World of Warcraft: Beyond the Dark Portal

Beyond the Dark Portal

Author	Aaron S. Rosenberg & Christie Golden
Cover artist	Glenn Rane
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Warcraft universe
Genre	Fantasy novel
Publisher	Pocket Books
Publication date	July 2008
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	424 pp
ISBN	1-4165-5086-0
Preceded by	Tides of Darkness
Followed by	Night of the Dragon

World of Warcraft: Beyond the Dark Portal is a fantasy novel written by Aaron S. Rosenberg and Christie Golden, and published by Simon & Schuster Pocket Star Books, a division of Viacom. The novel is based on Blizzard Entertainment's Warcraft universe, and is a continuation of the events of the RTS PC game: Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness (1995).

Plot

Two years following the defeat of the Horde and destruction of the Dark Portal from Draenor to Azeroth, a small dimensional rift remains linking the two worlds. The orc shaman Ner'Zhul is approached by orc champions resurrected as undead death-knights, with a plan to re-open the Portal and catch the Alliance unaware. Using the skull of the traitorous Gul'Dan, the remaining Horde forces distract the Alliance while stealing powerful artifacts to return to Draenor and open new rifts to other worlds. The paladin Turalyon joins forces with the elven ranger Alleria, the powerful mage Khadgar, and the dwarven griffon-rider Kurdran to head off the diabolical plans, but their mission is further complicated by the deadly Black Dragonflight's collusion with the Horde.

External links

• World of Warcraft: Beyond the Dark Portal on Wowpedia, a Warcraft wiki