Cycle of Hatred (World of Warcraft) (Bk. 4)
Cycle of Hatred (World of Warcraft) (Bk. 4)
The Burning Legion has been defeated, and eastern regions of Kalimdor are now shared by two nations: the orcs of Durotar, led by their noble Warchief, Thrall; and the humans of Theramore, led by one of the most powerful mages alive — Lady Jaina Proudmoore.
But the tentative peace between orcs and humans is suddenly crumbling. Random attacks against Durotar’s holdings suggest that the humans have renewed their aggression toward the orcs. Now Jaina and Thrall must avert disaster before old hatreds are rekindled — and Kalimdor is plunged into another devastating war.
Jaina’s search to uncover the truth behind the attacks leads her to a shocking revelation. Her encounter with a legendary, long-lost wizard will challenge everything that she believes and illuminate the secret history of the world of…
User Ratings and Reviews
1 Stars World of Warcraft: Cycle of Hatred
World of Warcraft: Cycle of Hatred, by Keith R. A. DeCandido
Set a year prior to the opening of the World of Warcraft MMO, “Cycle of Hatred” would perhaps better be titled “Cycle of Blah.” Unlike most novels set in the Warcraft universe, this one doesn’t really add anything at all to the world.
The plot is mediocre and has no twists or turns - it’s straightforwardly flat. You easily guess what’s going to happen. Jaina Proudmoore and Thrall aren’t true to their established characterization; it feels like the author didn’t do any research before writing this book. There are three strong female characters in the book; DeCandido constantly harps on how a woman has to work harder than a man to be in power. It’s very overdone, and I was rolling my eyes the second time it came up, let alone the third, the fourth, etc. The characters and plot feel very flat, very one dimensional.
For me, this is the worst of the World of Warcraft novels. I’ve read all multiple times, and this is my least favorite and the least enjoyable. It’s blah - not good, not bad - just blah. If you’re a WoW player, or curious about the universe, and want to read some of the books, I recommend you pick something other than this one.
1/5.
4 Stars A good read
This was a good book, and well worth reading, but I didn’t like it as much as the other Warcraft Novels.
1 Stars This book holds the honor
This book holds the honor of being the only book I have ever thrown in the garbage in anger before finishing. It’s a terribly written book with a mediocre plot. Checking the author’s personal web site revealed why he painted the characters the way he did. The plot just seems to ooze with the author’s personal socio-politcal beliefs which might not be a bad thing if such beliefs furthered the plot along. It’s not enough for the author to paint women as strong and influential (which is often done, and done well, in the Warcraft universe). No, the author also has to paint nearly all males in the book as mean and/or ignorant. I’m not hard to please when it comes to fantasy novels but this book was unbearably bad. If you’re craving some more Warcraft lore, go back and re-read one of the books by Knaak, Golden, Rosenburg, or Grubb. I read them and enjoyed them all. How Blizzard let this book slip by their quality control is simply beyond me.
3 Stars Passable
I didn’t out and out hate it, and it did shed some light on various events, however I most definatly agree with other people on here that it is by FAR the worst written Warcraft book. Its worth it (to me) if you are a big fan of Warcraft, or simply looking for soemthing different to pass the time, but the book feels like it has less depth then a sheet of the paper it is printed on. Get it to fill out your colletion, read it once, then shelve it permanatly.
1 Stars terrible
this is definitely the worst of the warcraft book series…
a large portion of the novel just doesnt feel like it belongs in the warcraft universe… the method with which the differing races communicate, their approach towards each other, it feels like it was written by a child… like a 5th grade project or something… terrible
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