Voljin (World of Warcraft, #12)

Posted on 21 March 2017 by Michael A. Stackpole

Shadows of the Horde follows Vol jin to the lost continent of Pandaria, where the troll chieftain s loyalties are put to the ultimate test when a member of his own faction moves to assassinate him Aided by the renowned brewmaster Chen Stormstout, Vol jin takes refuge in a remote mountain monastery to recover from his wounds His time there, however, is far from peaceful, as intense visions of the past assault the Darkspear chieftain, and the ancient Zandalari tribe mounts a series of attacks on Pandaria In his struggle to make sense of what s happening, Vol jin must ultimately decide where his allegiances lay a choice that could save or doom his people and forever alter the fate of the Horde. Free Read Voljin (World of Warcraft, #12) author Michael A. Stackpole For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Shadow hunters have no betters His throat cut on the orders of his treacherous warchief, a troll washes up on a riverbank in Pandaria He is Vol jin, son of Sen jin, chieftain of the Darkspear tribe, and he has been pushed the last step towards open rebellion against the leaders of the Horde.I choose to hide behind the Goodreads rating system while justifying my rating for this book This was okay But it was actually a really good book.The writing is ridiculously good for a Warcraft book ButShadow hunters have no betters His throat cut on the orders of his treacherous warchief, a troll washes up on a riverbank in Pandaria He is Vol jin, son of Sen jin, chieftain of the Darkspear tribe, and he has been pushed the last step towards open rebellion against the leaders of the Horde.I choose to hide behind the Goodreads rating system while justifying my rating for this book This was okay But it was actually a really good book.The writing is ridiculously good for a Warcraft book But t...While reading this book, I was taken back to the classic science fiction series Babylon 5, which asks two very basic questions, Who are you and What do you want While Shadows of the Horde asks these questions in different ways, the basic idea is there The book also has the feel of a Kung Fu movie right after the hero has been beaten by the villain for the first time The hero goes to a monastery to heal and become stronger before he can strike at the villain again In many ways this is wh While reading this book, I was taken back to the classic science fiction series Babylon 5, which asks two very basic questions, Who are you and What do you want ...Executive Summary I reviewed this for SFF audio I doubt I would have read it otherwise It might appeal to World of Warcraft fans, but probably no one else.Audio book This is the first book I ve listened to by Scott Brick Mr Brick has a good clear voice He also does a pretty good Cajun accent for the trolls My big problem is apart from that everyone sounds the same The Trolls both male and female sounded the same I couldn t really tell apart the human character from the Panderan either Executive Summary I reviewed this for SFF audio I doubt I would have read it otherwise It might appeal to World of Warcraft fans, but probably no one else.Audio book This is the first book I ve listened to by Sco...Vol jin The Next Karate Troll WARNING SPOILER ALART With all the juicy drama and tension that has been boiling within the Horde, I couldn t wait to read about Vol jin, the leader of the Darkspear trolls However, it left me disappointed from its lack of any believable tension That s probably the biggest weakness of the book the characters are dull, the tension is dull, and even the climactic conflict against the Zandalari and Mogu forces is dull because I didn t get a sense of urgency fr Vol jin The Next Karate Troll WARNING SPOILER ALART With all the juicy drama and tension that has been boiling within the Horde, I couldn t wait to read about Vol jin, the leader of the Darkspear trolls However, it left me disappointed from its lack of any believable tension That s probably the biggest weakness of the book the characters are dull, the tension is dull, and even the climactic conflict against the Zandalari ...This was a very different WoW novel than we re used to getting, but Michael A Stackpole is a very different author from Richard Knaak and Christie Golden I ve been a fan of Stackpole since I first picked up X Wing Rogue Squadron back in middle school and, as such, was exceptionally thrilled to see him writing a WoW novel.What we got in Shadows of the Horde was not what I was expecting It was a muchserious, darker toned WoW novel Were there some light hearted moments Absolutely, Chen This was a very different WoW novel than we re used to getting, but Michael A Stackpole is a very different author from Richard Knaak and Christie Golden I ve been a fan of Stackpole since I first picked up X Wing Rogue Squadron back in middle sch...This is the worst WoW novel, in my opinion It is the epitome of telling, not showing Normally WoW novels get my heart pumping with emotional highs lows, but this was just a steady meh I miss the richness of character place that are u...Vol jin Shadows of the Horde World of Warcraft 12 , Michael A Stackpole What the Hell did I just read Honestly, I used to love those books not five years ago, but this was just insufferable drivel from introduction to conclusion And I still love the game, it s not a case of the whole world being uninteresting.First, I think one of the most important things for books based of a video game tv show is to relate to that video game tv show, which isn t the case at all here It s important to bear in mind that this is pretty much the Mist of Pandaria novel, an expans What the Hell did I just read Honestly, I used to love those books not five years ago, but this was just insufferable drivel from introduction to conclusion And I still love the game, it s not a case of the whole world being uninteresting.First, I think one of the most important things for books based of a video game tv show is to relate to that video game tv show, which isn t the case at all here It s important to bear in mind that this is pretty much the Mist of Pandaria novel, an expansion pack based on a sense of exploration and...Shadows of the Horde was my very first Warcraft novel and I love it a lot.While the story is mainly focused on Vol jin and his personal struggles, we also got some insights into Chen Stormstout s life Basically, Chen s few chapters are quite calming, sweet and funny which makes an excellent contrast to Vol jin s chapters which are way darker In general, this book was quite dark.You can criticize this novel for not being as action packed as you might be used to from other Warcraft novels But r Shadows of the Horde was my very first Warcraft novel and I love it a lot.While the story is mainly focused on Vol jin and his personal struggles, we also got some insights into Chen Stormstout s life Basically, Chen s few chapters are quite calming, sweet and funny which makes an excellent contrast to Vol jin s chapters which are way darker In general, this book was quite dark.You can criticize this novel for not being as action packed as you might be used to from other Warcraft novels But really, it s not even remotely about all the action The plot itself focuses a lot on Vol jin regaining both his mental and his physical power after the Dagger in the Dark scenario He fi...I ve seen a number of people say that this is a darker toned book than we ve had before Personally, I don t know if I would agree It s certainly not rainbows, kittens, and lollypops But I feel that Jaina Proudmoore Tides of War was a much darker entry in the series.I m starting to think that Blizzard is reaching a point where they can t win in regards to novels People that buy their games, want to play their games They want to be able to take part in major events They want to be able to r I ve seen a number of people say that this is a darker toned book than we ve had before Personally, I don t know if I would agree It s certainly not rainbows, kittens, and lollypops But I feel that Jaina Proudmoore Tides of War was a much darker entry in the series.I m starting to think that Blizzard is reaching a point where they can t win in regards to novels People that buy their games, want to play their games They want to be able to take part in major events They want to be able to remember being involved, and say that my character was there So there have been complaints before made about major events happening only in the books Which leads to this book We come in after a major event has occurred and the book is done before the next major event takes place There is stuff that happens in this novel, but the...

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21 March 2017

Michael A. Stackpole