| The Demon Soul |
| Author(s) |
Richard A. Knaak |
| Language |
English |
| Series |
War of the Ancients |
| Publisher |
Pocket Star |
| Publication date |
26 October 2004 |
| Media type |
Print (Paperback) |
| Pages |
384 pp (paperback edition) |
| ISBN |
ISBN 978-0743471206 (paperback edition) |
| Preceded by |
The Well of Eternity |
| Followed by |
The Sundering |
Warcraft: War of the Ancients Trilogy is a book trilogy written by Richard A. Knaak set in Blizzard Entertainment's popular video game universe, Warcraft.
The first book in the series was given away as a promotion for pre-ordering World of Warcraft from Best Buy. The book was packaged in a standard PC game box.
The trilogy takes place ten millennia before the first Warcraft games, during the Burning Legion's first invasion of Azeroth. The storyline proceeds to expand the depth of the Night Elves past, and leads up to the Sundering of Kalimdor. Whilst this storyline was detailed in brief in the past, the trilogy involves timetravel back to the past, causing the way events unfolded in this era of time to be changed permanently.
[edit] Book One - The Well of Eternity
Many months have passed since the cataclysmic Battle of Mount Hyjal, where the demonic Burning Legion was banished from Azeroth forever. But now, a mysterious energy rift within the mountains of Kalimdor propels three former warriors into the distant past - a time long before orcs, humans or even high elves roamed the land. A time when the Dark Titan, Sargeras, and his demon pawns persuaded Queen Azshara and her Highborne to cleanse Azeroth of its lesser races. A time when the Dragon Aspects were at the height of their power - unaware that one of their own would soon usher in an age of darkness that would engulf the World of Warcraft.
In the first chapter of this epic trilogy, the outcome of the historic War of the Ancients is forever altered by the arrival of three time-lost heroes: Krasus, the dragon mage whose great powers and memory of the ancient conflict have inexplicably diminished; the human wizard Rhonin, whose thoughts are divided between his family and the seductive source of his non-growning power; and Broxigar, a weathered orc veteran who seeks an honorable death in combat. But unless the unlikely allies can convince the demigod, Cenarius, and the untrusting night elves of their queen's treachery, the Burning Legion's gateway into Azeroth will open anew. And this time - the struggles of the past may well spill over into the future...
This series contains three books:
- The Well of Eternity (2004), ISBN 0-7434-7119-9
- The Demon Soul (2004), ISBN 0-7434-7120-2
- The Sundering (2005), ISBN 0-7434-7121-0
This series comes after the Warcraft book: Day of the Dragon, but the majority of the story in the new series is set well in the past from the events of the previous book. It also builds on the storyline of many of the Night Elf characters from the Warcraft series.
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