The Last Guardian

by Jeff Grubb

Mass Market Paperback, 308 pages

English language

Published Nov. 30, 2002 by Pocket Books.

ISBN:: 978-0-671-04151-9
OCLC Number:: 51072474

(10 reviews)

In the mist-shrouded haze of the past, long before the beginning of recorded time, there stood the world of Azeroth. Every kind of magical being strode the countryside among the tribes of man, and all was at peace — until the arrival of the demons and horrors of the Burning Legion and their baneful Lord Sargeras, dark god of chaotic magic. Now Dragons, Dwarves, Elves, Goblins, Humans, and Orcs all vie for supremacy across the scattered kingdoms—part of a grand, malevolent scheme that will determine the fate of the world of Warcraft

The Guardians of Tirisfal: a line of champions imbued with godlike powers, each one through the ages charged with fighting a lonely secret war against the Burning Legion. Medivh was fated from birth to become the greatest and most powerful of this noble order. But from the beginning a darkness tainted his soul, corrupting his innocence and turning to evil the powers that should have fought for good. Torn by two destinies, Medivh's struggle against the malice within him became one with the fate of Azeroth itself...and changed the world forever.

THE LAST GUARDIAN

An original tale of magic, warfare, and heroism based on the bestselling, award-winning electronic game from Blizzard Entertainment.

1 edition

XolokReads reviewed The Last Guardian by Jeff Grubb (Warcraft, #4)

One of the earliest WC novels

3 stars

I knew this was one of the earliest Warcraft novels. My expectations were kind of in the dumpster. In 2002 Warcraft (even video games in general) wasn't yet the phenomenon it would become and I figured that even a capable author wouldn't necessarily bring their A-game to a novel based on a computer game. I was pleasantly surprised to find in The Last Guardian a perfectly serviceable story set in this game's established lore. It didn't lean completely on tropes or Tolkein. Who was good and evil was pretty clear, but there was still a bit of intrigue. It expanded on the scant story in the game without just replacing it. It did a little world building without putting up the We Are World Building Now sign a reader might run across some other fantasy novels. Not too bad.