marthisuy's review
5.0
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Tempestira, es una novela basada en el juego de computadora World of Warcraft (abreviado WOW) y para entender bien la historia es necesario tener algún concepto de la historia más reciente de los juegos (por lo menos de Warcraft III y de las primeras 2 expansiones del WOW) porque sino van a terminar perdiéndose entre los detalles del libro.
Para ubicarlo temporalmente, Tempestira pasa entre la segunda y tercera expansión del wow (Wrath of the Lich King y Cataclysm). De todas formas el libro habla de temas anteriores, como Warcraft III y la Guerra de los Ancestros (que se puede leer en una trilogía del mismo autor).
Ahora empecemos con la historia. Tempestira nos presenta un personaje nuevo, Thura una orca que es descendiente directa de Broxxigar el Rojo, un orco que no solo viajó al pasado, sino que también luchó codo a codo con los elfos en la guerra de los ancestros y logró lastimar al titan Sargeras (algo que nadie más pudo hacer en la historia de Warcraft).
Nada más empezar el libro, Thura sueña que el archidruida Malfurion Stormrage (Tempestira) asesina a traición a su antepasado Broxxigar y eso la empuja a un viaje en el que cada vez más entrará en el territorio de los elfos nocturnos guiada hacia el archidruida que supuestamente asesinó a Broxx.
Por el otro lado nos muestra a los druidas del Circulo de Cenarion que empiezan a notar dos cosas. Primero que el árbol del mundo (Teldrassil) se está muriendo y que si el árbol llegara a morir todo el mundo de Azeroth seguiría ese camino. Por el otro lado notan que hay una enfermedad azolando el Sueño Esmeralda, un mundo paralelo donde los druidas entran en contacto con la esencia misma de Azeroth. Es aquí donde entró el archidruida Stormrage hace muchos años para luego desaparecer sin previo aviso.
Esa desaparición hace que Broll Bearmane y Tyrande Wisperwind se unan en una misión para encontrar y rescatar a Malfurion de lo que sea que esté causando esa enfermedad.
Por último la pesadilla empieza a invadir al mundo de los mortales y hace que varios personajes famosos entren en un sueño mortal, mientras las sombras de la pesadilla atacan las ciudades de Orgrimmar y Ventormenta.
Si les gusta la historia de Warcraft y en especial la historia de Malfurion y todo lo que tiene que ver con el druidismo en Azeroth deben leer este libro. Es de una lectura muy rápida y sencilla así que con eso no tendrán muchos problemas. Además si tuvieron la suerte de jugar al WOW Vainilla cuando se lanzó seguramente este libro les traiga muchos recuerdos.
Tempestira, es una novela basada en el juego de computadora World of Warcraft (abreviado WOW) y para entender bien la historia es necesario tener algún concepto de la historia más reciente de los juegos (por lo menos de Warcraft III y de las primeras 2 expansiones del WOW) porque sino van a terminar perdiéndose entre los detalles del libro.
Para ubicarlo temporalmente, Tempestira pasa entre la segunda y tercera expansión del wow (Wrath of the Lich King y Cataclysm). De todas formas el libro habla de temas anteriores, como Warcraft III y la Guerra de los Ancestros (que se puede leer en una trilogía del mismo autor).
Ahora empecemos con la historia. Tempestira nos presenta un personaje nuevo, Thura una orca que es descendiente directa de Broxxigar el Rojo, un orco que no solo viajó al pasado, sino que también luchó codo a codo con los elfos en la guerra de los ancestros y logró lastimar al titan Sargeras (algo que nadie más pudo hacer en la historia de Warcraft).
Nada más empezar el libro, Thura sueña que el archidruida Malfurion Stormrage (Tempestira) asesina a traición a su antepasado Broxxigar y eso la empuja a un viaje en el que cada vez más entrará en el territorio de los elfos nocturnos guiada hacia el archidruida que supuestamente asesinó a Broxx.
Por el otro lado nos muestra a los druidas del Circulo de Cenarion que empiezan a notar dos cosas. Primero que el árbol del mundo (Teldrassil) se está muriendo y que si el árbol llegara a morir todo el mundo de Azeroth seguiría ese camino. Por el otro lado notan que hay una enfermedad azolando el Sueño Esmeralda, un mundo paralelo donde los druidas entran en contacto con la esencia misma de Azeroth. Es aquí donde entró el archidruida Stormrage hace muchos años para luego desaparecer sin previo aviso.
Esa desaparición hace que Broll Bearmane y Tyrande Wisperwind se unan en una misión para encontrar y rescatar a Malfurion de lo que sea que esté causando esa enfermedad.
Por último la pesadilla empieza a invadir al mundo de los mortales y hace que varios personajes famosos entren en un sueño mortal, mientras las sombras de la pesadilla atacan las ciudades de Orgrimmar y Ventormenta.
Si les gusta la historia de Warcraft y en especial la historia de Malfurion y todo lo que tiene que ver con el druidismo en Azeroth deben leer este libro. Es de una lectura muy rápida y sencilla así que con eso no tendrán muchos problemas. Además si tuvieron la suerte de jugar al WOW Vainilla cuando se lanzó seguramente este libro les traiga muchos recuerdos.
xellinus's review
2.0
Oof. Not great. Not terrible, but entirely too long. A large chunk of the book is unnecessary details and overly wrought exposition. Everything is explained in a much unneeded fashion.
We don't need a 3 paragraph explanation of why a character betrayed someone because we saw the development before hand, was handed clues and foreshadowing. It just doubles up as if Richard is getting paid by the word.
Blergh...
We don't need a 3 paragraph explanation of why a character betrayed someone because we saw the development before hand, was handed clues and foreshadowing. It just doubles up as if Richard is getting paid by the word.
Blergh...
raenyreads's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.5
I did enjoy this book. I don't have too much of a problem with the writing style compared to what I've seen in other reviews, though it can be very repetitive. Mostly this was a nostalgic trip back to when I used to play WoW focusing on my favourite race to play - night elves. This nostalgia probably makes me think more fondly of this book than I would without but I still think its a solid addition to the WoW lore with an interesting plot and well developed characters. I do wish I'd read the War of the Ancients more recently as the events of that book come up a lot and I could barely remember any of it as I read it about 10 years ago!
dandelions2's review against another edition
3.0
I liked this book enough to finish reading it - probably because I already care about the characters since I play the game. I found the descriptions of the battles to be repetitive and the wedding at the end was a bit too trite for my tastes.
waden34's review
2.0
I really wanted to like this book, but I could not get into it at all. My mind kept wandering no matter how hard I tried to focus on the book.
This book was written slightly better than Knaak's previous works. Thankfully Eranikus wasn't in it much so there are relatively few "Ysera's consort" references.
There really wasn't anything to draw me into the story. The characters are still fairly well done, but reviving old enemies that have been killed more than once is a bad idea in my opinion.
This book was written slightly better than Knaak's previous works. Thankfully Eranikus wasn't in it much so there are relatively few "Ysera's consort" references.
There really wasn't anything to draw me into the story. The characters are still fairly well done, but reviving old enemies that have been killed more than once is a bad idea in my opinion.
kylemarie's review
2.0
A complicated mess really, especially for those who haven’t read The War of the Ancients lore trilogy, which is referenced in the book and provides a much needed back story for most of the characters. The plot is made even more complicated by the writing style and structure. Unfortunately, the writing in general was lackluster. I started counting the amount of times he used the word “macabre.” I stopped doing this at around twelve. Since I was listening to the book, I may have picked this up more easily, but it is such a specific descriptive word, and I feel like it should be used in moderation. With the writing style and random plot jumping, I began wondering if Blizzard gave Knaak a specific structure to stick with, or maybe I was just trying to shift blame off of someone whom I had always admired.
Clearly, I didn’t care much for this book. With a lore based novel and the addition of Knaak, I really wanted to like it. I just can’t get past all the flaws. I am giving it points for the idea behind the book, since I did find it interesting. I think only those who play the game and want to know more about the NPC’s they interact with should read it. Otherwise, don’t bother. Pick up a different Warcraft novel, Rise of the Horde by Christie Golden.
My full, detailed review: https://kylethebibliophile.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/review-stormrage/
Clearly, I didn’t care much for this book. With a lore based novel and the addition of Knaak, I really wanted to like it. I just can’t get past all the flaws. I am giving it points for the idea behind the book, since I did find it interesting. I think only those who play the game and want to know more about the NPC’s they interact with should read it. Otherwise, don’t bother. Pick up a different Warcraft novel, Rise of the Horde by Christie Golden.
My full, detailed review: https://kylethebibliophile.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/review-stormrage/
marshmalohgrrl's review
4.0
Reading through everyone's reviews, this book is either made or broken by rather or not you like the author. I had never read Knaak before this novel. I liked the novel despite a few things. One, the word huberis appears too often for my taste. Two, his listing habits annoy the hell out of me. I understand he wanted to list the various weapons the classes use and listing the cities and clans, but it was really irritating to read over and over again. The other minor issue was with the characters behaving over the top and the story reading like a Dungeon Master's notes. Instead of showing, he was often telling and times when he could have told, the character whose head he was in would gloss over the subject.
It is worth the read. The story itself is entertaining as long as you can get past the annoyances of his style.
It is worth the read. The story itself is entertaining as long as you can get past the annoyances of his style.
brittanybwrites's review against another edition
4.0
Picture this: you have been dreaming in the Emerald Dream for a long time. One day, while you were in the Emerald Dream, you become a prisoner to the Nightmare Lord and everyday you’re being tortured by false memories by the Nightmare Lord. Your partner on the outside of the Emerald Dream wants to save you desperately, and they ask the Druids of your circle to help them save you and also save your world of Azeroth. Alongside an orc with a magical ax who wants your head on a spike and a human with odd powers, these are the heroes that will save you and help you stop the Nightmare Lord from killing your family and friends. This is basically the premise of Stormrage, which is the story of Malfurion Stomrage and Tyrande Whisperwind, fighting side by side so they can stop the Nightmare Lord from taking over Azeroth for good.
This was a really good book, I must say, BUT...did this book stress me out or did it stress me out?? Like...parts of this book just stressed me out that I had to sit the book down and gather my thoughts. I’m happy to see people like Varian Wrynn, Shandris Feathermoon, Alexstrasza, Ysera, Thrall, hell, even Sylvanas. But I have to say, I don’t think I’ll ever survive the Nightmare Lord. Nope, can’t survive him. I want to curl up in bed somewhere in my little home in Teldrassil and never, ever wake again...though if I do that, I’ll be caught up in the thrall of the Nightmare Lord and show me my greatest nightmare. But the more I read this book and see how Malfurion devised a plan to basically bring together people to help him escape the Nightmare Lord and then defeat him with the help of nearly everyone in Azeroth, the more I...actually...started...to...like...him. Shockingly. Because I really didn’t like him that much in the beginning, but the more I read, the more I started to actually like this man. Because he basically outsmarted the Nightmare Lord and brought a war to the Nightmare Lord and won, even though it took a lot out of him.
The side stories were actually pretty fun too. My favorite would have to be Broll Bearmantle and the Circle of Druids. He was actually one of my favorites out of the book, mostly because he was true to himself and knew that Fandral was acting quite sus. He had a friend, Hamuul Runetotem, a tauren druid, help him figure out what the heck was going on with Fandral..only to find out that he was working with the Nightmare Lord, and is taking to a evil spirit of his son, who died a long time ago. Sadly Malfurion had to face him in a fight, but he’s dead and gone now (or he’s completely knocked out) but other than that I liked Broll’s part in the battle with the Nightmare Lord.
But the part that stressed me out the most was Ysera’s part in it. She was CAUGHT by the Nightmare Lord himself, taking out the Eye of Ysera and I got worried for her. I thought Ysera was dead and we’ll never see her again, but then we see she’s in a golden dome, her power being used to fuel the Nightmare Lord’s power. I had to put the book down after that so I won’t read it for a moment, then I picked it up and finished reading it, and I found myself loving this book, even though some parts of it made me want to never go to sleep again, but then realize I can fight this thing no matter what. I gave this book a four out of five stars because of the stress I had while reading this book, and also because Tyrande just...got on my last damn nerves trying to be Miss Superwoman when she could just sit down and let other people help.
This was a really good book, I must say, BUT...did this book stress me out or did it stress me out?? Like...parts of this book just stressed me out that I had to sit the book down and gather my thoughts. I’m happy to see people like Varian Wrynn, Shandris Feathermoon, Alexstrasza, Ysera, Thrall, hell, even Sylvanas. But I have to say, I don’t think I’ll ever survive the Nightmare Lord. Nope, can’t survive him. I want to curl up in bed somewhere in my little home in Teldrassil and never, ever wake again...though if I do that, I’ll be caught up in the thrall of the Nightmare Lord and show me my greatest nightmare. But the more I read this book and see how Malfurion devised a plan to basically bring together people to help him escape the Nightmare Lord and then defeat him with the help of nearly everyone in Azeroth, the more I...actually...started...to...like...him. Shockingly. Because I really didn’t like him that much in the beginning, but the more I read, the more I started to actually like this man. Because he basically outsmarted the Nightmare Lord and brought a war to the Nightmare Lord and won, even though it took a lot out of him.
The side stories were actually pretty fun too. My favorite would have to be Broll Bearmantle and the Circle of Druids. He was actually one of my favorites out of the book, mostly because he was true to himself and knew that Fandral was acting quite sus. He had a friend, Hamuul Runetotem, a tauren druid, help him figure out what the heck was going on with Fandral..only to find out that he was working with the Nightmare Lord, and is taking to a evil spirit of his son, who died a long time ago. Sadly Malfurion had to face him in a fight, but he’s dead and gone now (or he’s completely knocked out) but other than that I liked Broll’s part in the battle with the Nightmare Lord.
But the part that stressed me out the most was Ysera’s part in it. She was CAUGHT by the Nightmare Lord himself, taking out the Eye of Ysera and I got worried for her. I thought Ysera was dead and we’ll never see her again, but then we see she’s in a golden dome, her power being used to fuel the Nightmare Lord’s power. I had to put the book down after that so I won’t read it for a moment, then I picked it up and finished reading it, and I found myself loving this book, even though some parts of it made me want to never go to sleep again, but then realize I can fight this thing no matter what. I gave this book a four out of five stars because of the stress I had while reading this book, and also because Tyrande just...got on my last damn nerves trying to be Miss Superwoman when she could just sit down and let other people help.
sneakygriff's review
2.0
Complete snoozefest. Tha pacing is incredibly slow and all the characters seem to be on this endless joirneytheoughout the book with the same nightmare tropes repeates over and over again. Also, the main characters, for being near demigods in the world they are all comepletely unsecure individuals. The actual action sequences are few and far between, and extremely blandly written. I’m not even sure why I finished this book, it can safely be skipped in the series.
justgeekingby's review
5.0
Loved it. I have always been a fan of the author although so many readers seem to look down on him for what characters he has chosen from the Warcraft universe to write a history for - something I have never understood as an author has to pick characaters, they can't not have characters nor can they choose all.
Anyway. I have read his previous Warcraft books, and especially loved this one for being up to date and set in the WoW universe that players are currently actually experiencing in game. So it's set after the fall of Arthas and relates to that in some ways. What I am interested in seeing is whether the events of this will be a part of the pre-Cataclysm events in game as Blizzard have mentioned there will be several different ones. Not to mention this would explain how Malfurion Stormrage was rescued from the Emerald Dream and is back in the game in Cataclysm.
One of the things I especially love about this author, and this book, is that he captures the beauty, power and intensity of the actual spells used by druids and priests, and transforms them into words. I especially thought the end was well written, beautiful and a long time coming. You'll have to read the book to understand what I mean by that ;)
Anyway. I have read his previous Warcraft books, and especially loved this one for being up to date and set in the WoW universe that players are currently actually experiencing in game. So it's set after the fall of Arthas and relates to that in some ways. What I am interested in seeing is whether the events of this will be a part of the pre-Cataclysm events in game as Blizzard have mentioned there will be several different ones. Not to mention this would explain how Malfurion Stormrage was rescued from the Emerald Dream and is back in the game in Cataclysm.
One of the things I especially love about this author, and this book, is that he captures the beauty, power and intensity of the actual spells used by druids and priests, and transforms them into words. I especially thought the end was well written, beautiful and a long time coming. You'll have to read the book to understand what I mean by that ;)