内容简介
TheashesoftheCataclysmhavesettledacrossAzeroth'sdisparatekingdoms.Asthebrokenworldrecoversfromthedisaster,therenownedsorceressLadyJainaProudmoorecontinuesherlongstruggletomendrelationsbetweentheHordeandtheAlliance.Yetoflate,escalatingtensionshavepushedthetwofactionsclosertoopenwar,threateningtodestroywhatlittlestabilityremainsintheWorldofWarcraft.DarknewsarrivesinJaina'sbelovedcity,Theramore.Oneofthebluedragonflight'smostpowerfulartifacts-theFocusingIris-hasbeenstolen.Tounraveltheitem'smysteriouswhereabouts,JainaworkswiththeformerblueDragonAspectKalecgos.Thetwobrilliantheroesforgeanunlikelybondduringtheirinvestigation,butanotherdisastrousturnofeventsloomsonthehorizon...GarroshHellscreamismusteringtheHorde'sarmiesforanall-outinvasionofTheramore.Despitemountingdissentwithinhisfaction,thebrazenwarchiefaimstousherinaneweraofHordedomination.Histhirstforconquestleadshimtotakebrutalmeasuresagainstanyonewhodaresquestionhisleadership.AllianceforcesconvergeonTheramoretorepeltheHordeonslaught,butthebravedefendersareunpreparedforthetruescopeofGarrosh'scunninganddeceptivestrategy.HisattackwillirrevocablytransformJaina,engulfingtheardentpeacekeeperinthechaoticandall-consumingtidesofwar.
作者简介
NewYorkTimesbestsellingandaward-winningauthorChristieGoldenhaswrittenmorethanthirty-fivenovelsandseveralshortstoriesinthefieldsofsciencefiction,fantasy,andhorror.AmonghermanyprojectsareoveradozenStarTreknovelsandseveraloriginalfantasynovels.AnavidplayerofWorldofWarcraft,shehaswrittentwomangashortstoriesandseveralnovelsinthatworld(LordoftheClans,RiseoftheHorde,Arthas:RiseoftheLichKing,andTheShattering:PreludetoCataclysm,andThrall:TwilightoftheAspects),withmoreintheworks.ShehasalsowrittentheStarCraftDarkTemplarSaga:Firstborn,ShadowHunters,andTwilight,aswellasthemostrecenthardcover,Devils’Due.Goldenisalsothewriterofthreebooksinthemajornine-bookStarWarsseriesFateoftheJedi(incollaborationwithAaronAllstonandTroyDenning).GoldenlivesinColorado.