World of Warcraft: Shadows Rising
Madeleine Roux · 2020
After the Fourth War, the Horde is run by a council rather than a warchief, and Thrall, Baine, Lor'themar and Thalyssra try to make that work while Sylvanas's loyalists remain at large. When someone tries to kill Talanji, the Zandalari queen, the council sends the young troll shaman Zekhan to help her find out who.
What this adds if you've played the games
The lead-in to Shadowlands, and mostly a Horde book. It sets up the Horde council, introduces Zekhan and explains why some of Shadowlands' early characters are where they are when it starts. Talanji and Thalyssra get far more to do than the game ever gave them. Roux keeps several threads going at once and they don't all land. Read it after Battle for Azeroth.
Where it fits
- Read afterWorld of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth
Opens after Battle for Azeroth's ending and gives it away. Finish that expansion first.
- Read beforeWorld of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Finishes shortly before Shadowlands begins and sets up several of its first characters. Read it in between.
Editions
Del Rey paperback
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