At the same time, he did his best to guide his protegé throughout his quest in hostile lands and reaching out to the Aspects through their respective domains.ĭeathwing plots through several of his minions to get his mortal enemy, Alexstraaza, out in the open and at the same time, crown himself king of Alterac and then marry Calia Menethil to strengthen his future alliance with Lordaeron. As for Krasus, he tries to uncover Prestor’s real identity since his past is a mystery. Rhonin then finds himself gathering unwanted companions for his quest, ones that he tries to shake off at first.

The pace between scenes, their description, the battles, the characters interacting with one another… As a tiny writer myself, I wish I can reach this level one day… I still don’t understand the general distaste for Knaak’s work. It made me remember the first movie of the Hobbit. First, because there’s a sense of adventure right away as we accompany Rhonin in his quest. I loved this book! It was in part, very different from the other ones. In the Warcraft Archive, you can get Day of the Dragon, The Last Guardian, Lord of the Clans and Of Blood and Honor all in the same book!

Krasus convinced the council to send this wizard, Rhonin, to a secret mission labeled as observation only, when in truth, the fiery-haired mage would have to deal with so much more. Krasus, a wizard from the Council of Six who governed the Kirin Tor of Dalaran, had taken advantage of a prominent wizard who wished to redeem himself from a past mission before the eyes of his elders. Mainly due to the subdued red dragons that the Dragonmaw clan had and continuously bred and trained, since Nekros Skullcrusher, an Orc Warlock, held Alexstraza, the Dragonqueen and Aspect of the Red Dragonflight, captive and well tightened for his own nefarious plans.Īs the pieces of the board begin to reach a certain point, two elder dragons plot and manipulate the pieces in order to slay, and the other one to rescue, the aspect of life, Alexstraza.ĭeathwing took the name of Daval Prestor and manipulated his way with the Kings of the Alliance, influencing their distrust for the wizards of the Lordaeron while pulling towards him the crown of the Kingdom of Alterac whose past monarch, Perenold, had committed treason against the Alliance in the past war. Khaz Modan however, still remained as Orc territory. The book begins post second war, the dark portal is closed and the remnants of the Horde are either held in captivity spread around several enclaves or have gone into hiding, fighting a desperate battle towards the inevitable end against the combined might of the Alliance.

The eyes of the dragon book review