Warcraft: War of the Ancients #1: The Well of Eternity

I really liked this book. For any who read the "Day of the Dragon" book by Richard Knaak and liked it, you'll love this one. It has some of the old gang and some new folks as well as some people from the WC3 game. It's an easy read and I'd say a must have for any Warcraft Lore fanatics. If you wanna know how what became what this is definately a book you'll want.

Richard Knaak is an awesome fantasy writer. I have enjoyed his books on the Dragonlance and Diablo world. He knows how to capture a reader's attention and hold it till the end of the story. Well of Eternity is a page-turner. It gives you the background story to what happens in the Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos game. You get to know a little more about the Night Elves and the Burning Legion. You are introduced to Night Elf heroes like Malfurion Stormage and Illidian. I have yet to read the other two books of the War of the Ancients series and I can't wait to get my hands on them. This series is highly recommended to anyone who enjoys fantasy and especially to those who love the Warcraft universe.

I thoroughly enjoyed the book and read it in about 3 days. Anyone who is a fan of the games will greatly enjoy the insight into many of the characters that are in the game, but are not very well expanded on in the games (Cenarius, Malfurion/Illidan/Tyrande triangle, etc.). Also, if you are a fan of the book Day of the Dragon, you will also enjoy it as it continues the story of 3 of the characters from that book. Although it mainly centers on just 2 (Rhonin and Krasus). The book overalll does a fine job fleshing out the bits of history you pick up from the games and other books. I can't wait for part 2, The Demon Soul!

First, I highly recommend that you read Warcraft: Day of the Dragon (another Knaak book) before this one. Think of it as a sort of prequel to the War of the Ancients trilogy, like The Hobbit is to the Lord of the Rings trilogy.Not that I'm comparing the book to LotR. It's not an amazing, genre-defining work, but it's a whole lot of fun for Warcraft fans and fantasy fans.It's filled with lots of interesting characters - not just Krasus, Rhonin, and Broxigar, but also some familiar names from the games: Furion, Illidan, Tyrande, Cenarius, and others that I won't spoil. It deals primarily with the Night Elves, and details the Burning Legion's first invasion (the second and final was covered in Warcraft III). It also tells a lot about the Dragon Aspects, the 5 caretakers of the planet.This isn't just a slow build-up to the next two books in the trilogy. It's full of amazing and important events and battles, and leaves you wondering where it could possibly go in the second and third books.All in all, this is a great start to what will probably be an even greater series. Warcraft fans should definitely not miss this one.