World of Warcraft’s next expansion, Midnight, is set to launch sometime in 2025, but Blizzard has yet to reveal the release date and full details on what players can expect. However, WoW loreheads will be pleased to know that a new novel, World of Warcraft: Blood Ties, is set to release on November 18 that will serve as a narrative prequel to the upcoming expansion’s storyline. Preorders for the book are available for $30 at Amazon.
$30 | Releases November 18
World of Warcraft: Blood Ties is the official prequel to the World of Warcraft: Midnight expansion. The novel follows Arator the Redeemer, a Paladin and son of High Exarch Turalyon and Alleria Windrunner–which Warcraft fans are sure to recognize as the legendary Paladin duo who disappeared ages ago in Warcraft’s lore. Arator is tasked with investigating the ruins of a Burning Legion base, where he discovers a new threat to Azeroth and surprising answers to the fate of his parents. The book is written by Christie Golden, who has also penned thirteen other official Warcraft novels.
As mentioned above, World of Warcraft: Midnight’s release date is still unannounced at the time of writing, but Blizzard has confirmed it will be at some point in 2025. And considering the Blood Ties novel isn’t dropping until November, WoW fans have plenty of time to kill before the epic MMO’s story continues. Luckily, that gives fans enough time to work through the epic World of Warcraft: Exploring Azeroth – The Complete Collection, which is on sale for $112 (was $150) at Amazon.
Released in 2024, the massive collection includes hardcover editions of all five volumes of the Exploring Azeroth series, each of which tells various stories from different realms of the world of Azeroth, including The Eastern Kingdoms, Kalimdor, Northrend, Pandaria, and Islands & Isles. Each tale was written by notable authors behind other popular Warcraft novels, including Blood Ties’ writer Christie Golden.
