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	History of Warcraft

History of Warcraft

Want to know more about the lore of World of Warcraft? The game doesn't require any additional reading to play. However, you might enjoy gaining a more detailed knowledge of Warcraft lore. Here are some resources that are available:

History of Warcraft

      Timeline
      Chapter 1
      Chapter 2
      Chapter 3
      Chapter 4
      Chapter 5
      Chapter 6

Novels

EBooks

RPGs

Previous Warcraft Games

History of Warcraft:

Go here for more information about the World of Warcraft:

Novels:

Go here for more about the novels: Warcraft: War of the Ancients Trilogy, Book Two: Demon Soul Warcraft: War of the Ancients Trilogy, Book One: The Well of Eternity Warcraft: The Last Guardian Warcraft: Lord of the Clans Warcraft: Day of the Dragon

EBooks

Go here for more about the Warcraft Ebook: WarCraft: Of Blood and Honor

RPGs

Warcraft Role-Playing Games provide a wealth of information about Warcraft lore.

Dungeons & Dragons
Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game

Dungeons & Dragons
Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game
Alliance & Horde Compendium"

Dungeons & Dragons
Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game
Manual of Monsters

Dungeons & Dragons
Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game
Magic and Mayhem

Previous Warcraft Games

The single-player Warcraft III campaigns provide a wealth of information about events in the world of Azeroth.

Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
(Expansion Pack)

Warcraft III: The Reign of Chaos

For the best value we recommend buying the Warcraft Battlechest.

Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition

Warcraft: Orcs and Humans.
This game is out-of-print and is no longer sold in stores. The game is only playable in MS-DOS 5.0 and Mac System 7.1 or Higher.