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Summary: Not Terrible
Review: As a companion piece to playing World Of Warcraft I found the book marginally entertaining. The story doesn't really take off until the very end which is what saved it from a 2 star rating.
The problem is it the characters aren't interesting. They are shallow toons in a game world, and that is how they feel in the book. More characterization would have been greatly appreciated.
Overall, it was ok and was just good enough to get me to read the next book in the series (but probably not to read all three). Normally, I read a book a week but this one took me 2+ weeks because I just wasn't excited about the story.
Rating: 
Summary: Not genre defining, but its still a good book.
Review: At first, I was a bit hesitant to pick the book up mainly because when a company decides to pick up a good license and try to convert it to a different medium, such as a movie, the results are less than spectacular. But at the price my local bookstore was selling it, I decided to pick it up and read it. It started off slow but it slowly becomes more exciting, as the author is able to give personality to the characters in the book, and at times even be attached to them, not to mention the story is well written and will make you want more. However, I agree with one of the reviews in that the use of the time portal to bring the characters into the past is a bit campy, but its existance is explained in that its a combination of the powers of the Well of Eternity and one of the Dragon aspects.
Overall, its a very good book and I would recommend it to Warcraft and science fiction fans alike.
Rating: 
Summary: Lots of fun for fans of the series.
Review: First, I highly recommend that you read Warcraft: Day of the Dragon (another Knaak book) before this one. Think of it as a sort of prequel to the War of the Ancients trilogy, like The Hobbit is to the Lord of the Rings trilogy.Not that I'm comparing the book to LotR. It's not an amazing, genre-defining work, but it's a whole lot of fun for Warcraft fans and fantasy fans. It's filled with lots of interesting characters - not just Krasus, Rhonin, and Broxigar, but also some familiar names from the games: Furion, Illidan, Tyrande, Cenarius, and others that I won't spoil. It deals primarily with the Night Elves, and details the Burning Legion's first invasion (the second and final was covered in Warcraft III). It also tells a lot about the Dragon Aspects, the 5 caretakers of the planet. This isn't just a slow build-up to the next two books in the trilogy. It's full of amazing and important events and battles, and leaves you wondering where it could possibly go in the second and third books. All in all, this is a great start to what will probably be an even greater series. Warcraft fans should definitely not miss this one.
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Summary: Has the Goods
Review: First, War of the Ancients was fun, Exspecially since im a Big time Warcraft buff, and for fans of the license, a must read.
The only problem to me was the beginning was kinda confusing, many things went off at once and the conclusion suddenly became known to those who needed to know.
Well This was my first Venture into the Warcraft books And I was hardly Dissapointed. I Easily understood, and enjoyed the Flow of Knaaks Style and what he added to the, though very cool, shallow surface to the characters the (warcraft) games gave to us. Cenariouse Anyone? he had nothing in Warcraft, and now we see why he was as great as he was. Good Job, Cant wait for the Second book !
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Summary: A MUST HAVE for fantasy-readers and WarCraft players alike!
Review: I decided to check it out based on the good reads I got from the StarCraft series (Check those out too!), and then I saw the title: The Well of Enterity. You don't have to have played the computer game or read Day of the Dragon, and this book will still make perfect sense to you. Although there are some things that only a person who has played the computer and read through the History of WarCraft from the 100 page manuals(I wonder who does that :) Amazingly well written; Richard Knaak gives each character a unique personality. I would go into the plot, but I think Amazon has already given you a better description then I could. *goes back to digging through WarCraft history*
Rating:
Summary: Decent entertainment for fans of Warcraft
Review: I found this book to be good entertainment, especially for someone like me who considers himself to be a hardcore Warcraft buff. It provided an above-average story, a more in-depth look at many of the Warcraft characters we've come to love (particularly the Night Elf heroes of Warcraft 3), and a large chunk of Warcraft history/lore (the first invasion of Azeroth by the Burning Legion) that has not been touched on before in any Warcraft product. That having been said, I couldn't give this book 5 stars because I felt that the whole "time travel" thing was cheesy. Basically, without giving away any spoilers, the book centers on two characters (a human and a dragon-mage) from the novel "Day of the Dragon," along with an orc companion, that somehow managed to slip back into time 10,000 years, when the Burning Legion was preparing their first invasion. It just felt like an ad hoc excuse to put orcs and humans (traditionally the main races of the Warcraft series) into a period of time where they historically did not exist on Azeroth (according to Warcraft lore). But overall, it's still a great book. Fans of the Warcraft series should definitely get it, and if you've never heard of Warcraft, this is still a great story in and of itself.
Rating:
Summary: Awsome
Review: I just finished the book, and I can tell you its worth it. Its very immersive and well written. It is overall a very good book.
Rating:
Summary: Venjur
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed the book and read it in about 3 days. Anyone who is a fan of the games will greatly enjoy the insight into many of the characters that are in the game, but are not very well expanded on in the games (Cenarius, Malfurion/Illidan/Tyrande triangle, etc.). Also, if you are a fan of the book Day of the Dragon, you will also enjoy it as it continues the story of 3 of the characters from that book. Although it mainly centers on just 2 (Rhonin and Krasus). The book overalll does a fine job fleshing out the bits of history you pick up from the games and other books. I can't wait for part 2, The Demon Soul!
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Summary: Wonderful companion to the Warcraft III storyline.
Review: Richard Knaak is an awesome fantasy writer. I have enjoyed his books on the Dragonlance and Diablo world. He knows how to capture a reader's attention and hold it till the end of the story.
Well of Eternity is a page-turner. It gives you the background story to what happens in the Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos game. You get to know a little more about the Night Elves and the Burning Legion. You are introduced to Night Elf heroes like Malfurion Stormage and Illidian.
I have yet to read the other two books of the War of the Ancients series and I can't wait to get my hands on them. This series is highly recommended to anyone who enjoys fantasy and especially to those who love the Warcraft universe.
Rating:
Summary: Outstanding
Review: This book was well writen and really explained a lot about the history of Kalimdor, and the Burning Legion. I would definintly suggest this book to anybody who is into Warcraft.
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