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Before the Storm

A Novel

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Before the Storm

By: Christie Golden
Narrated by: Josh Keaton
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 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An all-new, official prequel novel to The Battle for Azeroth, Blizzard Entertainment’s next expansion to the critically acclaimed World of Warcraft videogame.

Azeroth is dying.

The Horde and the Alliance defeated the demonic Burning Legion, but a dire catastrophe is unfolding deep below the surface of the world. There is a mortal wound in the heart of Azeroth, struck by the sword of the fallen titan Sargeras in a final act of cruelty.

For Anduin Wrynn, king of Stormwind, and Sylvanas Windrunner, warchief of the Horde and queen of the Forsaken, there is little time to rebuild what remains and even less to mourn what was lost. Azeroth’s devastating wound has revealed a mysterious material known as Azerite. In the right hands, this strange golden substance is capable of incredible feats of creation; in the wrong ones, it could bring forth unthinkable destruction.

As Alliance and Horde forces race to uncover the secrets of Azerite and heal the wounded world, Anduin enacts a desperate plan aimed at forging a lasting peace between the factions. Azerite jeopardizes the balance of power, and so Anduin must gain the trust of Sylvanas. But, as ever, the Dark Lady has her own machinations.

For peace to be possible, generations of bloodshed and hatred must be brought to an end. But there are truths that neither side is willing to accept and ambitions they are loath to relinquish. As Alliance and Horde alike grasp for the Azerite’s power, their simmering conflict threatens to reignite all-out war—a war that would spell doom for Azeroth.

Praise for Before the Storm

“This is easily the best book in the World of Warcraft series, and I don’t say that lightly. . . . It’s so much more than a tie-in novel. . . . It’s a beautiful book.”—Blizzard Watch Action & Adventure Epic Fantasy Genre Fiction Movie, TV & Video Game Tie-Ins

Critic reviews

“This is easily the best book in the World of Warcraft series, and I don’t say that lightly. . . . It’s so much more than a tie-in novel. . . . It’s a beautiful book.”—Blizzard Watch
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For the horde and ty for the great epilogue for battle for azeroth continue the great work.

For the horde

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the story was quite empty and lengthened for nothing unlike the old books like war crimes it was only around one character that is the king of Stormwind anduin and it didn't explain or show anything about the burning of teldrassil it's not what I hoped for

the story was quite empty and didn't explain many

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narrator good...story good...love it
i tottaly recommend to buy this book
Read it people...its worth of it

I love it

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Before the Storm has been the first Warcraft novel I've heard, having only read the Chronicle Volume 1 prior, and I absolutely loved it! Christie Golden is a gem that Blizzard has been fortunate to uncover, and I'm looking very much forward to diving further into the Warcraft lore via the books also! A side note is that playing world of Warcraft / having prior knowledge of what currently goes on in the Warcraft universe, is required for full enjoyment of the book.

First Warcraft book I've heard, and I loved it!

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I found this to be a fantastic book, very well laid out for world of Warcraft fans. For those who have not kept up with the game story, it would be a good idea to check that out first, as a great many references are fairly recent developments in the game itself. Josh does voices throughout the book, but it would be nice for such a big project to include some of the more popular WoW voice actors.

well worth a read!

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