Seine Niedertracht ist legendär. Er ist der Herrscher der untoten Geißel, Träger der Runenklinge Frostgram und Feind der freien Völker Azeroths.Der Lichkönig ist ein Wesen von unberechenbarer Macht und beispielloser Bosartigkeit. Seine eisige Seele lechzt nach der Vernichtung allen Lebens in der WORLD OF WARCRAFT®Doch es war nicht immer so. Einst war der Lichkönig kein Geringerer als Arthas Menethil. Kronprinz Lordaerons und treuer Paladin der Silbernen Hand. Als eine Armee von Untoten alles bedroht, was Arthas lieb und teuer ist, macht er sich auf, nach einer legendaren Waffe zu suchen, die ihm den Sieg über seinen grausamen Feind schenken soll. Doch die Runenklinge verlangt einen fürchtelichen Preis von ihrem Träger. In den arktishen Eiswüsten erwartet Arthas ein düsteres Schicksal, das ganz Azeroth in seinem Grundfesten erschüttern wird.

Frostmourne.It was caught in a hovering, jagged chunk of ice, the runes that ran the length of its blade glowing a cool blue. Below it was a dais of some sort, standing on a large gently raised mound that was covered in a dusting of snow. A soft light, coming from somewhere high above where the cavern was open to daylight, shone down on the runeblade. The icy prison hid some details of the sword's shape and form, exaggerated others. It was revealed and concealed at the same time, and all the more tempting, like a new lover imperfectly glimpsed through a gauzy curtain. Arthas knew the blade -- it was the selfsame sword he had seen in his dream when he first arrived. The sword that had not killed Invincible, but that had brought him back healed and healthy. He'd thought it a good omen then, but now he knew it was a true sign. This was what he had come to find. This sword would change everything. Arthas stared raptly at it, his hands almost physically aching to grasp it, his fingers to wrap themselves around the hilt, his arms to feel the weapon swinging smoothly in the blow that would end Mal'Ganis, end the torment he had visited upon the people of Lordaeron, end this lust for revenge. Drawn, he stepped forward.The uncanny elemental spirit drew its icy sword. "Turn away, before it is too late," it intoned. * * *His evil is legend. Lord of the undead Scourge, wielder of the runeblade Frostmourne, and enemy of the free peoples of Azeroth. The Lich King is an entity of incalculable power and unparalleled malice -- his icy soul utterly consumed by his plans to destroy all life on the... WORLD OF WARCRAFT But it was not always so. Long before his soul was fused with that of the orc shaman Ner'zhul, the Lich King was Arthas Menethil, crown prince of Lordaeron and faithful paladin of the Silver Hand.When a plague of undeath threatened all that he loved, Arthas was driven to pursue an ill-fated quest for a runeblade powerful enough to save his homeland. Yet the object of his search would exact a heavy price from its new master, beginning a horrifying descent into damnation. Arthas's path would lead him through the arctic northern wastes toward the Frozen Throne, where he would face, at long last, the darkest of destinies.

The aging orc shaman Ner'zhul has seized control of the Horde and reopened the Dark Portal. His brutal warriors once again encroach upon Azeroth, laying siege to the newly constructed stronghold of Nethergarde Keep. There, the archmage Khadgar and the Alliance commander, Turalyon, lead humanity and its elven and dwarven allies in fighting this new invasion.Even so, disturbing questions arise. Khadgar learns of orcish incursions farther abroad: small groups of orcs who seem to pursue a goal other than simple conquest. Worse yet, black dragons have been sighted as well, and they appear to be aiding the orcs. To counter Ner'zhul's dark schemes, the Alliance must now invade the orcs' ruined homeworld of Draenor. Can Khadgar and his companions stop the nefarious shaman in time to stave off the destruction of two worlds?

In den dunstverhangenen Nebeln der Vergangenheit war die Welt Azeroth von wundersamen Wesen aller Art erfüllt. Geheimnisvolle Elfen und kühne Zwerge wandelten unter den Menschen – bis die Ankunft der dämonischen Armee, die man die Brennende Legion nannte, den Frieden für immer aus der Welt verbannte. Jetzt kämpfen Orks, Drachen, Kobolde und Trolle um die Herrschaft über die zerschmetterten Königreiche; und ein unheilvoller Plan bestimmt das Schicksal der Welt von WARCRAFT.Sklave. Gladiator. Schamane. Kriegshäuptling. All dies hat man den geheimnisvollen Ork namens Thrall genannt. Von grausamen menschlichen Herren aufgezogen, die ihn zu ihrem perfekten Werkzeug schmieden wollten, trieben die Wildheit seines Herzens und sein ruheloser Geist Thrall dazu an, einem Schicksal zu folgen, das er gerade erst zu verstehen begann. Er wollte seine Ketten zerreißen und die uralten Traditionen seines Volkes wieder entdecken. Jetzt kann die stürmische Geschichte seines Lebens – eine Saga der Ehre, des Hasses und der Hoffnung – endlich erzählt werden …

Die Asche des Weltenbebens ruht über den so unterschiedlichen Königreichen Azeroths. Während sich die geschundene Welt langsam von den Folgen der gewaltigen Katastrophe erholt, setzt die berühmte Zauberhexerin Lady Jaina Prachtmeer alles daran, die Beziehung zwischen Allianz und Horde wieder zu verbessern. Denn unlängst haben wachsende Spannungen die beiden Fraktionen an den Rand eines neuen Krieges geführt, der den letzten Rest an Stabilität zu zerstören droht in der … WORLD OF WARCRAFT®Düstere Nachrichten erreichen Jainas geliebtes Städtchen Theramore. Eines der mächtigsten Artefakte des Blauen Drachenschwarms – die Fokussierende Iris – wurde gestohlen. Um die mysteriösen Umstände der Tat zu klären, entschließt sich Jaina zu einem ungewöhnlichen Bündnis mit dem ehemaligen Blauen Drachenaspekt Kalecgos. Gemeinsam wollen die beiden ruhmreichen Helden dem dreisten Diebstahl auf den Grund gehen. Doch es droht bereits weiteres Unheil am Horizont.Garrosh Höllschrei versammelt die Armeen der Horde zu einer Invasion Theramores. Ungeachtet steigender Unzufriedenheit in den eigenen Reihen, strebt der skrupellose Kriegshäuptling eine neue Ära der Herrschaft der Horde an. Seine unstillbare Gier nach Macht, lässt ihn dabei zu den brutalsten Mitteln greifen, um jene mundtot zu machen, die es wagen könnten, seine Position als Anführer in Frage zu stellen.Allianztruppen sammeln sich in Theramore um den Angriff der Horde abzuwehren. Doch sie rechnen nicht mit dem tatsächlichen Ausmaß der verschlagenen und heimtückischen Strategie des Kriegshäuptlings. Garroshs Angriff wird Jaina unwiderruflich verändern und die Friedenshüterin in eine chaotische, alles verschlingende Macht verwandeln – auch bekannt als: Gezeiten des Krieges.

The ashes of the Cataclysm have settled across Azeroth’s disparate kingdoms. As the broken world recovers from the disaster, the renowned sorceress Lady Jaina Proudmoore continues her long struggle to mend relations between the Horde and the Alliance. Yet of late, escalating tensions have pushed the two factions closer to open war, threatening to destroy what little stability remains in the . . .WORLD OF WARCRAFTDark news arrives in Jaina’s beloved city, Theramore. One of the blue dragonflight’s most powerful artifacts—the Focusing Iris—has been stolen. To unravel the item’s mysterious whereabouts, Jaina works with the former blue Dragon Aspect Kalecgos. The two brilliant heroes forge an unlikely bond during their investigation, but another disastrous turn of events looms on the horizon. . . .Garrosh Hellscream is mustering the Horde’s armies for an all-out invasion of Theramore. Despite mounting dissent within his faction, the brazen warchief aims to usher in a new era of Horde domination. His thirst for conquest leads him to take brutal measures against anyone who dares question his leadership.Alliance forces converge on Theramore to repel the Horde onslaught, but the brave defenders are unprepared for the true scope of Garrosh’s cunning and deceptive strategy. His attack will irrevocably transform Jaina, engulfing the ardent peacekeeper in the chaotic and all-consuming . . .TIDES OF WAR

In Lammas Night a young weaver of spells is persuaded to bide a while in a small village, to make their village spells and keep the Dark at bay. As part of their persuasion, the villagers have given her the house of her predecessor. Not knowing that his spirit lingers there, she unwittingly breaks the spell that laid him. Now, a half-seen phantom courts her. He is either her lover for all time, the only she will ever know- or a wicked spirits' seeming, the aim of which is to entrap her in a fate unspeakable.Will she call him to her or banish him forever? Now is the time of choosing, the Witching on Lammas Night. Magic Dark and Light are in perfect balance. She begins the casting of her spell....Stories include:"Introduction" by Josepha Sherman"Lammas Night" by Mercedes Lackey"Hallowmas Night" by Mercedes Lackey"Harvest of Souls" by Doranna Durgin"The Heart of the Grove" by Ardath Mayhar"Miranda" by Ru Emerson"Demonheart" by Mark Shepherd"Sunflower" by Jody Lynn Nye"Summer Storms" by Christie Golden"A Choice of Many" by Mark Garland"The Captive Song" by Jospha Sherman"Midsummer Folly" by Elisabeth Waters"The Mage, the Maiden and the Hag" by S.M. Stirling and Jan Stirling"The Road Taken" by Laura Anne Gilman"A Wandering of Wizard-Kind" by Nina Kiriki Hoffman"Circle of Ashes" by Stephanie D. Shaver"A Choice of Dawns" by Susan Schwartz"Miranda's Tale" by Jason Henderson"Lady of Rock" by Diana L. Paxson"Before" by Gael Baudino

Though the young Warchief Thrall ended the demon curse that had plagued his people for generations, the orcs still wrestle with the sins of their bloody past. As the rampaging Horde, they waged a number of devastating wars against their perennial enemy−the Alliance. Yet the rage and bloodlust that drove the orcs to destroy everything in their path nearly consumed them as well.Long ago, on the idyllic world of Draenor, the noble orc clans lived in relative peace with their enigmatic neighbors, the draenei. But the nefarious agents of the Burning Legion had other plans for both of the unsuspecting races. The demon-lord Kil’jaeden set in motion a dark chain of events that would succeed not only in eradicating the draenei, but forging the orc clans into a single, unstoppable juggernaut of hatred and destruction.An original tale of magic, warfare, and heroism based on the bestselling, award-winning electronic game series from Blizzard Entertainment.

Thrall, wise shaman and the warchief of the Horde, has sensed a disturbing change…Long ago, Azeroth's destructive native elementals raged across the world until the benevolent titans imprisoned them within the Elemental Plane. Despite the titans' intervention, many elementals have ended up back on Azeroth. Over the ages, shaman like Thrall have communed with these spirits and, through patience and dedication, learned to soothe roaring infernos, bring rain to sun-scorched lands, and otherwise temper the elementals' ruinous influence on the world of Azeroth.Now Thrall has discovered that the elementals no longer heed the shaman's call. The link shared with these spirits has grown thin and frayed, as if Azeroth itself were under great duress. While Thrall seeks answers to what ails the confused elements, he also wrestles with the orcs' precarious future as his people face dwindling supplies and growing hostility with their night elf neighbors.Meanwhile, Varian Wrynn of Stormwind is considering violent action in response to mounting tensions between the Alliance and the Horde, a hard-line approach that threatens to alienate those closest to him, including his son, Anduin. The conflicted young prince has set out to find his own path, but in doing so, he risks becoming entangled in political instability that is setting the world on edge.The fate of Azeroth's great races is shrouded in a fog of uncertainty, and the erratic behavior of the elemental spirits, troubling though it is, may only be the first ominous warning sign of the cataclysm to come.

In den Trümmern lauert das Böse. Das Weltenbeben hat das Antlitz Azeroths für immer verändert. Städte wurden überflutet, ein alter Feind ist erwacht und mit den Worgen und Goblins tauchten zwei neue Völker auf der Bildfläche des World of Warcraft-Universums auf. Der ehemalige Kriegshäuptling der Orcs, Thrall, versucht in diesen Zeiten des Umbruchs zu retten was zu retten ist. Als Azeroth noch jung war, wiesen die erhabenen Titanen die fünf großen Drachenschwärme an, die aufblühende Welt zu beschützen. Die Anführer der Schwärme wurden dazu mit einem Teil der gewaltigen Macht der Titanen ausgestattet. Gemeinsam verpflichteten sich diese majestätischen Drachenaspekte dazu, jegliche Bedrohung von der neugeborenen Welt abzuwenden, jener Welt, bekannt als: World of Warcraft.Vor über zehntausend Jahren erschütterte der Verrat des wahnsinnigen schwarzen Drachenaspekts Todesschwinge die Stärke und Einheit der Drachenschwärme. Sein jüngster Angriff auf Azeroth – das Weltenbeben – hat die Welt ins Chaos gestürzt. Am Mahlstrom – dem Zentrum der Instabilität – setzen der frühere Kriegshäuptling Thrall und andere fähige Schamanen alles daran, Azeroth vor dem wütenden Ansturm Todesschwinges zu bewahren. Doch auch in Thrall tobt eine Schlacht, die ihn daran hindert, seine normalerweise unvergleichlichen Fähigkeiten als Schamane des Irdenen Rings zu nutzen. Unfähig, sich auf seine Pflichten zu konzentrieren, übernimmt Thrall einen scheinbar belanglosen Auftrag vom mysteriösen grünen Drachenaspekt Ysera. Doch dieser Auftrag erweist sich schnell als eine gefahrenvolle Reise durch Azeroth und über die Grenzen der Zeit hinaus, die Thrall in Kontakt mit den alten Drachenschwärmen bringt. Zerrissen durch Konflikte und Misstrauen wurden diese Drachen zur leichten Beute einer furchtbaren neuen Waffe, die von den Schergen Todesschwinges entfesselt wurde. Ein lebender Albtraum, der die geflügelten Wächter Azeroths auslöschen soll. Eine noch viel größere Gefahr geht allerdings von einer möglichen Zukunft aus, deren Zeuge Ysera in einer Vision wurde: die Stunde des Zwielichts. Bevor diese apokalyptische Weissagung zu bitterer Wahrheit werden kann, muss Thrall seine eigenen Zweifel besiegen und seine Bestimmung erkennen. Nur dann kann er den Drachenschwärmen Azeroths bei ihrer größten Prüfung beistehen. Diese wird in die Annalen Azeroths eingehen als: Drachendämmerung

When Azeroth was young, the noble titans appointed the five great dragonflights to safeguard the budding world. Each of the flights’ leaders was imbued with a portion of the titans’ vast cosmic powers. Together, these majestic Dragon Aspects committed themselves to thwarting any force that threatened the safety of the WORLD OF WARCRAFT®.Over ten thousand years ago, a betrayal by the maddened black Dragon Aspect, Deathwing, shattered the strength and unity of the dragonflights. His most recent assault on Azeroth—the Cataclysm—has left the world in turmoil. At the Maelstrom, the center of Azeroth’s instability, former Horde warchief Thrall and other accomplished shaman struggle to keep the world from tearing apart in the wake of Deathwing’s attack. Yet a battle also rages within Thrall regarding his new life in the shamanic Earthen Ring, hampering his normally unparalleled abilities.Unable to focus on his duties, Thrall undertakes a seemingly menial task from an unexpected source: the mysterious green Dragon Aspect, Ysera. This humble endeavor soon becomes a journey spanning the lands of Azeroth and the timeways of history itself, bringing Thrall into contact with ancient dragonflights. Divided by conflict and mistrust, these dragons have become easy prey to a horrific new weapon unleashed by Deathwing’s servants . . . a living nightmare engineered to exterminate Azeroth’s winged guardians.Of even greater concern is a bleak and terrifying possible future glimpsed by Ysera: the Hour of Twilight. Before this apocalyptic vision comes to pass, Thrall must purge his own doubts in order to discover his purpose in the world and aid Azeroth’s dragonflights as they face the TWILIGHT OF THE ASPECTS.

The official novelization of the blockbuster movie, written and directed by visionary Luc Besson (Lucy, The Fifth Element).In the 28th century, Valerian (Dane DeHaan) and Laureline (Cara Delevingne) are a team of special operatives charged with maintaining order throughout the human territories. Under assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two embark on a mission to the astonishing city of Alpha—an ever-expanding metropolis where species from all over the universe have converged over centuries to share knowledge, intelligence and cultures with each other.There is a mystery at the center of Alpha, a dark force which threatens the peaceful existence of the City of a Thousand Planets, and Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the marauding menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.