Chronicle volume 4 announced

In the wake of cataclysmic events across Azeroth, new adventures and old dangers await those willing to meet them. From the rediscovery of lost lands to a demonic invasion that sees Horde and Alliance banding together to a journey into the Shadowlands themselves, fans won’t want to miss this comprehensive volume packed with fresh story insights, gorgeous original artwork, maps, cosmology charts, character
family trees and more!

Encompassing lore from five expansions: Mists of Pandaria, Warlords of Draenor, Legion, Battle for Azeroth, and Shadowlands!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1506731910/

oh boy here we go again

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Part of me wants this for any Nightborne lore it may have, but it feels dirty somehow to support this with how bad the lore has been lately.

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See, the MoP-BfA era is full of contradictions and vagueness it’d be nice to get final words on, but their shameless “unreliable titan narration” disclaimer has already voided most of this series’ encyclopedic worth.

Still, I do appreciate the effort 1-3 made filling in the blanks with characters like Kael’thas; here’s to hoping 4 explains or excuses the Horde cast’s inhuman apathy during the zombie genocider’s “campaign of destruction.”

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Note: the book description makes no mention of BFA’s entire plot

Dare I hope for widespread retcons?

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Please no more, please have mercy on us :sob:

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Chris Metzen isn’t listed as an author. I’m skeptical, especially since they will be in charge of two of the greatest expansions ever, Legion and MoP.

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Well, we knew it would happen some day.

I just want to see how they handle the BfA-Shadowlands bits and what retcons they make to Sylvanas for her return in Midnight.

Oh, and I wish to see if the WoD chapters’ art all take place within the garrisons, because if they do not then it is not the authentic WoD experience.

Do not try and gaslight me into thinking there was a Draenor beyond the garrison walls, Blizzard!! I shall not be so fooled!!!

Maybe they’ll finally make the time shenanigans make sense…

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Would not be surprised if it’s from Sylvanas’ viewpoint just to force the BfA and SL revisionist drivel down our throats.

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Lava Eels Anya.

Remember the Lava Eels.

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I really like that Vol’jin is on the cover.

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Yeah Teldrassil was a forest fire, it just went up in flames on its own shrugs

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See, this is what happens when you invite Nomi to cook for your fancy party…

Hey, maybe they’ll just retcon that Teldrassil was only a little lightly toasted!!

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I wonder if they will “retell” a few events so they aren’t so “controversial”.

I wonder if the Purge of Dalaran will be whitewashed.

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Tyrande did mention Teldrassil in the newest cinematic, amongst the several places that were still home or important to the kaldorei.

Heres to hoping they walk back or outright retcon the genocide comments golden made. Chronicles 4 would be a perfect time to rewrite the worst parts of BfA

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Probably. Although this is the best chance they’ll ever have to finally straighten Aethas’s role in it out in the quote-unquote canon. To this day all we know comes from a deactivated Tumblr’s second-hand account of cut content.

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I will be the odd one, I am not curious how they will treat these major events.

But since this covers MOP to SL, I really want to see if they try to explain what exactly happened with Maiev between wolfheart and Legion.

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Just realized this book covers Afrasiabi’s entire tenure with power

So given they already retcon’d his “Sylvanas did Wrathgate” in the Sylvanas, I expect this book to actually be full of retcons lol

Any lore that came out of his mouth off the cuff is fair game, and any in-game lore he pushed otherwise that is flimsy

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Who the hell are Matt and Marty Forbeck? I’m hoping that’s not the final author list because if Metzen isn’t a co-author then I’ll have my doubts. I’m hoping they’re doing this now because Metzen is back. But if they keep to the format of the other volumes then I’ll be hyped. Don’t change it just because of the company differences since the third volume’s release.

I am also noticing since this covers mop, we might get some extra monk lore?

And Legion? Will they name who wielded the artifacts or it will be always the “player character”?

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Probably “adventurers”

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