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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 the 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. The story tells of how the clannish orcs and the noble draenei slowly become enemies from deception and arrogance, and shows the downward spiral into which the orcs are thrown. Other important characters from the setting's history—such as Grom Hellscream—are mentioned 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. However an equally strong case could be made for Rise of the Horde being a prequel.
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