Two years after the Second War, the young mage Rhonin is sent by the Kirin Tor into Khaz Modan, where the Dragonmaw orcs still hold the red dragon queen Alexstrasza captive at Grim Batol. With the high elf ranger Vereesa Windrunner and the dwarf Falstad Wildhammer along, he soon finds the mission is about much more than one queen.
What this adds if you've played the games
Rhonin, Vereesa and the mysterious mage Krasus become recurring faces, from the Kirin Tor's Dalaran in Wrath to the War of the Ancients trilogy, which follows on from this. It also lays out the five dragonflights and their Aspects, which you'll want for Cataclysm and Dragonflight. Knaak loves dragons and cliffhangers and his prose can get overheated, but it's short and it moves.
Where it fits
- Ties intoWarcraft II: Tides of Darkness
Set two years after the Second War, with captured red dragons still serving the Dragonmaw orcs. It assumes the war's outcome, so play Warcraft II first.
- Ties intoWarcraft: War of the Ancients: The Well of Eternity
Rhonin and Krasus come from Day of the Dragon, and the trilogy gives away that book's big reveal. Read Day of the Dragon first.
- Comes beforeWorld of Warcraft: Night of the Dragon
Returns to Grim Batol years after Day of the Dragon and gives away who Krasus really is. Read Day of the Dragon first.
Editions
Pocket Books paperback
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