Chronicles of War World of Warcraft : Chronicles of War is a collection of previously released novels by Christie Golden , Jeff Grubb and Aaron Rosenberg . It contains the following novels : Back - of - book description . Over the eons , an endless struggle between the forces of order and chaos has shaped the world of Azeroth and its inhabitants . The orcish Horde ’ s violent invasion of the Eastern Kingdoms stands as one of history ’ s most tumultuous periods . Through the Burning Legion ’ s demonic machinations , the once - noble orcs were transformed into a nearly unstoppable foe and let loose upon Azeroth ’ s unsuspecting denizens . Yet even in the face of the Horde ’ s unparalleled fury , brave heroes risked everything to rise up in defense of the . . . WORLD OF WARCRAFT Rise of the Horde . Before the savage orcs began their rampage across Azeroth , they were a proud shamanic race native to the world of Draenor . The cunning demon Kil ’ jaeden saw lethal potential in the clan - based orcs , and thus he set about molding them into the Horde — a single , brutal force driven by an all - consuming thirst for destruction . But the foul demonic magic that granted the Horde its immense strength began consuming the orcs from within , ultimately threatening to destroy everything that they once were . The Last Guardian . Long ago a group of magi known as the Council of Tirisfal was formed to fight a secret war against the sinister demons of the Burning Legion . To this end , the council imbued a single champion with enormous power to act as the world ’ s guardian . Medivh was one such Guardian of Tirisfal , and he was expected to be the greatest who had ever lived . Yet he was destined to follow a much darker path . From birth a mysterious evil had tainted the core of his being , and his subsequent struggle against the darkness within himself would precipitate the orcish Horde ’ s invasion of Azeroth . . . and change the world forever . Tides of Darkness . During the First War , the orcish Horde laid waste to the once - great human kingdom of Stormwind . From the ashes of this terrible defeat , however , hope emerged . Anduin Lothar , Champion of Stormwind , rallied the survivors of his ruined homeland and valiantly led them to Lordaeron in the hopes of uniting the human nations into a mighty Alliance that could stand against the Horde and its ruthless new leader , Orgrim Doomhammer . Yet as formidable as Lothar believed the Alliance would be , many humans feared that no force would ever be capable of stopping the Horde ’ s merciless onslaught . Beyond the Dark Portal . In the aftermath of the Second War between orcs and humans , the Dark Portal , a gateway connecting Azeroth to Draenor , was destroyed . The orcs , however , did not abandon their lust for war . Led by the mysterious orc shaman Ner ’ zhul , a fresh wave of Horde fighters flooded into Azeroth . Even more unsettling was that small bands of orcs intent on something other than mere conquest began scouring Azeroth for powerful artifacts desired by their sinister leader . To counter the Horde ’ s dark schemes , only one option remained for the Alliance : a suicide mission into the orcs ’ ruined homeworld of Draenor .