World of Warcraft: Sylvanas
World of Warcraft, Book 25
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World of Warcraft: Sylvanas
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Christie Golden
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The epic, definitive story of Sylvanas Windrunner, one of World of Warcraft’s most enduring and iconic characters, as chronicled by best-selling author Christie Golden.
Ranger-General. Banshee Queen. Warchief. Sylvanas Windrunner has borne many titles. To some, she is a hero—to others, a villain. But whether in pursuit of justice, vengeance or something more, Sylvanas has always sought to control her own destiny.
The power to achieve her goals has never been closer, as Sylvanas works alongside the Jailer to liberate all Azeroth from the prison of fate. Her final task? Secure the fealty of their prisoner—King Anduin Wrynn.
To succeed, Sylvanas will be forced to reflect on the harrowing path that brought her to the Jailer’s side and to reveal her truest self to her greatest rival. Here, Sylvanas’s complete story is laid bare: the breaking of the Windrunner family and her rise to Ranger-General, her own death at the hands of Arthas and her renewed purpose in founding the Forsaken, the moment she first beheld the Maw and understood the true consequences of what lay beyond the veil of death.
But as her moment of victory draws near, Sylvanas Windrunner will make a choice that may ultimately come to define her. A choice that’s hers to make.
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1 of the best wow books I heard
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Excellent writing as we have come to expect from Christie.
Would thoroughly recommend even if you are not 100% a Warcraft lore nerd. The story is just beautiful.
Thank you.
In her Dark Majesty’s respect.
For the Horde.
Our Dark Lady in her splendour
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Patty, your voice, empathy, for each and every character, the telling and performance, you do not only make Sylvanas a legendary character but you give the book so much love and turn it to life.
sadly there is an, however, and this is not something I will blame on Christie Golden. Her writing and storytelling are spotless.
but the way Blizzard has turned and changed Sylvanas constantly.
this review will be as spoiler-free as I can, will just say that my time frames here are based on the world of warcraft the game.
Up to the timeline where Lich King enters the PC world the story of Sylvanas is gripping at heart, so detailed, so loved you learn to know the character and the world so well, you don't need to play or watch the videos on YouTube to understand it.
up to Cataclysm in the PC world, the story is good, but here you start to notice cracks in the foundation and as time goes on, Pandaria almost skipped, Draenor skipped, Legion a 20min remark. Shadowlands. well... If you are not a wow player that has played up to Shadowlands and taken parts in raids new and old to follow the cutscenes or watched them on YouTube, You will be confused. the last w hours in this book leave gaps that only the game cinematics can fill. and that is annoying beyond all 7 hells. And this is not Christie's fault, Blizzard has toyed with Sylvanas and changed her a lot and constantly under the last 5 years, I am amazed Christie could make the story so so well for so long and justify all strange deeds and actions you see in the game. I understand her a lot, and she is a very kind-hearted character easy to love and care for, but she changes abruptly around Cataclysm. when Blizzard changed the character almost completely.
In all, I strongly recommend you this book if you love the world of warcraft world, or want to learn about a great Huntress in a world that is marvelous but gets a strong dose of evil spread upon it.
but for the book to make sense in the end, you need to see the cinematics about her, about the world on YouTube.
Christie, Patty. Thank you both for this amazing 15h experience.
///Traxton
Worgen Death Knight.
Since Cataclysm.
Oh dear lord.
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You understand why she “partnered” with the jailor and when they began working together, realise her true opinion of Anduin and ultimately give some narrative as to why the expansion ended the way that it did.
Brings understanding to a shaky Shadowlands
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It's an incredibly detailed look into the history of Sylvanas, with a lot of new story into her younger years, her family and her connections with people that have rarely been shown before.
I feel like this was a labour of love from Christie Golden, there are so many details, big and small, that add more depth to an already famous/infamous character, and elements of Sylvanas I really didn't expect before going into this, I think she did a wonderful job writing this story.
Patty Mattson has always been a great voice actress, and her narration here was phenomenal in my opinion, the range of emotions during Sylvanas' living years were well delivered, as well as the usual cold, indifferent or angry tones of her undeath.
It really made this book something special and brought characters, especially the main one, to life and i'm extremely grateful she was the one to narrate this, although I believe I could listen to her tell any story and enjoy it.
I'd recommend this book to anyone who enjoys the greater details of Warcraft characters without hesitation, especially character history unavailable anywhere else, I believe you'll enjoy it as much as I did.
A very in-depth look into Sylvanas
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The story charts her whole life and I wasn’t disappointed, and with the original voice of Sylvanas to read the story was brilliant. Hats off to her.
Enjoy. ‘For the Horde’
If you love Warcraft you’ll love this
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One of my favourites
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A good book
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The above paragraph is just about my only gripe with the story, and it doesn't even rest on the shoulders of Christie Golden, for she is not the sole - or even original - director of Sylvanas' character. So, gripe aside, I must launch into the well of praise I have for this novel. Not only does it succeed in painting Sylvanas in a new light, but it also highlights her youth in vivid detail, and the myriad of tragedy which led to the Banshee Queen we knew her to be. Far from being a marching out of tragic moments, her youth is fully fleshed out and expanded upon; her relationship with her sisters and her brother shapes her long before the first tragedy hits. For a long time you're left wondering how this woman, full of kindness and love, could ever transition into the Sylvanas we see in-game. And throughout the course of the book, bit by bit, you begin to recognise her.
I'll also add that while Sylvanas is the key focus of this book, there's also plenty of High Elf / Blood Elf lore to enjoy. No character exists in a vacuum, so look forwards to lots of new dialogue from the Windrunner family, various Blood Elves, early leaders of the Horde, and more! I particularly enjoyed the War Council scene set during Legion.
Patty Mattson's narration is delightful. She obviously excels at voicing Sylvanas, being the original voice actor, but she's also a narrator who marries emphasis with emotion, to great effect. I've seen mention here of how "cringy" the "annoying squeaky voices they've done with the young versions" are, and hey, each to their own. For me, she emphasises youth and earnestness very well. The one objective criticism I'd point out with the narration is Mattson's difficulty with deeper, growlier voices such as the Lich King and the Jailer, but given that she's having to emulate voices we already know, we can hardly fault her for trying, and it's really not that distracting. I think she did a fantastic job!
If you're a World of Warcraft player who hates the direction they took Sylvanas in, this isn't a magical book that's going to fix everything that you need to spend 15 and a half hours with in order to "get it". But I would go so far as to say it may change your perception of her, if you can suspend your disbelief about whether her character arc was originally set on this path from the start. I was never the biggest fan of her, but this book has raised her in my estimation as a villain. And lest you be concerned that it's an exercise in justifying her actions - well, I'll leave that to the interludes, where you'll find someone with a like mind to you and I.
In short - superb stuff!
An essential look into the mind of Sylvanas
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It was my first audiobook and also the first time having any book from the world of warcraft universe.
The narration is superb as it is the same voice actor from the games.
I have played world of warcraft from legion and having played through the game, it certainly helped me picture the locations and characters more clearly.
A great book on its own. I am going to try some of the other books in the series. Very impressed.
Excellent Listen
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