Based on: Warcraft (2016) Film
Genre: Fantasy_Video Game
Release Date: June 7th, 2016 (film is released 6/10/16)
Screenplay: Charles Leavitt & Duncan Jones
Author: Christie Golden
Publisher: Titan Publishing; MTI edition
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Official Synopsis: The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and the other faces extinction. From opposing sides, two heroes are set on a collision course that will decide the fate of their family, their people and their home. So begins a spectacular saga of power and sacrifice in which war has many faces, and everyone fights for something.
This novelization will be a double bonus for me. Not only am I a freak for Novelizations, but this one happens to be written by an author I'm very fond of--Christie Golden. In the summer of 2014, I found pristine, unread copies of the first two novels she ever published. Vampire of the Mists (1991) & Dance of the Dead (1992), both of which are set in the legendary realm of Dungeons & Dragons lore. The woman has a talent for storytelling and has written novels for Star Trek, Star Wars, Starcraft, & several World of Warcraft books as well.
Now I'm not much of a video gamer, and therefore I'm rather ignorant to World of Warcraft games. However, I along with many people out there have at least heard of the franchise, for it has pervaded throughout American pop culture since the mid-2000s. In fact, over 100 million accounts have been created by online gamers.
From my understanding, the franchise essentially combines Fantasy, Horror, & Science Fiction elements, thereby giving gamers a menagerie of characters to play with--Aliens, Goblins, Humans, Elfs, Witches, Sorcerers, etc.
As for the film, It's been on a long journey on its way to development since 2006. For a span in the early 2010s, Sam Raimi was attached to direct it. By 2013, David Bowie's son Duncan Jones (MOON) joined the project as director and that's when the film's progress gained momentum, appearing on Movie websites sporadically.
Based on a storyline from game designer Chris Metzen (Diablo, Warcraft, Starcraft), the screenplay was written by Charles Leavitt (Bllod Diamond, Seventh Son, In the Heart of the Sea).
*** Expect a review on here at some point in the summer of 2016.***
