Lord of the Clans

Warcraft, #3

by Christie Golden

Mass Market Paperback, 278 pages

English language

Published Sept. 30, 2001 by Pocket Books.

ISBN:: 978-0-7434-2690-9

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(8 reviews)

"I will not be here long," said Thrall.

"Come spring, I will rejoin Grom Hellscream, and help his noble clan storm the camps and free our people."

"Grom Hellscream," sneered the stranger, waving his hand dismissively. "A demon-ridden dreamer. I have seen what the humans can do, and it is best to avoid them, believe me."

"I was raised by humans, and believe me, they are not infallible!" cried Thrall. "Nor are you, I would think, you coward!"

"Thrall--" began Drek'Thar, speaking up at last.

"No, Master Drek'Thar, I will not be silent. This stranger comes seeking our aid, eats at our fire, and dares to insult the courage of our clan and his own race. I will not stand for it. I am not the chieftain, nor do I claim that right. But I will claim my right to fight this stranger, and make him eat his words sliced …

"I will not be here long," said Thrall.

"Come spring, I will rejoin Grom Hellscream, and help his noble clan storm the camps and free our people."

"Grom Hellscream," sneered the stranger, waving his hand dismissively. "A demon-ridden dreamer. I have seen what the humans can do, and it is best to avoid them, believe me."

"I was raised by humans, and believe me, they are not infallible!" cried Thrall. "Nor are you, I would think, you coward!"

"Thrall--" began Drek'Thar, speaking up at last.

The strange Orc laughed heartily and rose. He was almost as big as Thrall, and now, to his astonishment, Thrall saw that he was completely clad in black plate armor, trimmed with brass. Uttering a fierce cry, the stranger opened his pack and pulled out the largest warhammer Thrall had ever seen. He held it aloft with seeming ease, then brandished it at Thrall.

"See if you can take me, whelp!"

2 editions

XolokReads reviewed Lord of the Clans by Christie Golden (Warcraft, #3)

Welcome to Orgrimmar. Have you come to form the Horde?

3 stars

This book covers the story of Thrall between Warcraft 2 and Warcraft 3. It is one of the first storylines within the Warcraft universe to present the orcs as something more than just monsters. It also has the advantage of covering a part of the Warcraft story that isn't already covered in the games. That evidently allowed the author to develop some characters and relationships without usual need to include Events, the bane of most Warcraft novels. Yes, there are certainly things that happen. It is an adventure novel. The adventures are more personal though and related to the characters directly.

waconner reviewed Lord of the Clans by Christie Golden (Warcraft, #3)

Review of 'Lord of the Clans' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

This is Christie Golden's sequel of sorts to her novel "Rise of the Horde". this one chronicles the early years and coming of age of Thrall, the might Warchief and Shaman, of the Horde.

The writing was well enough for a genre expanded universe novel. My only complaint was perhaps the overly repetitive nature of certain character traits of the central three characters. I'm sure it was meant as a way to be certain that we understood pivotal character traits, but by the third act it felt as if it was less than subtle padding to achieve a page count.