Warcraft lore sorted in chronological reading order
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MEDIA NAME TYPE CHAPTERS YEAR NEW CHAR. INTRODUCED

World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1 Chapter I - Mythos:
  • Origins
  • The Titans and the Ordering of the Universe
  • The Void Lords and the Birth of the Old Gods
  • The Rise of Demons
Aman'Thul
Sargeras
Aggramar
Eonar
Khaz'goroth
Norgannon
Golganneth

The Titans and the Shaping of the Universe
World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1 Chapter I - Mythos:
  • Sargeras and Aggramar
World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 2 Chapter I - Primordial Draenor:
  • Echoes of Conflict
World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1 Chapter I - Mythos:
  • The Will of the Void
Sargeras and the Betrayal

Warcraft Saga
World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1 Chapter II - Primordial Azeroth:
  • Reign of the Elements
  • Coming of the Old Gods
  • The Discovery of Azeroth
  • Wrath of the Titan-Forged
  • Fall of the Black Empire
  • The Well of Eternity and the World Forges
  • The Ordering of Azeroth
Al'Akir
Ragnaros
Therazane
Neptulon
Y'Shaarj
Ra
Odyn
Archaedas
Thorim
Hodir
Freya
Loken
Mimiron
Tyr
Helya
N'Zoth
C'Thun
Yogg-Saron
The Old Gods and the Ordering of Azeroth
World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1 Chapter II - Primordial Azeroth:
  • The Pantheon's Departure
Algalon

Dawn of the Aspects Part I
  • Two - Among the Dead (pg 55:"Hunting had been" - )
  • Three - Father of Dragons (pg 67:"Alexstrasza no longer" - )
  • Four - Unlikely Allies ( - pg 79:"dark, endless hole---")
  • Five - Galakrond (pg 91:"This is not" - pg 96:"Malygos instantly turned---")
  • Five - Galakrond (pg 97:"The world burst" - )
Part II
  • One - The Nexus Touched ( - pg 103:"overtook the blue.")
  • Two - The Gathering (pg 112:"But even before" - )
  • Three - Hunted by the Undead
  • Four - Shifting Realities (pg 148:"The Nexus had" - )
  • Five - Fateful Decisions
Part III
  • One - Path of Horror (pg 168:"He was suffocating" - )
  • Two - The Betrayers ( - pg 188:"in the present.")
  • Three - The Afflicted (pg 199:"But before he" - )
  • Four - The Watcher
  • Five - The Dead and the Undead (pg 225:"Kalec did not" - )
Part IV
  • One - Undeath in the Sky
  • Two - Doom (pg 250:"Galakrond remained under" - )
  • Three - Under the Shadow of Galakrond
  • Four - Within the Nexus (pg 275:"The five proto-dragons" - pg 278:"Galakrond! We must---")
  • Four - Within the Nexus (pg 281:"And through his" - )
  • Five - Hunting the Hunter
Part V
  • One - Into the Nexus (pg 300:"Malygos tore his" - )
  • Two - Under Galakrond's Eye ( - pg 317:"to the Nexus.")
  • Three - Five Against the Impossible
  • Four - The Five (pg 336:"The world rippled." - )
  • Five - Past, Present, Future (pg 352:"They hovered there" - pg 357:"had on him.")
Malygos
Kalecgos - Kalec
Alexstrasza
Coros
Ysera
Galakrond
Neltharion - Deathwing
Tarys
Zorix
Talonixa
Nozdormu - Murozond
Dralad
Jaina Proudmoore
World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1 Chapter II - Primordial Azeroth:
  • Galakrond
Charge of the Dragonflights
World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1 Chapter II - Primordial Azeroth:
  • Charge of the Dragonflights
  • Odyn and the Raising of the Halls of Valor
World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 2 Chapter I - Primordial Draenor:
  • The Fall of Sargeras
  • Draenor and the Evergrowth
  • The Taming of Draenor
  • The Fall of Grond
  • The Blood of Giants
  • In Grond's Shadow
Grond
Zang
Botaan
Naanu
Incineratus
Aborius
Gordawg
Kalandrios
World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1 Chapter II - Primordial Azeroth:
  • Sargeras and the Betrayal
World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 2 Chapter I - Primordial Draenor:
  • Sacrifice of the Colossals
  • The Breakers and the Primals
Rise of the Horde Prologue Velen
Kil'jaeden
Archimonde
K'ure
Talgath
Restalaan
World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1 Chapter II - Primordial Azeroth:
  • The Burning Crusade
  • Loken's Betrayal
  • The Sealing of the Halls of Valor
  • The Fall of the Keepers
  • The Vanishing of Ra
  • The Winterskorn War
  • The Discs of Norgannon
  • Children of Giants: The Rise of  Humanity
Sif
Arngrim
Ironaya
Volkhan
Ignis
Zakazj
Kith'ix
Ymiron
World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 2 Chapter I - Primordial Draenor:
  • The Gods of Arak
  • The Curse of Sethe
Rukhmar
Sethe
Anzu
World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1 Chapter III - Ancient Kalimdor
  • The Empire of Zul and the Awakening of the Aqir
  • The Mantid Cycle
Korven
World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1 Chapter III - Ancient Kalimdor
  • The Age of a Hundred Kings
Xuen
Yu'lon
Chi-Ji
Niuzao
Lei Shen - The Thunder King
World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1 Chapter III - Ancient Kalimdor
  • The Thunder King
  • The Two Empires


Zulathra
Death From Above Chapter I - VII
Kil'ruk
Gurthan
Hixin
Xuexing
Klaxxi'va Pok
Yong
Nysis
Fulmin
Ninil'ko
World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1 Chapter III - Ancient Kalimdor

  • Thunder Falls


World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1 Chapter III - Ancient Kalimdor
  • The Pandaren Revolution
  • Yaungol Migration
Lao-Fe
Kang
Song
Cenarius
Qiang
World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1 Chapter III - Ancient Kalimdor
  • Zandalari Invasion
Mengazi
Jiang
Lo
World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1 Chapter III - Ancient Kalimdor
  • The Well of Eternity and the Rise of the Night Elves
  • Queen Azhara


Elune
Malorne
Azshara
Vashj
Xavius
The Waking World and the Well of Eternity Malfurion Stormrage
Burdens of Shaohao
Episode
  • Prelude: The Vision
  • Part One: Doubt
  • Part Two: Despair
  • Part Three: Fear
Shaohao
War of the Ancients: The Well of Eternity Chapter
  • One ( - pg 3:"lake churned madly.")
  • Four
  • Five (pg 66:"Every bone, every" - )
  • Six - Twenty-Four
Illidan Stormrage
Tyrande Whisperwind
Korialstrasz - Krasus
Rhonin
Vereesa Windrunner
Varo'then
Broxigar - Brox
Gaskal
Thrall
Peroth'arn
Koltharius
Garno
Duun
Fezhar
Kur'talos Ravencrest
Dejahna
Hakkar
Rol'tharak
Hargo'then
Tyr'kyn
Tyranastrasz - Tyran
Mannoroth
Latosius
Garo'thal
Jarod Shadowsong
Burdens of Shaohao Episode
  • Part Four: Anger
War of the Ancients: The Demon Soul
World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1 Chapter III - Ancient Kalimdor
  • War of the Ancients
War of the Ancients: The Demon Soul
War of the Ancients: The Sundering
Burdens of Shaohao Episode
  • Part Five: The Sundering
War of the Ancients: The Sundering
Curse of the Worgen
War of the Ancients: The Well of Eternity Chapter
  • One (pg 3:"There had been" - )
  • Two - Three
  • Five ( - 65:"swallowed him whole.")
Kalthar
Sylvanas Windrunner
Alleria Windrunner
Arthas Menethil
Jalia
Orgrim Doomhammer

Charge of the Aspects Prologue
  • Charge of the Aspects
Zirion
Tick
Death From Above Chapter VIII
Dawn of the Aspects Part I
  • One - Wyrmrest
  • Two - Among the Dead ( - pg 55:"it was he.")
  • Three - Father of Dragons ( - pg 67:"had shifted again.")
  • Four - Unlikely Allies (pg 79:"Only to wake" - )
  • Five - Galakrond ( - pg 91:"flashed blindingly bright")
  • Five - Galakrond (pg 96:"And Kalec found" - pg 97:"into frantic cries")
Part II
  • One - The Nexus Touched (pg 103:"Yet, once more" - )
  • Two - The Gathering ( - pg 112:"to his sanctum")
  • Four - Shifting Realities ( - pg 148:"taking the forefront.")
Part III
  • One - Path of Horror ( - 168:"in the least.")
  • Two - The Betrayers (pg 188:"And yet, as" - )
  • Three - The Afflicted ( - pg 199:"around, and fell.")
  • Five - The Dead and the Undead ( - pg 225:"no hoofprints anywhere.")
Part IV
  • Two - Doom ( - pg 250:"nothing else mattered")
  • Four - Within the Nexus ( - pg 275:"and lavender energy.")
  • Four - Within the Nexus (pg 278:"Kalec's world turned" - pg 281:"Malygos melded again.")
Part V
  • One - Into the Nexus ( - pg 300:"Casting and praying...")
  • Two - Under Galakrond's Eye (pg 317:"Something hard lay" - )
  • Four - The Five ( - pg 335:"suddenly, Jaina saw...")
  • Five - Past, Present, Future ( - pg 352:"still had time.")
  • Five - Past, Present, Future (pg 357:"Darkness enveloped the" - )
Chronormu - Chromie
Merithra
Afrasastrasz
Khadgar
Anveena Teague
Jaracgos
Rhonin
Daelin Proudmoore
Korialstrasz - Krasus
Lich King
Buniq
Tyrygosa - Tyri
Garrosh Hellscream
Rulfo
Theolinus
Modera
Wendol

Changelog
221010 -  Release