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World of Warcraft: Rise of the Horde is a novel by Christie Golden set in the Warcraft Universe. It was published in December 2006. Golden also has a commitment with Blizzard Entertainment and Simon and Schuster to write a StarCraft trilogy. Originally presumed to be the sequel to her previous 2001 book, Warcraft: Lord of the Clans, it depicts the Draenei's escape from Argus and rise of the Horde (hence the name). The book features major Warcraft characters, such as Durotan, Ner'zhul (in his Orcish shaman/warlock state), Gul'dan, Orgrim Doomhammer, Kil'jaeden, and Velen. Other characters, like Grom Hellscream are mentioned only several times. The entire novel appears to be told from the viewpoint of Thrall, son of Durotan, and every chapter features a diary entry of sorts. In this way, the book "technically" could be considered a sequel of Lord of the Clans.
