruvide e al tempo stesso lucide, che è un piacere sia leggere che sfogliare. Il libro è corredato da alcune splendide illustrazioni che hanno forse l'unico difetto nell'essere un po' pochine, mentre sono molto belle ed abbondanti le mappe. Le immagini hanno colori corposi e un bel nero definito: si vede bene l'esperienza della Dark Horse (famosa per le produzioni comics). Non sembrano presenti errori di stampa, perlomeno sulla mia copia. Peccato solo sia assente una fascetta di stoffa rossa segnalibro, sarebbe stata utile ed avrebbe donato al libro un aspetto ancora più ricercato. Riguardo al contenuto, l'obiettivo era sistemare le molte incongruenze della storia passata della serie di Warcraft e al tempo stesso introdurre nuovo "lore" da usarsi in futuro, poggiandosi sulle basi di quello vecchio senza però andare a stravolgerlo. Secondo me è stato centrato: c'è qualche "retcon" qui e lì, ma per lo più è per il meglio e, in alcuni casi, è fornita anche una spiegazione in-lore del perché avessimo informazioni incorrette. Sebbene non sia un romanzo, il livello della scrittura (in inglese, ma molto chiaro) è molto buono e il libro si legge con piacere, con due unici appunti: finisce troppo bruscamente (poco prima di Warcraft I) e tutta la parte relativa agli eventi del periodo di Azshara/War of the Ancients/Sundering è confusa, grossolana ed incompleta. Il motivo di ciò è facilmente immaginabile: evitare di spoilerare parte delle sorprese di Legion (e dell'inevitabile futura espansione dedicata ai naga), ma in un libro dedicato al lore è triste vedere un'intera sezione, perdipiù relativa ad un periodo molto importante, così maltrattata (e che tale rimarrà, a scanso di riedizioni future). C'è poi la storia di Aegwinn pesantemente rimaneggiata che lascia un po' sconcertati, più che altro perché non è chiaro il motivo per il quale abbiano deciso di metterci le mani (sospetto che centri col film di prossima uscita e con alcuni elementi di Legion, come le backstory di alcuni artefatti). Nel complesso è un libro davvero ben fatto, un po' caro forse, ma sicuramente un ottimo acquisto per gli amanti del lore del gioco.

Great book for All Wow fans..it's a mix of novel and artbook with maps too.Story based of events 15000yrs and coming down to the events of Dark portal.book was well pack from seller uRead..for price of 2100.

Ürün çok güzel bir şekilde geldi. HC olduğu için doğal olarak ufak izler barındırıyor ama hasar yoktu. Amazon US tarafından gönderildiği için gönderimi uzun sürdü ama her kuruşuna değdi. Warcraft evrenini öğrenmenin en doğru yolu bu seri.

Dieses Buch ist einfach ein kleines Meisterwerk der Literatur im Rahmen des WoW Universums. Wirklich großartige Bilder paaren sich mit interessanten Informationen, die in ein übersichtliches System gebracht wurden. Hier finden sich keine billigen Abziehbildchen und überbunte Comicfiguren, hier wurde wirklich mit Stil und Klasse gearbeitet. Die Verarbeitung ist sehr schön, mir gefällt das Design jeder einzelnen Seite, die alle in den Rahmen eines alt wirkenden Buches gehalten sind. So als stünde man selbst in Azeroth und würde ein Geschichtsbuch lesen. Endlich gibt es Infomationen, Karten der unterschiedlichen Stadien der Entstehung von Azeroth und eine zusammenhängende Lore in einem. Ich bin wirklich begeistert. Volle Sternzahl!

El libro cumple todas las expectativas que uno tenga previamente, tiene la magia propia de todos los juegos de esta saga así como de novelas y títulos anteriores. Es el volumen 1 de una trilogía que dará que hablar por años! La calidad de las ilustraciones, de las páginas, la tapa y contratapa, todo eso sumado a la riqueza de lectura que uno se encontrará, hacen de este un producto que no puede faltar en las estanterías de los fanáticos e incluso de cualquier persona que le guste la fantasía!