"Cycle of Hatred (World of Warcraft, #1)"

[CuriousJorgi]

I love all most things that are Sci-Fi/Fantasy: books most, then games and movies. I have been playing World of Warcraft since friends introduce to it when Burning Crusade game out. I love the idea of the the game, especially the cut scenes or quest that tell you the back story. Finally I thought I would read one of the WoW novels, plus my friend had been bugging me too. I read Cycle of Hatred (World of Warcraft #1) by Keith R.A. DeCandido. This is my first novel from Blizzard, as well as, WoW. I enjoyed the to plot and familiar characters. It was an entertaining read, with a few grammar/phrasing issues; like that Aegwynn sired a son. Men sire, women conceive or birth. I did like that the speech of the Orcs and Trolls was like in game, I could hear the accent when the Trolls were speaking in my mind.

Here are my pros for the this book: fantasy and adventure that keep me interested and turning the pages, strong female characters (hey I am a girl so I like strong women), and the fact it is based on WoW and Warcraft game lore (which I like).

Here are my cons: most of the male characters (besides Thrall) were either villains, corrupt, or wimps; variations on what I know for the geography in WoW (Durotar have fishing, I have fished there I game so I know); and to me the epilogue was predictable.

Over all I enjoyed the book. I want to know what others think go the series or of books based on video games in general