Sylvanas (World of Warcraft)

· World of Warcraft Book 4 · Random House Worlds
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The epic, definitive story of Sylvanas Windrunner, one of World of Warcraft’s most enduring and iconic characters, as chronicled by bestselling 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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4.6
45 reviews
Brandon Crawford
April 23, 2022
This was deeply disappointing in practically every way. First of all, the book is Sylvanas telling Anduin her life's story. And yet, for some reason, it's told in third-person. Sylvanas, telling Anduin her story says things like, "Sylvanas walked across the room" instead of, "I walked across the room". It may not sound like much, but it makes it feel so impersonal. Also, and Sylv has always been one of my favorite characters in the lore, the author makes her sound like a complete psychopath. One chapter she'll talk about how she has no room for love in her heart, and then on the next page she talks about how much she wishes she could reconcile with her beloved family. She mentions how proud she is about saving and providing for the Forsaken, and then immediately flows into how she doesn't care about them. The in-game story made Sylvanas look ridiculous. This book cleared some things up, but absolutely does not do her justice. Such a thing for her indeed seems forever out of reach.
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David Testerman
April 1, 2022
For those reading or listening to Sylvanas novel, do the quest in Oribos for her trial before you read the Epilogue, trust me the way it will line up will be worth it! (Possible Spoiler) The epilogue takes place after the in game events of World of Warcraft 9.2 : Eternity's End, If you are curious about the missing context, I recommend you play through the story content of Shadowlands. For those wondering if the novel has any major lore implications, no It's just a very well written story as a companion piece about Sylvanas for Shadowlands, and it's by far 100% better than most of the writing for the expansion. I'd give the novel a strong 8/10, with the only bits pulling the score down being pacing for the back half of the story.
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Casey Gilmore
April 23, 2023
Very well written for a character many have divided over hating and loving. You breathed credence to both sides of the rift while reminding us that we all have parts of us to hate, and parts to love. You gave her a character we can relate to, which was never really a thing a player could do in game. She was too different, outside of our human experience until you wrote this.
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About the author

Christie Golden is the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of fifty-six books and more than a dozen short stories in the fields of fantasy, science fiction, and horror. Her media tie-in works include her first novel, Vampire of the Mists, which launched TSR’s game line; more than a dozen Star Trek novels; the Fate of the Jedi novels Omen, Allies, and Ascension as well as the standalone novels Dark Disciple and Battlefront II: Inferno Squad. For Blizzard Entertainment, she’s contributed five StarCraft novels, including the Dark Templar trilogy, and the Warcraft/World of Warcraft books Lord of the Clans, Rise of the Horde, Arthas: Rise of the Lich King, War Crimes, Before the Storm, and Exploring Azeroth: Eastern Kingdoms. In 2017, she was awarded the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers Faust Award and named a Grandmaster in recognition of thirty years of writing. She currently works full-time for Blizzard Entertainment, where she frequents Azeroth on a regular basis.

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