War Crimes

Executive Summary: I think your enjoyment of this book will largely depend on how much you like and know about the Warcraft lore.Audio book: Scott Brick is a fine narrator, but nothing really special. He seems to do accents for the trolls and a few other races, but for the most part he doesn't really add much to the story like my favorite narrators seem to.Full ReviewI'm a recovering World of Warcraft addict. I've been clean for about a year since my guild's raids fell apart. I played a good portion of Mists of Pandaria, but didn't finish the last tier or two of raiding.I knew enough background to know all the major players and that Garrosh Hellscream was the expansion boss this go around. I didn't really know any of the details of how it all played out however. I can't speak to how much of this book is in the game.Warcraft has always been one of my favorites games because I loved the big name characters and the lore they've built up. It doesn't always make sense, but it's usually a whole lot of fun.This book is full of all the major players from both factions, and everyone is angry. I've probably played more Alliance than Horde over the years, but I still like Horde better. Thrall is probably my favorite character of the series, and I was really annoyed when he stepped down as Warchief. However as an Alliance player, I enjoyed being able to work with him on quests in Cataclysm. I found myself really not liking many of the Alliance characters in this book. In particular Tyrande Whisperwind. As my main character is a Night Elf, I was pretty disappointed with her. I found myself rooting for Baine Bloodhoof and missing my Tauren druid instead.I liked the notion of a trial and the involvement of the Bronze Dragons to present key moments in Warcraft lore, not only for the current expansion but back events involving the history of the Orcs.Overall, I found this book a lot more enjoyable than [b:Vol'jin: Shadows of the Horde 15802977 Vol'jin Shadows of the Horde (World of Warcraft, #12) Michael A. Stackpole https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1365785320s/15802977.jpg 21526206]. I think this is one that Warcraft players will enjoy, but that probably won't offer much to everyone else.If the goal of this book was to get the reader to want to play the game, they succeeded. I was already planning on picking up the next expansion and playing again for awhile, but now I'm itching to maybe try to do the raid that serves as background for this, so Mission Accomplished Blizzard.