Before the Storm
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Josh Keaton
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Written by:
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Christie Golden
About this listen
New York Times Best Seller
An all-new, official prequel novel to The Battle for Azeroth, Blizzard Entertainment's next expansion to the critically acclaimed World of Warcraft video game.
Azeroth is dying.
The Horde and the Alliance defeated the demonic Burning Legion, but a dire catastrophe is unfolding deep below the surface of the world. There is a mortal wound in the heart of Azeroth, struck by the sword of the fallen titan Sargeras in a final act of cruelty.
For Anduin Wrynn, king of Stormwind, and Sylvanas Windrunner, warchief of the Horde and queen of the Forsaken, there is little time to rebuild what remains and even less to mourn what was lost. Azeroth's devastating wound has revealed a mysterious material known as Azerite. In the right hands, this strange golden substance is capable of incredible feats of creation; in the wrong ones, it could bring forth unthinkable destruction.
As Alliance and Horde forces race to uncover the secrets of Azerite and heal the wounded world, Anduin enacts a desperate plan aimed at forging a lasting peace between the factions. Azerite jeopardizes the balance of power, and so Anduin must gain the trust of Sylvanas. But, as ever, the Dark Lady has her own machinations.
For peace to be possible, generations of bloodshed and hatred must be brought to an end. But there are truths that neither side is willing to accept and ambitions they are loath to relinquish. As Alliance and Horde alike grasp for the Azerite's power, their simmering conflict threatens to reignite all-out war - a war that would spell doom for Azeroth.
Praise for Before the Storm:
“This is easily the best book in the World of Warcraft series, and I don’t say that lightly.... It’s so much more than a tie-in novel.... It’s a beautiful book.” (Blizzard Watch)
©2018 Christie Golden (P)2018 Random House AudioYou may also enjoy...
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- Ozzy Mirza
- 2019-01-20
Very Emotionally Delivered
Some of the some plots seemed like fluff, but the main story and the performance of it was amazing.
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- Kayla
- 2018-07-12
Another fantastic work by Golden in Warcraft
Christie golden has done an excellent job of wrapping up the legion story for both factions. Setting up the threads for battle for Azeroth. As well as giving a good look into the minds of the faction leaders and the politics they follow. A must read for any fan of the story of world of Warcraft.
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- Eric Lacina
- 2018-09-06
A Riveting tale from Azeroth
The narrator was phenomenal! Having this read in the voice of Anduin really immersed myself into the audiobook and his voices for the other characters were distinct and well performed. The novel itself was exciting with build up to an Epic climax. Having visited these places through World of Warcraft, the scenes depicted were clear as day as Josh Keaton painted the scenes in my mind. I definitely recommend
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- Pooria
- 2018-07-04
A wonderful story with lots of heart wrenching moment
It was an extremely well developed story with a lot of great transitions. There was also a lot of heart wrenching moments that I truly appreciated.
Also, great narration. Well done!
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- Tyler
- 2018-08-01
Incredible
This was one hell of a story. The Narrator really nailed a lot of voices, and delivered the story with a great sense of Drama and precision. Christie Golden has done it again with her incredible writing. You can really tell she had fun writing this one. There is a bit of a cliff hanger with some side characters, and would love to know what has happened there. Look forward to finding out.
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- Chris Ober
- 2018-09-19
A great listen
The performance was amazing. There was lots of emotion in the reading of this book. I also really liked the story. Well done. #Audible1
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- Sarah vergara
- 2018-09-19
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as a fan of the pc game world of warcraft i just can't get enough of these books written buy Christie Golden. #audible1 my fellow gamer friend suggested trying audible and I am totally loving it.
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- William Flett
- 2018-07-02
amazing!!
absolutely perfect voice acting with an outstanding story. The depiction of sylvannas and anduin was spot on and everything I couldve imagined.
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- Paul
- 2021-01-06
Good book if you are a World of Warcraft fan
The narration was very well done. the story fills in the gaps between the expansions
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- Jean-Christophe Guay-Lupien
- 2018-07-02
Masterpiece
As a true World of Warcraft fan this is a masterpiece like every other Warcraft novel. From the story, to the voice acting of every character and to the music, this was a beautiful experience as my very first audiobook. Christie Golden is an expert at representing the deep and rich story into only words as if you could be there. I deeply recommend reading this and all of the other Warcraft novels if you are either a fan of the universe already or not.
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