World of Warcraft: Night of the Dragon

I have mostly pros with this book, but I might as well share the cons as well. First the good:Very interesting characters, well written battle scenes...and plenty of suspense to make you want to keep reading. Knaak's WoW novels are among my favorite. The first WoW novel I ever read was "Day Of The Dragon" also written by him, and I really enjoyed it. I was new to WoW at that time, and he did a wonderful job introducing the characters to me. This book was no exception. The War of the Ancients are my favorite WoW books, which he wrote as well. Like his other WoW novels. "Night of the Dragon" keeps you intruiged and wondering what's going to happen next. I was so sure I knew exactly who the woman in black was....but I was wrong (mostly because I had no idea who that character was, but now I've leared a lot about them because of this book). I just felt it was genuinely well written.The bad...The bad isn't really Knaak's fault, but I was hoping that the story would have more diverse locations. Most of it took place in Grim Batol, which is fine....but I'm so used to Knaak having a variety of settings in his WoW novels. The other thing (and again, not Knaak's fault), is I didn't feel this story was a main part of the WoW lore. That doesn't make it bad, but it doesn't seem as crucial to the overall story like the "War of the Ancients" trilogy, or "Rise of the Horde" by Christie Golden, which is ALSO one of my favorites.So over all, great writing, great plot, plenty of entertaining action, tons of trying to figure out what's really going on....but I felt it could have used a few more different locations (again, not Knaak's fault, he made the best with what Blizzard gave him, which was still plretty damn good!)

This is a great sequel to Day of the Dragon. It is one that I could not put down, the ending will blow your mind!!! :D

This book was both excellent and frustrating all at the same time. The action was non-stop, and I couldn't put it down. I had to read it cover to cover in one sitting, which is usually the sign of an excellent epic story. However, it is my personal pet peeve when an author sets up rules for a fantasy world and then ignores basic ideas, such as there IS NOT AN ENDLESS supply of minions to slaughter. No matter how many lesser minions the heroes dispatched, there were more suicidal minions right there on patrol, ready to attack the clearly superior heroes.Another personal pet peeve of mine, (spoiler alert) was that the main character never seemed to learn from his mistakes. The main character is a mighty dragon mage named Krasus. Krasus in the end leaves hundreds of evil dragon eggs in the Grim Batol mountain, despite the fact that time after time evil springs anew from Grim Batol mountain.Did Krasus go back to make sure the lava had destroyed all the evil dragon eggs? Of course not! He neither fried the eggs when he first came upon them due to his annoying perpetual weakness throughout the book, nor does he feel that a look around is worth while at the end, despite the fact that the eggs, when hatched, will spell the end of the world. Sheer stupidity on the part of who is supposed to be the world's premier dragon mage.And just like Batman, the big bad guy never seems to die at the end of the story, but instead can be reincarnated for another story. We find out Death wing is alive. How a massive evil dragon hides from everyone is never explained. The recycled villain theme feels similar to the Star Wars saga, which just can't seem to get another plot line besides that the big bad empire is building another super weapon.Still another pet peeve is that the story just isn't savage enough. The priest Iridi took no pleasure in decimating her foes. It seemed to pain her to rid evil from the earth, preferring to disable her foes rather than grind them slowly into dust. She was such a goody-two-shoes that I got irritated by her. Only the evil villains seem evil enough.As a last pet peeve, the mage Krasus was almost always weakened. Other than the first few chapters in which he decimates an undead lich army (which was very satisfying to read), Krasus is tired, weakened, or otherwise hobbled so that one cannot revel in the true might of a dragon.I could forgive and get over all of these flaws, if he would have just gone back to the cavern and fried the evil dragon eggs. Curse words insert here.All that being said, the action is non stop, the plot is interesting, and I would recommend it to any one who can ignore the obvious flaws that I have mentioned. It was a good read. 4 stars, but not five.I think the author is a skilled writer, and one day I hope to be able to write my own WoW novel.

Great loreGreat authorWhat more can an advocate player and reader ask for.5 stars! Highly recommended to all readers, and wow players new and seasoned.

again Mr. Knack has exceeded the expectations of this reader. His books are well written and interesting, and this one is no exception. continuing the story line of the The Aspects, he includes plot twists and familiar names to make the story flow. His knowledge of WOW and the main charactors who inhabit the world of Azeroth keep the story as interesting, and captivating, as any book I have read. KUDOS, Mr. Knack. Keep writing!! A MUST HAVE for any WOW reader

First off, I must say I think Richard Knaack is a great writer. I loved the War of the Ancients series and enjoyed Day of the Dragon. Now then, what happened with Knaack and this book I don't know. I was so excited to return to World of Warcraft and see Krasus back in action, but it didn't turn out how I expected.First off, is the new characters. The new characters aren't that attractive, so I was never able to really relate to any of them. Second is the problem that was noted in another review with Krasus. Krasus always is in a weakened position, yet when he comes to a difficult challenge, his amazing powers always move him forward. It hurts the feeling of the book greatly to know that Krasus will always overcome everything thrown at him.Overall, the book started off quite slow but picked up very fast near the end. I found I read the last 100 pages all in one sitting, which for this book was a surprise. I give it 3/5 stars.

It takes a while to get going, especially dealing with all the 'greater than thou' dialogs... But the ending chapters are very exciting and wrap up the book very well

I highly recommend reading it! Great characters, excellent story, lots going on, curious to see what could happen next !

Ein tolles Buch für World of Warcraft Fans! Das Buch ist spanned und gut verarbeitet, jedoch finde ich es bedauerlich, dass nur das Cover schön aussieht und das Buch im inneren garnicht illustriert ist. Eine illustrierte Version hätte von mir fünf Sterne erhalten!

Offert à un adolescent soucieux de parfaire sa maîtrise de l’Anglais sans s’ennuyer... Il a beaucoup apprécié !

My son is an avid WOW fan and had this in paperback for years. Wear and tear took it's toll and the cover fell to bits. Hence the digital replavement.I personally can't say much about the plot, but (based on my son's enjoyment) if you're into WOW then this is worth a read.

A tiragem Blizzard não é ruim, mas não vale a pena o preço elevado. É simplesmente o mesmo livro de sempre impresso num papel menos pior.