Warcraft: War of the Ancients #3: The Sundering

This is the third part of the trilogy and wraps things up nicely, while leeting you know what is to come. It explains a lot about the game and the relationship of the characters.

This is what can only be described as a fantastic final chapter in the war of the ancients series. This book was so fantastic i was immersed into the warcraft universe so much everything else meant nothing. The characters are so well portrayed and the events that take place are spectacular. Richard knakk really sets the pace and the scene with his writing in this book. The end was sudden and tragic however like every good fairy tale we are left with hope and purpose. Brilliant 5/5

Definetly get books 1 and 2 before geting this one. If you are new to warcraft universe the triology does a good job of explaining who and what things are ... for the ppl allready into warcraft lore let me tell you, you will not get enough sleep until you are done with all 3 books (and you will want more).

This book just goes to show you that the third book in a series written based on a Blizzard franchise is always the best one. A maxim I have found to be true. I digress. The Sundering takes place a short time after the events of The Demon Soul. The night elves find themselves in constant battle against the Burning Legion. One of the night elves' most relied upon sorcerers has defected to the side of the Legion and their situation looks grim. The book is packed tight with all sorts of depictions of grisly combat and quite remarkable detail. Richard A. Knaak definitely shows himself as one of the masters of writing massive battles (especially the final battles). This was one of the few books I actually sacrificed sleep for just to find out what was going to happen next. That is how addictive Knaak's writing style is. I also like the way he killed off several of his characters, the way he did it was neat. If you are a fan of the Warcraft series of games, you definitely need to read this book, if not the entire trilogy. This book is tied with Empire of Blood as the best final book in a trilogy.

Fantastic story, opens your eyes to more lore then World of Warcraft provides and shows how everything came to be. The whole series is incredible and Knaak was the perfect writer for it. This book is more of a wrap up story then the other 2, culminating with the sundering of the land of Azeroth, but as the Warcraft lore has been created before these books were written there is only so much that can be said or done. It is similar to Star Wars in that vain: you know what is going to happen next so you cant fiddle too much with the past. If you are a fan of Warcraft or just enjoy well written Fantasy novels this is light years better then anything D & D authors have channeled out recently. A must buy.