Beyond the Dark Portal

, #4

432 pages

English language

Published June 23, 2008 by Pocket Star Books.

ISBN:
978-1-4165-5086-0
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4 stars (5 reviews)

The aging orc shaman Ner'zhul has seized control of the Horde and reopened the Dark Portal. His brutal warriors once again encroach upon Azeroth, laying siege to the newly constructed stronghold of Nethergarde Keep. There, the archmage Khadgar and the Alliance commander, Turalyon, lead humanity and its elven and dwarven allies in fighting this new invasion.

Even so, disturbing questions arise. Khadgar learns of orcish incursions farther abroad: small groups of orcs who seem to pursue a goal other than simple conquest. Worse yet, black dragons have been sighted as well, and they appear to be aiding the orcs. To counter Ner'zhul's dark schemes, the Alliance must now invade the orcs' ruined homeworld of Draenor. Can Khadgar and his companions stop the nefarious shaman in time to stave off the destruction of two worlds?

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reviewed Beyond the Dark Portal by Christie Golden (World of Warcraft, #4)

A Warcraft novel but this one is written by human people and has characters with personalities and stuff

3 stars

This is a novelization of the Warcraft 2 Expansion Pack. Again, expectations are not too high given the previous sentence, but this was written in 2008. WoW was really blowing up at this point, and it's clear that the authors took some care with their work. Everything makes sense within the WoW universe. Yes, there are many Events that happen, but the authors wisely balance out Events with actual characters, their feelings, and their relationships. It helps these characters feel real rather than just units you tell to go fight something.

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