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Revision as of 10:48, 8 July 2020
- For the quest, see
[45] Rising Shadows.
| Shadows Rising | |
|---|---|
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| Author(s) | Madeleine Roux |
| Publication date | July 14th, 2020 |
| Format(s) | Hardcover, Digital, Audiobook |
| Retail price | US: $27.00 |
| ISBN 10 | 0399594124 |
| ISBN 13 | 978-0399594120 |
Shadows Rising is an upcoming novel written by Madeleine Roux taking place after the events of Battle for Azeroth, serving as a tie-in to Shadowlands. It focuses on characters from the Alliance, Horde, and Sylvanas Windrunner,[1] with a primary focus on the Horde.[2]
Description
"The Horde is nothing!" With those infamous words, Sylvanas Windrunner betrayed and abandoned the Horde she vowed to serve. The Dark Lady and her forces now work in the shadows as both the Horde and Alliance race to uncover her next move, including her own sister, Alleria. Struggling to shoulder the crushing weight of leadership, King Anduin entrusts the void elf and High Exarch Turalyon to uncover Sylvanas's whereabouts.
The Horde now stands at a crossroads. The various factions form a council, leaving the mantle of warchief to rest. Thrall, Lor'themar Theron, Baine Bloodhoof, First Arcanist Thalyssra, and many other familiar faces rise to this new challenge. But the threats are numerous, and the distrust runs too deep.
When the council is derailed by a failed assassination attempt on Talanji, the Zandalari queen and a key ally, Thrall and the rest of the Horde leaders are forced into action. They empower the young troll shaman Zekhan, still grieving the loss of Varok Saurfang, with a critical mission to aid Talanji and help uncover the rising threat against her.
Meanwhile, Nathanos Blightcaller and Sira Moonwarden have been tasked by the Dark Lady with a terrifying gambit: to kill the troll loa of death himself, Bwonsamdi.
As Zekhan and Talanji work to save Bwonsamdi, their journey will be a key turning point in bolstering the Horde against the coming darkness and finding themselves along the way. Failure to save their allies and the trickster god will surely doom the Horde, but through success, they may rediscover what makes the Horde strong.[1]
Characters
| Main | Supporting | Minor | Mentioned |
|---|---|---|---|
Locations
- Azeroth
- Eastern Kingdoms
- Kalimdor
- Northrend
- Dragonblight (mentioned)
- Great Sea
- Shadowlands
Development
Blizzard approached Madeleine Roux about writing Shadows Rising around April 2019,[3] and she worked on the book over the following summer and fall.[4] Writing the first draft was a relatively easy process which only took about a month, a thing she attributes to the detailed outline Blizzard provided and the extensive backstories that already existed for the world and characters.[5][6] She strove to write at least 1-2 chapters every day.[7] In addition to simply asking Blizzard's writing team directly, Roux researched parts of the lore she was less familiar with by consulting Wowpedia, Wowhead,[8] and fanmade lore videos. During the writing process, she kept her WoW characters placed in different in-game locations at all times so she could get a feel for the ambience of different zones and describe specific details of the environment.[9][10] She also played Classic "pretty hardcore" during this time, and so included a few references to vanilla World of Warcraft in the book.[11] To her amusement, the fact that she was frequently logged into retail for the sake of book research inadvertently annoyed one of her Classic guild members until she explained the situation to him (she subsequently started using the "appear offline" option while working on the novel).[12]
During the novel's development, Roux was conscious of the criticism that had been directed against previous expansion prequel novels (namely The Shattering and Before the Storm) for containing information that's essential to the plot of World of Warcraft but is not communicated in-game, which could lead to fans feeling lost if they didn't read the novels. For this reason, Roux insisted during meetings with the writing team that Shadows Rising couldn't be something that players would have to read, and there are some events which were excluded from the book as a result. However, Roux still strove to make the novel feel like something that lore-interested players would want to read by having it give unique insight into the various characters and their development; in short, "something that feels really essential but isn't".[13][14]
The original draft of the book included the death of a significant character, but that section of the novel was rewritten after the game's writing team decided that they needed the character to come back in Shadowlands.[15]
Notes and trivia
- The novel includes a hidden tribute to a deceased World of Warcraft player: while working on the book, Roux saw a post from a Reddit user talking about one of their family members who was a big fan of WoW and had recently passed away. She reached out to the user and received permission to include their family member's WoW character in the book.[16]
- Roux originally wanted to expand more on the relationship between Lor'themar Theron and First Arcanist Thalyssra in the book, but wasn't able to fit it in as it wouldn't match the pacing and the book already included a separate romance subplot. She instead ended up exploring Lor'themar and Thalyssra's relationship in the short story A Moment in Verse.[17][18][19]
- The audiobook version is read by Susan Wokoma, Talanji's voice actor.[20]
Gallery
Placeholder cover
References
- ^ a b Elizabeth Harper 2020-02-07. Read an excerpt of Shadowlands prequel novel Shadows Rising, featuring Zappy Boi. Blizzard Watch. Retrieved on 2020-02-07.
- ^ Episode 201 - Madeleine Roux World of Warcraft Shadows Rising (around 00:37:25). Nerds With Friends (2020-06-02). Retrieved on 2020-06-04.
- ^ CC talks with Madeleine Roux! | Character Craft Podcast (20:00 - 20:40) (2020-06-23). Retrieved on 2020-06-26.
- ^ CC talks with Madeleine Roux! | Character Craft Podcast (22:10 - 22:25) (2020-06-23). Retrieved on 2020-06-26.
- ^ CC talks with Madeleine Roux! | Character Craft Podcast (39:25 - 41:05) (2020-06-23). Retrieved on 2020-06-26.
- ^ Morally Grey Podcast 2020-06-26. Interview with Madeleine Roux! (27:00 - 28:15). YouTube. Retrieved on 2020-06-26.
- ^ Box and Jacquilope 2020-07-03. The Kun-Lai Campfire: Shadows Rising Interview with Madeleine Roux (01:36:25). YouTube. Retrieved on 2020-07-05.
- ^ Madeleine Roux on Twitter (2020-06-25). Retrieved on 2020-06-26.
- ^ CC talks with Madeleine Roux! | Character Craft Podcast (11:15 - 14:00) (2020-06-23). Retrieved on 2020-06-26.
- ^ Morally Grey Podcast 2020-06-26. Interview with Madeleine Roux! (22:00 - 25:50). YouTube. Retrieved on 2020-06-26.
- ^ Box and Jacquilope 2020-07-03. The Kun-Lai Campfire: Shadows Rising Interview with Madeleine Roux (24:10). YouTube. Retrieved on 2020-07-05.
- ^ CC talks with Madeleine Roux! | Character Craft Podcast (22:50 - 24:10) (2020-06-23). Retrieved on 2020-06-26.
- ^ Morally Grey Podcast 2020-06-26. Interview with Madeleine Roux! (01:03:55 - 01:13:10). YouTube. Retrieved on 2020-06-26.
- ^ Accolonn 2020-06-28. Interview with Shadows Rising Author Madeleine Roux (01:01:00). YouTube. Retrieved on 2020-07-05.
- ^ Episode 201 - Madeleine Roux World of Warcraft Shadows Rising (around 01:06:30). Nerds With Friends (2020-06-02). Retrieved on 2020-06-04.
- ^ Lawrencium 2020-03-03. LAWRENCIUM CHATS WITH MADELEINE ROUX - Talking About Shadows Rising, WoW, and More! (41:25). YouTube. Retrieved on 2020-07-05.
- ^ Episode 201 - Madeleine Roux World of Warcraft Shadows Rising (around 27:00). Nerds With Friends (2020-06-02). Retrieved on 2020-06-04.
- ^ CC talks with Madeleine Roux! | Character Craft Podcast (27:00 - 28:05) (2020-06-23). Retrieved on 2020-06-26.
- ^ Lawrencium 2020-03-03. LAWRENCIUM CHATS WITH MADELEINE ROUX - Talking About Shadows Rising, WoW, and More! (36:00). YouTube. Retrieved on 2020-07-05.
- ^ World of Warcraft on Twitter (2020-07-06). Retrieved on 2020-07-06.
External links
Blizzard Watch Excerpt 1
World of Warcraft Community Site Excerpt 2 Blizzard Watch Excerpt 3
Penguin Random House Audio Audiobook sample Polygon Excerpt 4