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  • Before the Storm

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  • Written by: Christie Golden
  • Narrated by: Josh Keaton
  • Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (546 ratings)

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Before the Storm

Written by: Christie Golden
Narrated by: Josh Keaton
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Publisher's Summary

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 Audio

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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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really liked the voice actor in this.

awsome listen loved how anduins vo also reads the audio book.really cool story if your a warcraft fan.

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Good but not great.

I felt like the story didn't go anywhere. More about wow politics no real action.

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prelude to BFA

great story, being read by anduin was great. been a player of wow since vanilla this is my first audio book.

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Anduin: a lights tale

The voices are different and well defined. The story is engaging and entertaining and the music that starts each chapter is a delight. An easy pleasurable listen.

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Great all around

Really enjoy her writing and his voice acting. Got me excited for the BFA expansion be for the game ruined it

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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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Great

This was a great listen and an easy one at that with the smooth narration from Josh Keaton, even if you are "For the Horde"

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not for the Horde lovers

as an alliance player and a Paladin first I loved the touching moments of hope that this brings to bare, but this book spends the majority of its pages showing the Horde as aggressors and the villains

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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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