Over a decade after the Second War, the young warchief Thrall has freed the orcs from their internment camps, and visions urge him to lead them across the sea. In Lordaeron, Prince Arthas and the sorceress Jaina Proudmoore look into a plague spreading through the northern villages. Four campaigns, human, undead, orc and night elf, tell one connected story.
Books connected to this game
- Read afterWarcraft II: Tides of Darkness
Set over a decade after the Second War, with the orcs in internment camps, so it assumes you know who won. Warcraft II comes first in the story.
- Comes beforeWarcraft III: The Frozen Throne
Continues directly from Reign of Chaos and gives away its ending. Play Reign of Chaos first.
- Comes afterWarcraft: Lord of the Clans
Ends shortly before Warcraft III, which picks Thrall up as the orcs' warchief. Read it first; it sets the game up without giving anything away.
- Ties intoWorld of Warcraft: Arthas: Rise of the Lich King
Retells Arthas's campaigns in Reign of Chaos from his side, so it gives the game's story away. Play Warcraft III first.
- Comes afterWarcraft: War of the Ancients: The Well of Eternity
Set ten thousand years before Warcraft III's night elf campaign, but its present-day frame starts after the Third War. Play Warcraft III first.
- Comes beforeWorld of Warcraft: Cycle of Hatred
Set a few years after Reign of Chaos and built on the peace its ending leaves behind. Play Warcraft III first.
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