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Cover artist Glenn Rane Language English Publication date July 2008 Originally published 24 June 2008 Publisher Pocket Books | 4/5 Goodreads Country United States Series Warcraft universe Media type Print (Paperback) Genre Fantasy Fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preceded by World of Warcraft: Tides of Darkness Followed by World of Warcraft: Night of the Dragon Similar World of Warcraft: Tides of, World of Warcraft: Rise of th, Warcraft: Day of the Dragon, Warcraft: The Last Guardian, World of Warcraft: Cycle of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World of Warcraft: Beyond the Dark Portal is a fantasy novel written by Aaron S. Rosenberg and Christie Golden, and published by Simon & Schuster Pocket Star Books, a division of Viacom. The novel is based on Blizzard Entertainment's Warcraft universe, and is a continuation of the events of the RTS PC game: Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness (1995).
Plot
Two years following the defeat of the Horde and destruction of the Dark Portal from Draenor to Azeroth, a small dimensional rift remains linking the two worlds. The orc shaman Ner'Zhul is approached by orc champions resurrected as undead death-knights, with a plan to re-open the Portal and catch the Alliance unaware. Using the skull of the traitorous Gul'Dan, the remaining Horde forces distract the Alliance while stealing powerful artifacts to return to Draenor and open new rifts to other worlds. The paladin Turalyon joins forces with the elven ranger Alleria, the powerful mage Khadgar, and the dwarven griffon-rider Kurdran to head off the diabolical plans, but their mission is further complicated by the deadly Black Dragonflight's collusion with the Horde.