World of Warcraft: Blood Ties by Christie Golden Now Available for Pre-order
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Officially licensed by Blizzard Entertainment, World of Warcraft: Blood Ties is an original prequel novel to the highly anticipated World of Warcraft: Midnight game expansion, the second chapter in the Worldsoul Saga.


Written by revered World of Warcraft author Christie Golden, this novel chronicles the journey of Arator the Redeemer, son of High Exarch Turalyon and the legendary Alleria Windrunner, as he embarks on a journey investigating rumors of a strange glow emanating from the ruins of a long abandoned Legion base, which leads him to uncover more about himself, his parents, and their heroic legacy.

Arator the Redeemer was born to heroism. The son of High Exarch Turalyon and the legendary Alleria Windrunner, Arator has long borne the weight and expectations of their legacy . . . a legacy he inherited as a babe, the day his parents disappeared through the Dark Portal.

Alleria and Turalyon’s journey took them farther afield than they’d intended. While their absence spanned mere decades on Azeroth, the heroes experienced a thousand years at war against the Burning Legion—a demonic army seeking the destruction of all worlds. When at last they reunited with their son, Arator was a man grown, pledged to the very order of paladins for which they had once fought. The Legion fell quickly in a decisive final battle, yet the millennium of distance between the family was less easily conquered.

Now, on the other side of recent events in Khaz Algar, Arator embarks on a new journey, investigating rumors of a strange glow emanating from the ruins of a long-abandoned Legion base. Turalyon and Alleria volunteer to assist, eager to eliminate their ancient enemy before it can threaten their world anew. As the family delves further into the mystery, Arator works to reconcile his parents’ heroic legacy with the flawed people he has come to know. He sees both of his parents in himself: his father’s high standards, his mother’s intellect, their unwavering commitment to the defense of Azeroth. But Arator exists at the conflux of their greatest strengths and weaknesses—weaknesses that are revealed as the demonic threat proves to be a former lieutenant of the Burning Legion, intent on using Azeroth to launch a new campaign of destruction.


World of Warcraft®: Blood Ties will release on November 18, 2025, and is available for pre-order wherever books are sold.
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  1. Enrif's Avatar
    interesting look they go for with Arathor. Reminds me of some of the high elf ideas with the more muscular and warpainted/tattoed ideas
  1. BaumanKing's Avatar
    Turalyon looks so evil. Looks like someone is going to be the bad guy. Just like I predicted many times
  1. Lochton's Avatar
    Hmm. Looking forward to this. Hopefully there will be an audiobook for it.
  1. kranur's Avatar
    Former lieutenant of the burning legion ... So we're back to legion ...
  1. Nerph-'s Avatar
    Wasn't Christie Golden fired by Blizzard? Or does that have nothing to do with her writing WoW books.
  1. Lorgar Aurelian's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Nerph- View Post
    Wasn't Christie Golden fired by Blizzard? Or does that have nothing to do with her writing WoW books.
    She was a contractor long before she worked for blizzard proper so she’s likely just back to contracting post being let go.
  1. Nerph-'s Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Lorgar Aurelian View Post
    She was a contractor long before she worked for blizzard proper so she’s likely just back to contracting post being let go.
    I see. Thanks for the explanation.
  1. Nerovar's Avatar
    Damn, Arator looks like shit.
  1. Kathranis's Avatar
    So looks like they're keeping the Judgment armor for Arator, but sleeveless to show off his twin dragon tats, and blood elf style pauldrons.
  1. AudibleEscalation's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Nerph- View Post
    Wasn't Christie Golden fired by Blizzard? Or does that have nothing to do with her writing WoW books.
    Yes, because she was behind the Jailer story and single-handedly destroyed WoW lore and is also the reason why WoW is not an RPG anymore.
    Source: this forum.
  1. Illuminance's Avatar
    In the case of 34 year old Arator, Turalyon: you are NOT the father!

    Either that or just about every elf gene is dominant
  1. BaumanKing's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Illuminance View Post
    In the case of 34 year old Arator, Turalyon: you are NOT the father!

    Either that or just about every elf gene is dominant
    He has the same hair color tho.
  1. Kilpi's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Nerovar View Post
    Damn, Arator looks like shit.
    How so? Looks very much like a half-elf to me. Ready to shotgun-reload those arms.
  1. Sorrowseer's Avatar
    Turalyon being a thousand years old shows how bad at story telling wow is, the writers cannot fathom a character that has lived that long.

    The description for this book is so angsty, not interested.
  1. Syegfryed's Avatar
    Yay, more elf shit, i cant wait!

    But this is quite funny:

    his father’s high standards, his mother’s intellect
    Alleria? her intellect, she is smart/intelligent;. Tyralyon? his "standads" i guess

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    Quote Originally Posted by Illuminance View Post
    In the case of 34 year old Arator, Turalyon: you are NOT the father!

    Either that or just about every elf gene is dominant
    Quote Originally Posted by Nerovar View Post
    Damn, Arator looks like shit.
    Quote Originally Posted by Kilpi View Post
    How so? Looks very much like a half-elf to me. Ready to shotgun-reload those arms.


    Dunno if yall remember of old elf artwork, but Arathor looks 100% elf, not half

    Guess you can say his ears a bit smaller, but thats it
  1. Powerogue's Avatar
    Taken aback by the Arator design for a moment, I do love that it incorporates so much paladin since he has always worn the Judgement set since TBC. It's like a hybrid of judgement and blood elf heritage influences. I assume we'll be seeing him center stage in Midnight similarly to Alleria in TWW.

    Giving it some time to digest, I can absolutely see the "half elf" design here, with it incorporating slightly shorter ears and a stockier, more warcraft-human muscle build like his heavyweight dad.
  1. JSoup's Avatar
    The last handful of publications haven't have....stellar cover art. Not bad, per say, just....not amazing.
  1. Syegfryed's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Powerogue View Post
    Giving it some time to digest, I can absolutely see the "half elf" design here, with it incorporating slightly shorter ears and a stockier, more warcraft-human muscle build like his heavyweight dad.
    If you are talking ingame sure, but there is plenty of blood elf artwork where they are buffy as fuck
  1. Al Gorefiend's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Syegfryed View Post
    Yay, more elf shit, i cant wait!
    Just looking at the cover art and I already miss Undermine.
  1. Kilpi's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Powerogue View Post
    Giving it some time to digest, I can absolutely see the "half elf" design here, with it incorporating slightly shorter ears and a stockier, more warcraft-human muscle build like his heavyweight dad.
    I'm not quite sure what it should look like if this is somehow completely wrong... Stockier/buffier (more human-y) elf-like with shorter ears. I guess I'm just a Blizzard fanboy, when I don't feel like I have to criticize every single thing they do (not talking about you, but this place in general).

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