Warcraft: Movie Novelization Books in Order
Part ofChristie Golden Books in OrderSee Christie Golden's Warcraft movie books in order, with summaries, film-era background, character context, and guidance on where to start with the story.
Last updated: July 14, 2026
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Warcraft: Movie Novelization books in publication order
2 books
Warcraft Official Movie Novelization
by Christie Golden
2016
As orcs flee their dying world through a portal into Azeroth, war with humanity becomes unavoidable. Durotan and Anduin Lothar stand on opposing sides of a conflict shaped by family, survival, honor, and dangerous magic.
Warcraft: Durotan
by Christie Golden
2016
On dying Draenor, Frostwolf chieftain Durotan faces harsh winters, failing herds, and Gul'dan's offer of new lands. To protect his clan, he must choose between their traditions and a perilous journey into the unknown.
Warcraft: Movie Novelization books in chronological order
Warcraft: Durotan
by Christie Golden
2016Warcraft: Movie Novelization, Book 1
Warcraft Official Movie Novelization
by Christie Golden
2016Warcraft: Movie Novelization, Book 2
Series background & context
Christie Golden wrote two books connected to the 2016 Warcraft film: Warcraft: Durotan, a prequel, and Warcraft Official Movie Novelization. Together, they tell a version of the first clash between Azeroth's humans and orcs through people who are trying to save their homes.
Durotan begins on Draenor with the Frostwolf Clan. Harsh winters and failing herds leave the clan in a desperate position when Gul'dan offers a path to new hunting grounds. Durotan must decide whether survival is worth trusting a powerful outsider whose magic and motives are far from clear.
That choice changes everything.
The movie novelization picks up as orcs cross through a portal into Azeroth. Humans see invaders threatening their realm, while the orcs are refugees fleeing a dying world. Durotan and the human commander Anduin Lothar stand on opposite sides of a war, but both are tied to families, traditions, and leaders who demand hard sacrifices.
These books use a more direct, film-focused version of Warcraft than Golden's game-era novels. The story is still built around familiar ideas, including honor, manipulation, war, and the danger of treating whole peoples as enemies.
Read Warcraft: Durotan first. It gives the Frostwolf perspective and leads straight into the larger conflict of the film novelization.
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