World of Warcraft: Lord of the Clans

Warcraft series, Book 2

By: Christie Golden

Narrated by: Christie Golden

Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins

Publisher's Summary

In the mist-shrouded haze of the past, the world of Azeroth teemed with wondrous creatures of every kind. Mysterious Elves and hardy Dwarves walked among tribes of Man in relative peace and harmony - until the arrival of the demonic army known as the Burning Legion shattered the world's tranquility forever. Now Orcs, Dragons, Goblins, and Trolls all vie for supremacy over the scattered, warring kingdoms - part of a grand, malevolent scheme that will determine the fate of the world of Warcraft. 

Slave. Gladiator. Shaman. Warchief. The enigmatic Orc known as Thrall has been all of these. Raised from infancy by cruel human masters who sought to mold him into their perfect pawn, Thrall was driven by both the savagery in his heart and the cunning of his upbringing to pursue a destiny he was only beginning to understand to break his bondage and rediscover the ancient traditions of his people. Now the tumultuous tale of his life's journey - a saga of honor, hatred, and hope - can at last be told....

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Needed a different narrator

I love the story of Thrall. The narration is tough to listen to at first but gets better as the story progresses. The orcs needed a deep male voice to portray them but Christie Golden does okay.

great story narration mediocre

I loved the story and book but with all due respect Christie Golden needs to stick to her wonderful writing skills rather than narrating she tries but doesn't quite help the immersion. All-in-all I still thoroughly enjoyed this audiobook and I'm glad it finally came out, looking forward to the next one. If her narrating all the books is what it takes to get the rest of the books out in audiobook I would still happily accept it!

Miss Golden’s Magnum Opus

What can I say about this novel that others haven’t already said? It’s a great work that is worth reading.

Thrall’s humble beginnings are something to behold. Truly one of Miss Golden’s greatest literary works.

Her narration is awesome as well! I’d buy this a 3rd time if they could convince Metzen and Golden to perform it together.

Great book, alright narration

Lord of the Clans is a great book. The narration could be better. Having a woman narrate a book dominated by male characters and a male lead, is not the best choice, but it never becomes unbearable. and the fact that it's the author narrating does make it more acceptable.
I also found it a bit confusing in the first half because it often switches between scenes which isn't communicated properly in the narration. A noticeable pause would be nice.

Excellent

Narrator wasn't as bad as some other reviews say. Narrator has good moments of tone with some scenes and characters. Good story and great establishment of characters.

Enjoyable

it took me a good while to get through this audiobook and I don't think Christie Golden is the best narrator of all time but it is clear that she enjoyed giving all these characters a voice and passion.

Great look into a Horde Hero

I felt like I could see everything unfold in front of me while listening.

Chapter 1 was more about breastfeeding than intro

Christie Golden is obsessed with reimagining the WoW universe as a liberal, progressive place. She is unable or worse unwilling to write an adventure novel for all.

good listen

The story is great, but the author was a poor choice of reader. Her attempt at voice acting is lackluster, and it would have been better of she had just read the thing without attempting to do the voices.

compelling only if you are into lore.

the two books in this are really just okay but give good lore insight. AMAZING narrator.

A tale of monsters into different forms

i had no problem finishing this book and has put me on the path of reading slash listening to all the other warcraft titles highly recommend

narration

Christie golden is a talented writer but I don't think her voice works well for characters that would benefit to a deeper voice

Why having a female reader for orc MC?

the reader did great job. but why female reader for a orcish book. when,the,MC,is,a,orc,with,hate,and,deep,voice

I love the game and I now love the books

Loved it. Brilliant first audio book. such a great detailed story from the beginnings of the games that I've devoted alot of time to play but not alot of time to learn the story properly!

The story of the real Horde.

And it also brings with it many good life lessons and values, that one can take with him/her into day to day life. Really good story, that is not too "heavy", and can be enjoyed while working.

Wonderful Wow!

Loved it! My new to the world of war craft books but love fantasy and adventure stories. I have liked all so far but this one I really enjoyed and makes me hope the other books will become available on audiable soon!

A truly great story

great book if your into wow lore get this! I've always wanted to know more about thralls origins and if you struggle to get through a book by reading like I do then listening to them is great it got me imagining the story which I could never do when reading.

A painful story of growing and discovery

Now knowing the struggles of the Warchief, Thrall, the evolution of the character amaze me. I always had respect for the Warchief, but now, I can only think what a worthy leader the Horde has.

Excellent performance. I love Christie Golden and her talent to bring live to our loved protagonists of World of Warcraft.

For the Horde!!

Brilliant story and flawlessly told!
if you're interest in the history of Orcs and Thrall specifically. This is for you!
Couldn't stop listening!

Epic storytelling on its finest

I'm really impressed how Christie captured the characters on this book. Metzen helped a lot in that regard I would assume but that doesn't make Christie's job less magnificent. Her narration was also quite captivating.

Thrall is portrayed 100% like you've known him through the game.

You can't go wrong with this one guys. Christie Golden delivers.