Interview with Madeleine Roux

[Gantrithor-myzrael]

@Tihoccan-azgalor

So I want to ask if there is something in particular players are concerned that could go wrong in this book?

"It makes sense in game if you just read the book. "

[Pellex-hyjal (Pellex)]

@Kazthan-argent-dawn

The Vol’jin human friendship took way to fast shape for my liking. It’s not that it can’t happen at all (even though I’m not a fan), but it should have take a lot longer than it did (especially with their past experiences. Tyrathan Khort was described as a troll hunter)

Hmm … it didn’t feel super-fast to me, but maybe that’s because they were vague about how long Vol’jin’s recuperation took. Plus, the book made it clear that he wasn’t his “normal” self after the near-death experience, so I felt like that made him more open to things he wouldn’t normally do, if that makes sense?

@Kazthan-argent-dawn

and could have involved some philosophical debates etc.

The jihui games were sort of like philosophical debates, I guess.

@Kazthan-argent-dawn

I also hated the Zandalari commander, who dressed up as a Mogu.

Well yeah, you were supposed to!

[Kazthan-argent-dawn]

@Pellex-hyjal

Hmm … it didn’t feel super-fast to me, but maybe that’s because they were vague about how long Vol’jin’s recuperation took. Plus, the book made it clear that he wasn’t his “normal” self after the near-death experience, so I felt like that made him more open to things he wouldn’t normally do, if that makes sense?

Not for me. I can see what you mean with the “new himself” of Vol’jin after his death experience. Those were only a view pages, that’s my main problem with it. I would’ve liked to see more development.

@Pellex-hyjal

The jihui games were sort of like philosophical debates, I guess.

Sort of, but not that deep and again, far and view. They were a nice touch for sure.

@Pellex-hyjal

Well yeah, you were supposed to!

That’s fair and likely true.

[Cursewords-tichondrius (Cursewords)]

@Kordana-wyrmrest-accord

I can never decide if I like Shadows of the Horde more or The Last Guardian.

Shadows of the Horde is my favorite. Perhaps because I am a Troll fan. But The Last Guardian is pretty good.

@Pellex-hyjal

Hmm … it didn’t feel super-fast to me, but maybe that’s because they were vague about how long Vol’jin’s recuperation took. Plus, the book made it clear that he wasn’t his “normal” self after the near-death experience, so I felt like that made him more open to things he wouldn’t normally do, if that makes sense?

I agree. Their circumstances also made it easy to understand. They are in a Pandaren Monastery, recuperating, under their rules, and working together to survive.

Voljin is not very rash or stubborn. He is a pretty open minded character for the story. Given his situation, I could see him going with the flow until he was in better condition. And he has worked with Humans and Alliance folks in the past.

[Ahmanét-garrosh]

@Tihoccan-azgalor

she alsohad a blast writing Bwonsamdi - he was very easy, natural and pleasant to write and despite not having his character perspective he will also get his own arc. The Blizzard stuff said to not get into Bwonsamdi’s head to maintain his mystery as a deity.

Hmm… does this mean we might never hear/see Bwonsamdi’s origins? If so I’m ok with that, as long as they don’t do something really weird

On another note, this might be the first WoW novel (I tried to read Shadows of the Horde, but the descriptions for some scenes were too graphic for me) that I’ll end up actually reading. I kind of have a short attention span when it comes to books, so I maybe will not finish it within… one week? But still, I’ll give it a try

[Arlifrex-moon-guard (Arlifrex)]

@Ahmanét-garrosh

(I tried to read Shadows of the Horde, but the descriptions for some scenes were too graphic for me

It’s a Teen rated franchise. What can be too graphic?

[Kazthan-argent-dawn]

@Cursewords-tichondrius

Shadows of the Horde is my favorite. Perhaps because I am a Troll fan. But The Last Guardian is pretty good.

For a WoW book it was well written. Out of curiosity though, what did you like from a Troll perspective?

@Arlifrex-moon-guard

It’s a Teen rated franchise. What can be too graphic?

Perhaps a Troll standing back up after his jaw was destroyed without said jaw?

[Ahmanét-garrosh]

@Arlifrex-moon-guard

It’s a Teen rated franchise. What can be too graphic?

Well, since it’s a novel, they can get away with more… grosser stuff since it’s just left to the reader’s imagination. I have a rather… detailed photographic memory so if I see something in a game/movie that bothers me, I’ll remember it for quite a while lol

@Kazthan-argent-dawn

Perhaps a Troll stand back up after his jaw was destroyed without said jaw?

That, and Vol’jin(?) getting dragged around with a tusk somehow still in the ground. Poor Vol’jin. He’s had a lot of awful things happen to him

[Arlifrex-moon-guard (Arlifrex)]

Horror movies must be terrible for you.

[Ahmanét-garrosh]

I skip them entirely. I have seen a few edgy movies that could be almost considered it, but I think I’ll just leave it at that. It’s off-topic

@Tihoccan-azgalor

So I want to ask if there is something in particular players are concerned that could go wrong in this book?

Well, looks like all my fears about a certain character being written as a psycho are gone now, but there’s defiantly some retconning in it lol

[Evelysaa-moon-guard (Evelysaa)]

You might want to be cautious going into Shadows Rising, Madeleine Roux is a horror author

[Ahmanét-garrosh]

Judging by what I’ve heard, it isn’t too bad but I’m still going to be cautious about it.
Apparently there was something in the book that disgusted my friend (he did say it was shoehorned though) so I might have to skip some parts

[Pellex-hyjal (Pellex)]

@Arlifrex-moon-guard

It’s a Teen rated franchise. What can be too graphic?

Some of the battle sequences were surprisingly intense, as I recall, though not outside the bounds of PG-13. Trolls getting skewered to the floor and thrashing around a lot–stuff like that.

[Arlifrex-moon-guard (Arlifrex)]

Some of y’all should never read a manga.

[Kazthan-argent-dawn]

I like descriptions like those.

But I think I can understand it.

[Ahmanét-garrosh]

@Arlifrex-moon-guard

Some of y’all should never read a manga.

Well, about that…
I’ve watched Jojo, but didn’t really read the Manga, since I could only seem to find the black and white versions. I was mostly fine with how screwed up it got, since it’s supposed to be an Adult/M rated Manga/Anime

[Ahmanét-garrosh]

@Pellex-hyjal

Some of the battle sequences were surprisingly intense, as I recall, though not outside the bounds of PG-13. Trolls getting skewered to the floor and thrashing around a lot–stuff like that.

The thing about novels based on T rated games it that they can potentally get more violent since it’s not visual, and the ESRB can’t really say anthing about that I think

[Julia-icecrown (Julia)]

@Kazthan-argent-dawn

It is well written for a WoW book.
I had my problems with it as a Troll fan tough.

One smaller example: The Vol’jin human friendship took way to fast shape for my liking.

Oddly enough the human character wasn’t originally planned for the book. The Author asked to create a Alliance Character for the book cause he felt the book was “too horde-centric” and Alliance players might just skip it.

He wasn’t wrong cause even though I liked Stackpole’s Battletech novels, as an Alliance player I didn’t give the book a second glance cause it was a horde novel.

[Tihoccan-azgalor]

@Julia-icecrown

Oddly enough the human character wasn’t originally planned for the book. The Author asked to create a Alliance Character for the book cause he felt the book was “too horde-centric” and Alliance players might just skip it.

I would rather not have human character, and for worse human who befriended with troll plot. People came to read about Vol’Jin and Horde. It’s like expecting Horde representation in Arthas Book.

[Arlifrex-moon-guard (Arlifrex)]

You had elf and forsaken representation.