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Night of the Dragon | |
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Author(s) | Richard A. Knaak |
Artist(s) | Glenn Rane |
Pages | 336 |
Publisher | Pocket Star (Simon & Schuster) |
Published | November 18, 2008 |
Binding | Paperback |
Retail price | US: $16.00
EU: N/A UK: £8.99 |
ISBN 10: | ISBN 0743471377 |
ISBN 13: | ISBN 9780743471374 |
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Night of the Dragon is a novel by Richard A. Knaak and was released on November 18, 2008 — five days after the release of World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King.[1] It is a follow-up to the novel Day of the Dragon, and also provides insight into events leading up to Wrath of the Lich King.
Cover[]
The cover of the book features: (top row) the twilight dragon Dargonax; (bottom row, from left to right) Vereesa Windrunner, the dragon mage Krasus, and the draenei Iridi.
Back of book description[]
Grim Batol: its dark legacy stretches back into the mists of Azeroth's past. But most know it as the site of a terrible tragedy—where the vile orcs corrupted the hatchlings of the noble Dragonqueen, Alexstrasza, and used them as weapons of war. Though a band of heroes, led by the enigmatic mage, Krasus, defeated the orcs and freed the captive dragons, the cursed mountain stands as another ravaged landmark within the...
WORLD OF WARCRAFT
But now Krasus—known to some as the red dragon Korialstrasz—senses the malice of Grim Batol rising once more to threaten those he holds dear. Determined this time to confront this evil by himself, he is unaware of the quests that will draw others to Grim Batol and reveal the monstrous truth that could not only herald their deaths, but usher in a terrible new age of darkness and destruction.[1]
Characters[]
Main characters[]
- Fail:IconSmall DragonTwilight.gif Dargonax
- Fail:IconSmall Iridi.gif Iridi
- Fail:IconSmall Kalecgos.gifFail:IconSmall Kalec.gif Kalecgos/Kalec
- Fail:IconSmall Korialstrasz.gifFail:IconSmall Krasus.gif Korialstrasz/Krasus
- Fail:IconSmall Rhonin.gif Rhonin
- Fail:IconSmall Dwarf Male.gif Rom
- Fail:IconSmall Onyxia.gifBloodElf female Sintharia/Sinestra
- Fail:IconSmall Vereesa.gif Vereesa Windrunner
- Fail:IconSmall BloodElf Male.gif Zendarin Windrunner
- Fail:IconSmall DragonNether.gif Zzeraku
Supporting characters[]
- Fail:IconSmall Dwarf Female.gif Grenda
- Fail:IconSmall DrakonidBlack.gif Rask
- Fail:IconSmall Dwarf Male.gif Garthin Stoneguider
- Goblin male Wharfmaster Dizzywig
Minor characters[]
Note: These characters were only mentioned or had little to no role during the story.
- Fail:IconSmall Alexstrasza.gif Alexstrasza
- Fail:IconSmall DragonBlue.gif Balacgos
- Fail:IconSmall Magni.gif Magni Bronzebeard
- Fail:IconSmall Falstad.gif Falstad Wildhammer (unnamed)
- Fail:IconSmall Tyrande.gif Tyrande Whisperwind (unnamed)
- Fail:IconSmall Malfurion.gif Malfurion Stormrage (unnamed)
- Fail:IconSmall Orc Male.gif Nekros Skullcrusher (unnamed)
- Fail:IconSmall Deathwing.gif Deathwing
- Fail:IconSmall Malygos.gif Malygos
- Fail:IconSmall Illidan.gif Illidan Stormrage
- Fail:IconSmall Anveena.gif Anveena Teague
- Fail:IconSmall ManaWyrm.gif Raac
- Fail:IconSmall DragonBlue.gifFail:IconSmall Tyri.gif Tyrigosa
- Fail:IconSmall Jorad.gif Jorad Mace
- Fail:IconSmall Dar'khan.gif Dar'Khan Drathir
- Fail:IconSmall Trag.gif Trag Highmountain
- Fail:IconSmall Mordis.gif Valimar Mordis
- Dwarf male Harkyn Grymstone
- Dwarf male Loggi Grymstone
- Human male Marcus Windthorne
- Fail:IconSmall HalfElf Male.gif Giramar
- Fail:IconSmall HalfElf Male.gif Galadin
- Fail:IconSmall Sylvanas.gif Sylvanas Windrunner
- Fail:IconSmall Alleria.gif Alleria Windrunner
- Fail:IconSmall Nefarian.gif Nefarian
- Fail:IconSmall Onyxia.gif Onyxia
- Fail:IconSmall LichKing.gif Lich King
- Fail:IconSmall ArthasDK.gif Arthas Menethil
Plot[]
Zzeraku, an imprisoned nether dragon, struggles in vain to escape from skardyn, a race of fish-like dwarves, who are holding him down with magical cables. He is confronted by a woman with a scarred side, whom it is later revealed to be Sinestra, a black dragon and Deathwing's prime consort.
Sintharia (Sinestra's dragon title), was using a Chrysalun Chamber to trap the wayward nether dragon, and little by little fed the nether dragon to her newest creation, the twilight dragon Dargonax, which means "Devourer" in draconic.
A cloaked figure, later reveled to be the draenei Iridi, makes her way from Ratchet to Menethil Harbor. While there, the harbor comes under attack by raptors from the surrounding area. In an attempt to enter Grim Batol, she encounters Krasus and Kalecgos who with her assistance defeat two members of the twilight dragonflight. Iridi carries an extremely powerful staff revealed to have origins with the naaru, which she wields masterfully. This staff disappears whenever it leaves her hands, and she can summon it at will. The staff's twin belonged to Iridi's companion, who was slain by Zendarin, taken, and then used for powering Dargonax.
A few events occur that at the time seem unrelated, but they lead up to a greater climax.
Also, a mission undertaken by the dwarf Rom attempting to defeat an unknown adversary in Grim Batol is described. During this mission, Vereesa Windrunner aids them in an attempt to kill her traitor cousin, Zendarin. The group is later captured and imprisoned in Grim Batol by skardyn and dragonspawn.
The book ends with a epilogue, where it is revealed that Deathwing has been hiding at the bottom of Grim Batol for the whole time, watching and learning from the mistakes from the other antagonists from the book, and with the mountain once again empty he plans to use the many dragon eggs hidden there, from all different dragonflights, to start his work again to create a superior dragon flight for his own purposes to control the other dragonflights.
Notes[]
This is the first Warcraft novel in which orcs do not play a major role.
References[]
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 2008-23-09, Blizzplanet-World of Warcraft: Night of the Dragon - Excerpt. Medievaldragon. Accessed on 2008-23-09
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