NOTES

The story you’ve just read is based in part on Blizzard Entertainment’s computer game Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and its expansion pack, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. Released in July 2002 and July 2003 respectively, these titles topped sales charts and were praised by critics, picking up “Editor’s Choice,” “Strategy Game of the Year,” “Game of the Year,” and other awards from numerous publications.

Over five years later, Warcraft III is still a popular choice for online multiplayer matches, and is a staple of professional gaming tournaments around the world. The single-player campaigns allow players to command and interact with some of the most powerful and interesting characters in Warcraft lore and to experience a pivotal time in Azeroth’s history firsthand.

FURTHER READING:

If you’d like to read more about the characters, situations, and settings featured in this novel, the books listed below each offer another piece of the story of Azeroth:

THE BATTLE RAGES ON

You’ve met Arthas. You’ve seen his youth, his greatest love, his greatest loss, and his greatest challenge. You’ve witnessed his most desperate hour, his brutal rise to power, and finally his reawakening. But that’s just the beginning. Now you can challenge him yourself in World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King.

World of Warcraft is an online role-playing experience set in the award-winning Warcraft universe. In it, players create their own heroes and explore, adventure, and quest across a vast world shared with thousands of other players. Whether adventuring together or fighting against each other in epic battles, they form friendships, forge alliances, and compete with enemies for power and glory.

World of Warcraft is the most popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game of all time, with more than 11.5 million active subscribers worldwide—if it were a country, that population would be larger than 135 real-world nations. Its second expansion pack, Wrath of the Lich King, released in November 2008 and set a new record as the fastest-selling PC game of all time, with more than 2.8 million copies sold in its first 24 hours of availability and more than 4 million in its first month.

To discover the ever-expanding world that has captivated millions around the globe, go to worldofwarcraft.com and download the free trial version. Live the story.