I sometimes try to criticize the book I'm reading. Usually I can't come up with anything(except when the book is so obviously horrible that even I can see it), but at least I'm able to put down the book and think for a while.With this one, I just couldn't. I started this book a few weeks ago, but I couldn't continue because I was too busy. I picked it up again yesterday, thinking that I would be able to finish this (relatively) thin book in no time. And I did. Not because the story was short, but because I was so into it that I took the book with me everywhere I went and read it whenever I got time.This book told me everything I had wanted to know about Thrall: his childhood, who his secret helper was and how she helped and influenced him, how he finally found out his true identity and how he transformed from a mere slave to a great Warchief. I had liked Thrall a lot after I'd read Rise of the Horde, now I totally respect him.The author really succeeded in building characters. All the characters seemed real, even the hateful villain Blackmoore, who appeared to be a pretty complicated character - pathetic too. It would be interesting to analyze him, but I paid more attention to Grom Hellscream. I had always considered him as a mindless leader who only cared about fighting and battles after I read Chronicles of War. In truth, he was a great and wise leader, and what he endured was more than anything I could think of. Even a fierce warrior can have his vulnerable side. One thing I didn't quite get at first was the friendship between Taretha and Thrall. Even if Thrall had seemed like a younger brother to her, how did she develop such a deep feeling for him? Certainly Taretha was "different" and "special", even as a child. When Thrall stayed with her as a baby, she realized that, even though he was a orc, there were not many differences between them. Orcs were not really such savage creatures considered by many - she might have realized this even before Thrall came. Also, the feelings she had for him in the beginning were more likely to be a mix of curiousity and sympathy, as she herself was a kind of slave too. This feeling deepened as they kept in contact through letters, and Taretha began to consider Thrall as a real friend. The development of their friendship might seem somehow stiff, but there was no doubt that she had a noble personality. Her belief echoed with one of my favourite quotes said by Tirion Fordring:Race does not dictate honor. While you remain on my farmstead, I ask that you remember and respect this credo. I have known orcs who have been as honorable as the most noble of knights and humans who have been as vile as the most ruthless of Scourge. Poor Taretha. She deserved more than she actually got.If there's anything I need to complain about... it's that the interactions between Orgrim Doomhammer and Thrall are too few. TOOOO FEW. Come on Thrall you were Orgrim's best friend's son! Why you no talk together more?! WHHHYYYYY?! So sad.... *sigh*For me personally, this book did have too many heartbreaking scenes. Nevertheless, it was a great read and I enjoyed a lot. The story is just great. As a huge WoW fan, I'm totally satisfied. I've no doubt that I will reread it a lot of times.One sentence for conclusion:FOR THE HORDE! \(≧∀≦)/
Pocas veces he odiado tanto a un villano en un libro... No soy fan de Warcraft (y sin conocer casi nada del folclor de esta saga), entendí perfecto la historia y me encantó.Esta es una excelente novelización de un videojuego, se nota que la escritora estudió a fondo el mundo de Warcraft, ya que cumple como un producto para fans y a la vez para extraños en el universo warcraft y que buscan una buena novela fantástica.El libro es fácil de leer, es corto, entretenido y tiene frases que aunque las dice un orco de piel verde, expresan el sentir de miles de humanos que viven muy similar a como Thrall vivía.Lo único que le critico es que a veces le falta un poco de ritmo y otras veces se va muy rápido. Y también me hubiera gustado que desarrollara un poco otros personajes secundarios.¡Muerte a Aedelas Blackmoore!4/5
What do You think about Lord Of The Clans (2001)?
Christie Golden writes Horde characters extremely well as I first discovered in Rise of the Horde. Lord of the Clans is the best Horde-based book I've read in the World of Warcraft series. This is Thrall's story from birth to Warchief. No shortage of legendary Horde characters here--Durotan and Draka of the Frostwolf Clan, Grom Hellscream of the Warsong Clan, Drek'Thar, shaman of the Frostwolves, and Warchief Ogrim Doomhammer of the Blackrock Clan. Thrall's captor, Aedelas Blackmoore, is a perfectly vile character. I couldn't put the book down once Thrall escaped from Durnholde Keep and began to discover his true identity. Exciting read for WoW fans as Thrall is arguably the most interesting character in the game (especially considering his great destiny in Cataclysm). I will be revisiting the Burning Crusade dungeon The Escape from Durnholde Keep in the Caverns of Time soon as a complement to this novel.
—Rachel
I love when I get so involved in a book that I can't put it down! Just curious but what specifically did you love about the book - plot, characters, etc?
—Robert C.
Lord of The Clans is another book based off of a popular video game series. It does not appeal to everyone, but I thought it was an outstanding book. The main character is an orc named Thrall and is a slave to the humans. He is trained to be a gladiator and fight and kill other orcs in captivity. Thrall decides that he should rally all of the other slaves and break out of their internment camp. Thrall becomes the leader of the biggest orc clan and recruits many others to fight by his side. The theme to this book is freedom, because the entire story is about becoming free and roaming the land. Thrall values freedom above all else because he was taken in as a slave as a baby. This story can stand alone to people who have not read any of the other Warcraft books, but might be a little bit confusing at first because of all the references made to other stories or places.
—Sam Gaume
