The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm

The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm is a World of Warcraft novel by Christie Golden, released on October 19, 2010.World of Warcraft: The Shattering: Prelude to Cataclysm (Hardcover). Amazon.com Accessed 2009-11-06. The story told in the novel leads up to the events of the Cataclysm expansion in a manner similar to that of Arthas: Rise of the Lich King and World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King.
==Description==
;From Blizzardhttps://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/story/book/the-shattering
Thrall, wise shaman and the warchief of the Horde, has sensed a disturbing change...
Long ago, Azeroth's destructive native elementals raged across the world until the benevolent titans imprisoned them within the Elemental Plane. Despite the titans' intervention, many elementals have ended up back on Azeroth. Over the ages, shaman like Thrall have communed with these spirits and, through patience and dedication, learned to soothe roaring infernos, bring rain to sun-scorched lands, and otherwise temper the elementals' ruinous influence on the world of Azeroth.
Now Thrall has discovered that the elementals no longer heed the shaman's call. The link shared with these spirits has grown thin and frayed, as if Azeroth itself were under great duress. While Thrall seeks answers to what ails the confused elements, he also wrestles with the orcs' precarious future as his people face dwindling supplies and growing hostility with their night elf neighbors.
Meanwhile, Varian Wrynn of Stormwind is considering violent action in response to mounting tensions between the Alliance and the Horde, a hard-line approach that threatens to alienate those closest to him, including his son, Anduin. The conflicted young prince has set out to find his own path, but in doing so, he risks becoming entangled in political instability that is setting the world on edge.
The fate of Azeroth's great races is shrouded in a fog of uncertainty, and the erratic behavior of the elemental spirits, troubling though it is, may only be the first ominous warning sign of the cataclysm to come.Digital Catalog - World of Warcraft: The Shattering
==Characters==
Major	Supporting	Minor	Mentioned
* Aggra
* Baine Bloodhoof
* Cairne Bloodhoof
* Magni Bronzebeard
* Drek'Thar
* Magatha Grimtotem
* Garrosh Hellscream
* Jaina Proudmoore
* Hamuul Runetotem
* Moira Thaurissan
* Thrall
* Anduin Wrynn
* Varian Wrynn	
* Aerin
* Advisor Belgrum
* Drukan
* Eitrigg
* Gazlowe
* Greatmother Geyah
* Jevan Grimtotem
* Muninn Magellas
* Palkar
* High Priest Rohan
* Perith Stormhoof
* Tarakor
* Captain Tula	
* Aborius
* Lieutenant Aden
* Innkeeper Belm
* Archbishop Benedictus
* Bink
* Brink
* Maaklu Cloudcaller
* Dink
* Gordawg
* Gorkrak
* Owynn Graddock
* Cor Grimtotem
* Gorm Grimtotem
* Incineratus
* Ayli Leafwhisper
* Kalandrios
* Rahauro
* Elerethe Renferal
* Valarya Riverrun
* Brother Sarno
* Varok Saurfang
* Grayson Shadowbreaker
* Beram Skychaser
* Jorn Skyseer
* Reyna Stonebranch
* Angus Stonehammer
* Dagran Thaurissan II
* Thomas
* Gryth Thurden
* Wyll	
* Aedelas Blackmoore
* Anduin Lothar
* Aegwynn
* Brann Bronzebeard
* Muradin Bronzebeard
* Broxigar
* Cenarius
* Deathwing
* Orgrim Doomhammer
* Draka
* Durotan
* Rehgar Earthfury
* Bolvar Fordragon
* Garad
* Grom Hellscream
* Jazzik
* Lich King
* Uther Lightbringer
* Mannoroth
* Medivh
* Arthas Menethil
* Terenas Menethil
* Farseer Nobundo
* Onyxia
* Putress
* Keeper Remulos
* Dranosh Saurfang
* Mathias Shaw
* Shuk'sar
* Archdruid Malfurion Stormrage
* Tamaala
* Taretha Foxton
* Dagran Thaurissan
* Vol'jin
* High Priestess Tyrande Whisperwind
* Falstad Wildhammer
* Tiffin Wrynn
* Earth Mother
* Sky Father
==Locations==
*Alterac Valley
*Ashenvale
*Barrens
**Camp Taurajo
**Ratchet
*Borean Tundra
**Garrosh's Landing
*Deeprun Tram
*Dun Morogh
**Kharanos
**Ironforge
***Old Ironforge
*Dustwallow Marsh
**Theramore
*Mulgore
**Thunder Bluff
**Red Rocks
**Bloodhoof Village
*Nagrand
**Garadar
**Throne of the Elements
*Orgrimmar
*Stormwind
==Gallery==
File:The Shattering cover art.jpg|Cover art, depicting the Doomhammer
File:The Shattering - Thrall and Garrosh.jpg|Thrall and Garrosh
File:The Shattering - Magni Bronzebeard.jpg|Magni Bronzebeard's transformation
File:Varian-Shattering.jpg|Varian Wrynn
File:ShatteringCover.jpg|Original cover
==Notes==
*The book reveals that canonically, the Alliance raided Blackrock Depths and killed Dagran Thaurissan, apparently rendering the Horde questline non-canon. This was later reaffirmed in the Ultimate Visual GuideWorld of Warcraft: Ultimate Visual Guide, pg. 81 and Chronicle Volume 3, both of which describe Dagran being killed by Alliance adventurers sent by Magni.
==References==
==External links==
*WoW Insider review
 
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