Reviews

Rise of the Horde, by Christie Golden

marthisuy's review

5.0

Rise of the Horde debe ser el mejor de los libros de Warcraft que leí hasta ahora, para empezar te muestra la sociedad orca en un antes y un despues de que los demonios los corrompan creando a la horda.

Uno de los aspectos que más me gustan de Warcraft es que los personajes netamente malos o netamente buenos son pocos, hay muchos grises y este libro te muestra muchos de ellos. Por ejemplo Nerzhul, un chaman que está destinado a ser uno de los villanos más poderosos de Azeroth, no actuó por maldad, fue engañado y el actuó por amor a su difunta esposa.

Este libro te muestra una cara de los personajes que generalmente no vemos en el juego ni en otros lados, vemos un Drek'thar obsesionado con la brujería, un Orgrimm con miedo, un Durotan dispuesto a hacer atrocidades en su clan por la superviviencia del miso, un Nerzhul con miedo y enamorado.

Este libro muestra en nacimiento de la horda y como dos razas que vivieron separadas por cientos de años (pero en paz) van a la guerra por la influencia de los demonios. Sin duda un libro muy recomendado para los que les guste la historia de Warcraft, podemos ver una cara de los personajes que generalmente no vemos, en especial de los personajes que consideramos los malos de la historia.

geleeregina's review against another edition

4.0

I feel horrible for the orcs, as they were manipulated by Sargeras and the Burning Crusade. :( This was a great entry into the series.

aliensummer's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

3.25

bookfairy99's review

5.0

As a huge World of Warcraft fan, I jumped at the opportunity to read this. My husband read it first and recommended it (though it was a slightly lukewarm recommendation because he didn't like the ending). I've read some of Christie Golden's books in the past, and since I adore her writing style, I knew I'd enjoy this. And I did! I read it on the beach, and the entire time I wished I cold be home playing WoW. Great world building, very detailed. The characters were spot on, and the character growth made sense. I hope she writes more WoW books. I'll definitely buy them. (B+)

ryanstp's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

ann_reads_'s review

4.0

extreme paradise lost vibes but make it fantasy

definitely have to keep leveling my draenei now

nostalginaut's review

2.0

So, I read a videogame tie-in.
It was neat.

lazycycle's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

jmundradz's review

5.0

If you want to start reading the World of Warcraft books then I HIGHLY recommend that you start with this one. It gives enough background to understand fully what's going on and it gives you lots of information that reappears in almost all the other books. This is the book that I started the series with and it was great.

sylvie0625's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75