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I have been putting off this book review for a long time. It is not because I did not want to write it, but because I had to process a serious hangover of disappointment. Let me be perfectly clear: that disappointment has absolutely nothing to do with Ready Player One* itself. The first book is an absolute blast. The problem is that my initial euphoria was completely hijacked when I eagerly jumped into the second book*, only to abandon it halfway through.
Look, I’ll be honest with you: I’ve been slacking a bit lately. The World of Warcraft universe is absolutely massive and completely overwhelming. A lot of these stories get a bit dry, feeling heavy and told a million times over. But I still set a personal goal to read through the Warcraft books in chronological order just to finally get a clue about what’s actually happening in Azeroth.
Look, if you want my deep dive on whether this entire series is worth your time, go hit up my other article first. But if you are just looking for a clean, spoiler-free rundown of the absolute madness that goes down in book one, you are in the right place. Grab your coffee, lock the door, and let me break down how the world ends and the real game begins.
I just wrapped up The Midnight Library*, and I needed to get these thoughts down before they drifted away. If you have been tracking the literary circuit lately, you have probably seen this one bounced around quite a bit. It is a book built on a massive, fascinating premise, but the execution left me feeling incredibly conflicted.
I am officially kicking off Books of Mayhem, a new corner of the site where I can finally put a name to my obsession with reading and sharing the stuff that actually sticks. To get things started, I wanted to dive into a book that has been blowing up my feed lately: A Short Stay in Hell* by Steven L. Peck.
In my attempt to figure out the correct chronological order to navigate World of Warcraft and understand the complete story, the first book I would read and have on my list is: “Of Blood and Honor” by Chris Metzen himself.
The story takes place several years after the Second War. Tirion Fordring, a highly respected Paladin of the Silver Hand and Governor of Hearthglen, is living a quiet life. That changes instantly when he encounters an old Orc named Eitrigg in a dilapidated ruin.
World of Warcraft is a game that has been with me my entire life. I have never really stopped playing, and I probably will not as long as this game exists. Unfortunately, the older you get, the less time you have for it.