Battle for azeroth lore 101 putting the pieces in order. Timeline rpg books chronology world of warcraft, most of the books in the warcraft rpg and world of warcraft rpg are set in a. This is the result of reading many of these myself and lots of research to get the best order possible. Below is the list of warcraft and world of warcraft novels. That being said, i found a list from a guygirl named sayomara from. This means that instead of being listed by when the material was published, its being listed by its order in the warcraft lore timeline. World of warcraft books in reading order best chronological list 2018 updated 28 books.
Even the books that were published as comic books were obviously written for the trade format, so im just going to talk about all of them. This includes all film novelizations, novels, comics, young readers, reference books, roleplaying sourcebooks, and more. World of warcraft never really had any nongraphic novel comics. If you want to give this series a chance and you are wondering what is the proper order to read all the warcraft novels, the best way to read them is by chronological order, however you must. The following is a warcraft lore guide to all canon novels, manga, comics, and short stories related to world of warcraft, presented in chronological order. Also, most of warcraft and warcraft ii got retconed, right.
The world of warcraft book series by multiple authors includes books cycle of hatred, rise of the horde, tides of darkness, and several more. This section concerns content exclusive to the warcraft. Also known for writing under the name of jadrien bell, she creates fantasy novels as well, many of which have won awards. The complete wow book reading order lore timeline and warlords of draenor tl. What is the chronological order of warcraft canon media. Now,alot of people have diffrent oppionions on how you should read them.
An overview of the warcraft novels in chronological order as well as readers advisory related to the game a readers advisory guide based on player classes. He has written more than 50 novels, as well as short stories, nonfiction, ebooks, comic books, and blog entries, many of them in various media universes, among them star trek, alien, supernatural, world of warcraft, starcraft, marvel comics, cars, farscape, buffy the. Here is the full chronological list of all of the warcraft novels. In what order should i read world of warcraft novels. The first three of these core games are in the realtime strategy genre, where. I want to read the novels and have looked at the forums but to many deferent people say to start some where. Battle for azeroth almost upon us, its time to take the farflung pieces of lore that have been presented in videos, comics, books and novellas and try to put them into. Stolen list of books in chronological order from the blizzard forums. Leave some feedback on what you would like to see next. Following the 1987 initial release of games workshops warhammer 40,000 wargame, set in a far future science fantasy universe, the company began publishing background literature that.
Despite being clearly numbered, the last guardian is set years before day of the dragon and lord of the clans, during the first war. For frame of reference, all material is sorted by the game title and expansion in which it takes place. For reference purposes, ive included the game releases and. Reading order of warcraft books and novels lore icy veins forums. Novels wowpedia your wiki guide to the world of warcraft.
Here is a list of the warcraft and world of warcraft books in order. Novel guide wowpedia your wiki guide to the world of warcraft. Warcraft novels chronological order 25 books goodreads. Warcraft is a franchise of video games, novels, and other media created by blizzard entertainment. The complete wow book reading order lore timeline and. Chronicle volume 1 begins147,000 citation needed dawn of the aspects past24,974. In this video i make an attempt at covering nearly every source. The burning crusade night of the dragon by richard a. Wow insiders chronological guide covers all novels, comics, manga and short stories, but presents them not in publication order, but in the order they appear in the warcraft.
Contentsshow the chronological order of the current diablo novels the sin war. A healthy chunk 1220 are the short stories that have been posted up for free on the website, particularly around mop. Apr 28, 2017 from time to time people ask me in what order they should read the novels or how to get into the lore of warcraft. Many websitespeople list different orders to the books. These books were published using the warcraft trademark. Official fiction v e novels archive uprising libertys crusade shadow of the xelnaga speed of darkness other queen of blades i, mengsk evolution the dark templar saga firstborn shadow. May 30, 2016 as far as i remember the correct order should be the following.
World of warcraft graphic novels, books, trade paperbacks and hardcovers published by dc comics. Interested in reading some of the warcraft publications, but unsure where to start. Warcraft literature chronology world of warcraft book list. Kilruk hefted his two new blades, forged from the purest kyparite available at the empresss order. Reign of chaos, world of warcraft, and hearthstone. This guide presents all novels, manga, comics, and short stories that are considered canon in warcraft. A books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Chronological novel, short story and comic guide updates. Warcraft books in chronological order general discussion world. This guide presents all novels, manga, comics, and short stories that are considered canon in warcraft lore, in chronological. The ultimate, definitive reading order of the warcraft novels. We have much to discuss, windreaver, said klaxxiva pok. Chris metzen regarding canon edit yeah, the novels are pretty much considered canon, um, the funny thing is some things are less canon. We say somewhat, because there are some stories that refer to past and present events along the timeline, which we have specified alongside the title when we can.
For frame of reference, all material is sorted by the game. Warcraft books wow general wowhead forums, post by therebel444 hi, what is the chronological order to read the warcraft books. Reading order of warcraft books and novels lore icy. I have strange taste though so you might want to check one of my other tabs chronological order, popularity.
All stories are presented here in inuniverse chronological order, as opposed to real world release dates. Aug 04, 2011 if youre looking to read everything in order, weve got you covered. Top 10 world of warcraft novels my picks this is a list of my personal favorite novels in order from best to worst 1 to 10. Jun 06, 2018 best 2019 world of warcraft books list.
World of warcraft is an massive multiplayer online role playing game mmorpg that was first released in 2004 by blizzard entertainment and still continues to this day. Mar 26, 2020 want to get into the lore, but dont know where to begin. Wow books, novels, comics, and short stories in chronological order welcome to healingwows somewhat chronological guide to warcraft novels, comics and short stories. War of the ancients trilogy rise of the horde the last guardian tides of darkness beyond the dark portal day of the dragon lord of the clans of blood and honor cycle of hatred rise. Only when novels started being written for wow background did they follow chronological order. If youre looking to read everything in order, weve got you covered. He is the creator of the dragonrealm series, but has also has written novels for the dragonlance, diablo, warcraft and age of conan series. Although i have read all the books some of them a couple of times, i still cannot put them in chronological order. World of warcraft classic will be released soon, what better way to wait for wow. I guess i can assume warcraft 3 and all wow games are official canon, but what about books, mangas, and other stuff.
As far as i remember the correct order should be the following. The american writer christie golden, who is also known jadrien bell, is a well known writer of fantasy, horror and sciencefiction. Like which one came first and which order to buyread them in. And i would also like to know were to start on the book series. Feb 07, 2018 the ultimate, definitive reading order of the warcraft novels. Allowing players to enter the past and tread the world of draenor before its destruction, the fifth world of warcraft expansion brings a level cap increase to level 100, a new world, and another graphics engine overhaul. Battle for azeroth is the upcoming seventh expansion set in. Mar 10, 2020 world of warcraft is an massive multiplayer online role playing game mmorpg that was first released in 2004 by blizzard entertainment and still continues to this day. Ghost series novels nova spectres ghost academy volume 1 volume 2 volume 3 starcraft. Want to get into the lore, but dont know where to begin. This has included such companies as disney with her work on star war, and blizzard with her work on videogames like starcraft 2 and world of warcraft. This is a full chronological order of warcraft novels for anyone who would like to catch up on it s story and lore. I want to start reading the novels, but im one of those people who feel unconfortable not reading things in order, like reading about pandaria and then the shattering, feels weird.
There are 23 novels in total, 7 part of the warcraft series and 16 part of the world of. The ultimate guide to warcraft lore in print blizzard watch. This is a list of my personal favorite novels in order from best to worst 1 to 10. Warcraft books didnt start out in chronological order they werent one single story, but jumped around looking at different places at different times. There are 23 novels in total, 7 part of the warcraft.
Most of the books in the warcraft rpg and world of warcraft rpg are set in a specific chronological order. The following is a guide to all canon novels, manga, comics, and short stories related to world of warcraft in chronological order. World of warcraft audiobooks listen to the full series. Official fiction v e novels archive uprising libertys crusade shadow of the xelnaga speed of darkness other queen of blades i, mengsk evolution the dark templar saga firstborn shadow hunters twilight starcraft ii novels heavens devils devils due flashpoint war stories starcraft. The following is a guide to all canon novels, manga, comics, and short stories related to world of warcraft in. In this video i make an attempt at covering nearly every source of lore thats. Ultimate warcraft book guide chronological list youtube.
Creating stories and worlds, she is well known for her. Below is my suggested reading order for the published novels and short stories of. Chronological order although i have read all the books some of them a couple of times, i still cannot put them in chronological order. This article discusses the timeline created by the chronological order of the books, along with citations when available. There are 23 novels in total, 7 part of the warcraft series and 16 part of the world of warcraft one. Wow insiders chronological guide to warcraft novels. Mar 23, 2010 i want to get more into the story of world of warcraft and i wanted to now the order that the world of warcraft novels are in. Decandido was born and raised in new york city to a family of librarians, which pretty much explains everything. Ive read most of the warcraft novels and i really cant recall one i didnt like. Volume 1 by blizzard entertainment, world of warcraft chronicle. This guide presents all novels, manga, comics, and short stories that are considered canon in warcraft lore, in chronological order. That being said, i found a list from a guygirl named sayomara from goodreads that i really liked. Is there a chronological order for the books, or does some books take place like in the middle of another book. World of warcraft, or wow, is the fourth warcraft game in the series although the previous installments were realtime strategy games.
So heres my reading order of all the novels, comics and short stories in the warcraft. Even if u read 0 comics, listen 0 audio, watch 0 movies or cinematics. Heres a suggested reading order for all of the novels within the warcraft universe. The veiled prophet demonsbane the black road diablo i legacy of blood diablo ii the kingdom of shadow diablo ii moon of the spider the order storm of light evidence page numbers are from the ebook version, except quotes from moon of the spider the. World of warcraft books in reading order best chronological.
The complete wow book reading order lore timeline and warlords. War of the ancients trilogy rise of the horde the last guardian tides of darkness beyond the dark. This article contains lore taken from warcraft novels, novellas, or short stories. If you want to give this series a chance and you are wondering what is the proper order to read all the warcraft novels, the best way to read them is by chronological order, however you must know that these books tell stories of different characters, therefore, the action takes place in different location and years. But what is the best order to read all books in,by wich i mean,when a name comes up,you know who he is,or an event that has been named,you know what happend in the event and such. The last guardian book touches on the closing days of the first war with bookends set prior to wc iii. Are you starting to read up on wow lore for the first time. From time to time people ask me in what order they should read the novels or how to get into the lore of warcraft. Hello, id like to start readin the warcraft and wow novels. Chronicle volume 1 illustrated novel introduction to. This means that instead of being listed by when the material. Wow insiders chronological guide to warcraft novels, manga.