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do the right thing while not being
backed up by the person he loves
and by the person who he needs
support from the most, Golden has
written this very well as she draws
emotions from the reader because
we have all been where Arthas
is, doing something we believe
is right but standing on our own
while the storm rages around us.
There are some really excellent
standout moments too if you have
played the MMO, a certain dungeon
(Culling Of Stratholm anyone?)
has taken on a more sombre
and painful tone for me now.
I really loved this part of the
book and I think it was written
with a lot of emotion and a very
clever and careful hand.
THE DARK LADY
This in effect brings us to the
events in the game The Frozen

CHRISTIE GOLDEN

great thing as it shows in the way

Throne and also brings into play the

I really like Christie as an

she writes about the universe.

Dark Lady Slyvanas Windrunner

author, she always seems to be able

RECOMMENDATION

, Sylvanas story is an epic one

craft a story and ram the emotion

I do recommend this book

and one that will also pull at your

home, and she is a master at putting

to anyone who has a love of the

heartstrings if you are wet like me.

you through the emotional mill.

Warcraft Universe, it is a rich

This ironically was my least

She has tried successfully

book with a great narrative.
My only criticism is that

favourite part of the book as it

to put us into Arthas shoes and

seemed fairly rushed; it wasn’t

make us understand why he

important events are only brushed

expanded on enough for my liking

made the decisions he made even

by and not delved into even if only

it was almost like major plots

if we don’t agree with them.

to expand on what is going on in

happened and then we were told
about them as an afterthought.

She also shows a love for
the source material which is a

the Maelstrom of Arthas world.■

By Doug Reynolds
The GameOn Magazine