Sunday, October 3, 2010

The Last Guardian

Continuing with my coverage the the Warcraft series of books I'll be talking about one of, from what I believe to be, the more intriguing Warcraft books: The Last Guardian, by Jeff Grubb.


The Last Guardian follows a young mage, Khadgar, as he begins his apprenticeship to the most powerful magus in all of Azeroth, Medivh.  Khadgar soon finds himself well in over his head as he tries to adjust to his new life in Medivh's tower.

As Khadgar continues his tutelage under Medivh, he comes to know the truth about Medivh and why he is so powerful.  Guardian of the Tirisfalen, Medivh is a mortal champion empowered by an ancient council to wage a secret war upon the Burning Legion and demons wherever they may arise in Azeroth.  While this truth behind Medivh is unbelievable, Khadgar soon comes upon an even more unbelievable truth about the Magus: an unsettling truth that will shape the future of Azeroth.

This book, unlike the majority of the Warcraft books, focuses more on back story than it does war; while this may turn off some of the fans of the Warcraft series, I found it to be very enjoyable and a great addition to the series.  The book is a quick read and is quite the fan service to veterans of the Warcraft games, giving additional insight into the story of Khadgar and Medivh, yet accommodating to newcomers of the Warcraft universe at the same time.  I highly recommend this book to anyone.

tl;dr: Awesome book, check it out

9 comments:

Whitewolf Starr said...

I think I might read it, and I am not much of a reader

The Greater Spartan said...

OMG SUCH A GOOOD BOOOK i actually read it a year ago ima keep following you :3

The Greater Spartan said...

AND i read all the warCraft books XD

Jordan Swish said...

I've been going for Loremaster in WoW and this really pieces it together

DailyDose said...

Sounds awesome.. I really should read these

Sykefu said...

might read it when i'm done with what i'm actually reading, bookmarked the page.

Dyaitsidyam∂ said...

whoa, sounds like i need to get into this series

J.Name said...

my brother has a full collection of those books, i think hes addicted to them lol

That Which Haunts said...

I am always interested in reading so I will check it out. Thanks.

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