Lorewise, this is the second major change to the face of azeroth, the first being the sundering. The sundering wowpedia your wiki guide to the world of. It saw land masses literally split apart and entire areas get wiped out. The sundering was caused as a result of the war of the ancients where demons of the. Its been 10 years of wow and more before that of warcraft.
Novels wowpedia your wiki guide to the world of warcraft. The three books are well written and the story is consistent among the books. If you were to ram the two together azshara would fit in between hillsbrad and. The well of eternity 2004, the demon soul 2004, the sundering 2005. This was caused when queen azshara created a portal for sargeras in the well of. A brief history of azeroth and the warcraft universe ign. The story gives readers a firsthand look into the events that caused the sundering of kalimdor.
I for one was horrified before, this just adds more to it. Blasted lands, the burning steppes, deadwind pass,duskwood, elwynn forest, redridge mountains, stormwind, stranglethorn vale, swamp of sorrows and westfall. In this video well take a look at how the titans found the corrupted planet called azeroth. Best one was probably nesingwary in nagrand before it got nerfed, but i liked doing that stuff. Prior to the great sundering there was only one continent on azeroth, known as kalimdor. The second sundering, also known as the sundering of toril and abeir, was a great catastrophic event in the history of the worlds of abeir and toril, that took place during the decade of the 1480s dr. If you start reading the first one you wont be able to stop reading before you finished. The great sundering also simply known as the sundering, or the breaking was a cataclysmic event that shattered the continent of kalimdor approximately 10,000 years ago, at the end of the war of the ancients. Postsundering azeroth map location of the broken isles.
The ultimate guide to warcraft lore in print blizzard watch. The sundering of the world is a section of the history of warcraft, chapter i. You know, ive looked and ive looked online just about everywhere, but i have yet to find a map of pre sundering azeroth what the continents looked like before the sundering that split them into the continents of kalimdor, eastern kingdoms, and northrend that we know today. Knaak the sundering is the final installment in the war of the ancients trilogy, a series set in the universe of world of warcraft. The titans and the shaping of the universe sargeras and the betrayal the old gods and the ordering of azeroth charge of the dragonflights the waking world and the well of eternity the war of the ancients the sundering of the world mount hyjal and illidans gift the world tree and the emerald dream exile of the high elves the sentinels and the long vigil. There is a mortal wound in the heart of azeroth, struck by the sword of the fallen titan sargeras in a final act of cruelty. The horde and the alliance defeated the demonic burning legion, but a dire catastrophe is unfolding deep below the surface of the world. The well of eternity book one many months have passed since the cataclysmic battle of mount hyjal, where the demonic burning legion was banished from azeroth forever. The book sword coast adventurers guide from 2015, sums up the second sundering and its consequences more coherently. The chronicles give a broad overview of what happens, and thus it gives spoilers for other books.
Click download or read online button to get warcraft war of the ancients 3 the sundering book now. But now, a mysterious energy rift within the mountains of kalimdor propels three. I even feel that the 1st chronicles book shouldnt be finished, but rather be stopped around the time the war of the ancients in there. The story of the ordering of azeroth lore nobbel87. Above all, the demonlord, archimonde, has led the burning legion to the very brink of victory over kalimdor. Book art that will melt your brain brian dettmer aka the book surgeon brian dettmer. Knaak set in blizzard entertainments popular video game universe, warcraft. Reading these books encouraged me to read the whole warcraft series. Knaak is the new york times bestselling author of some three dozen novels, including the the sin war trilogy for diablo and the legend of huma for dragonlance.
Warcraft well read the world of warcraft book club. The great sundering, also known as simply the sundering or the cataclysm not to be confused with the cataclysm caused by deathwing, was a world event which reshaped azeroth approximately 10,000 years ago at the end of the war of the ancients. We have a full map of azeroth before the well exploded. The company is focusing on their fantasy world forgotten realms, a setting for dungeons and dragons. The whole series is incredible and knaak was the perfect writer for it. Couched in myth and legend, rarely seen and even more rarely understood, the enigmatic pandaren have long been a mystery to the other races of azeroth. Knaaks 2004 novel, published months before the launch of blizzards highlyanticipated world of warcraft mmo. Comment by paradoxmaster i never used this in legion, but i love the bfa version. In addition to the books needed for well read, there are numerous other readable books and monuments across azeroth. If you start reading the first one you wont be able to stop reading before you finished the last one of the trilogy. Praise for before the storm this is easily the best book in the world of warcraft series, and i dont say that lightly. Warcraft war of the ancients 3 the sundering download.
Azeroth is also the name of the southern subcontinent in eastern kingdom south to khaz modan including within it. War of the ancients trilogy is a book trilogy written by richard a. His other works include his own dragonrealm series, the minotaur wars for. Heres a quote from the great sundering wowpedia page. But given that the well of eternity itself was a bleeding wound, one has to wonder if that wound had time to heal before the sundering obliterated it. Regardless of whether you are a world of warcraft gamer or not, these books are a great read for any fantasy novel lover. Prior to the sundering, there was only one continent on azeroth, referred to as kalimdor. The world of azeroth teemed with elves and dwarves walking among tribes of man in harmony. 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. The sundering is the third book of the war of the ancients trilogy. Wizards focuses on forgotten realms with the sundering. Learn more about the history of azeroth, famous npcs, and crucial battlesand discover a constant snarky sense of humor present in most ingame literature. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
As alliance and horde alike grasp for the azerites power, their simmering conflict threatens to reignite allout wara war that would spell doom for azeroth. Allied races are one of the most exciting things coming to world of warcraft in battle for azeroth. Wizards of the coast released additional details about their yearlong event the sundering. The black dragon, neltharion, has claimed the demon soul and scattered the mighty dragonflights to the winds. But azeroth lived on, its denizens continuing to survive, evolve, and thrive. In the catastrophic explosion, eighty percent of the land mass was destroyed2 leaving behind the major continents and scattered islands that are known today. Cut off from the rest of azeroth after the great sundering, the. This is part of the larger legend of drizzt series set in the forgotten realms. In the mistshrouded haze of the past, long before the beginning of recorded time, there stood the world of azeroth.
Great sundering wowpedia your wiki guide to the world. What effect this had on azeroth s worldsoul hasnt really been explored. Everyone should note that this is azeroth post sundering but precataclysm. I absolutely loved every book of the war of the ancients trilogy. The storyline proceeds to expand the depth of the night elves past, and leads up to the sundering of kalimdor. The largest climate disaster to strike azeroth was the sundering that happened 10,000 years ago during the war of the ancients. The sundering is the third book of the war of the ancients trilogy novels this book describes the last events in the new timeline of the war of the ancients, and focuses specifically on the events leading up to the great sundering of azeroth. I better tell it to you now before mecheon sees this and kills you. The noble history of the pandaren people stretches back thousands of years, well before the empires of man and before even the sundering of the world.
Before the storm world of warcraft by christie golden. The night elves and other races of azeroth are perched on the edge of losing their lives and their world to the burning legion. The trilogy takes place ten millennia before the first warcraft games, during the. The world of warcraft book club podcast discusses richard a.
This was caused by the implosion of the destabilized well of eternity, which destroyed eighty percent of kalimdors landmass, sending it down to the bottom of the oceans. What was azeroth like before the coming of the orcs. The tauren and trolls and, yes, pandaren had roamed azeroth s prairies and forests for ages before, and around 64,000 years ago, a band of dark trolls discovered the well of eternity, a pool of. The valiant night elves have been shattered by the loss of their beloved general. Azeroth, presundering a visual guide shades of grey. The night elves and other races of azeroth are perched on the edge of losing. Thats a lot of lost land and lives in that central land mass.