书名：World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1 魔兽世界编年史第一卷 
作者：BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT
出版社名称：Dark Horse Books
出版时间：2016
语种：英文
ISBN：9781616558451
商品尺寸：23.5 x 2 x 31 cm
包装：精装
页数：166

World of Warcraft Chronicle《魔兽世界编年史》是由暴雪官方推出的魔兽世界编年史系列丛书，一本浓缩了魔兽系列世界观精髓的巨著，讲述了魔兽宇宙从洪荒之初开始的一系列史诗故事。本书适合有一定英文水平的魔兽玩家、粉丝以及书迷影迷们品读收藏。
推荐理由：
1.初次以官方的视角讲述艾泽拉斯与魔兽宇宙的历史，披露了大量过去未曾提及的设定，完善了魔兽系列二十年来一直在努力构筑的庞大奇幻世界观，魔兽粉必读；
2.由暴雪娱乐创意副总裁克里斯•梅森亲自操刀，内容严谨准确，是很值得入手的《魔兽世界》史料文本；
3.书中含较多的插图，皆出自暴雪原画师Peter Lee（Drawgoon）之手，精美绝伦；
4.英文原版，硬皮精装，开本较大，印刷精美，纸质精良，收藏价值甚高。
This must-read companion to the Warcraft series includes never-before-revealed secrets of the Warcraft universe.
WORLD OF WARCRAFT: CHRONICLE VOLUME 1 is a journey through an age of myth and legend, a time long before the Horde and the Alliance came to be. This definitive tome of Warcraft history reveals untold stories about the birth of the cosmos, the rise of ancient empires, and the forces that shaped the world of Azeroth and its people.
This beautiful hardcover book features over 20 full-page illustrations by World of Warcraft artist Peter Lee and marks the first in a multi-part series exploring the Warcraft universe; from the distant past to the modern era.

World of Warcraft Chronicle《魔兽世界编年史》以泰坦的诞生为初始，讲述了在艾泽拉斯所处宇宙及星球进化和发展的故事。本书为《魔兽世界编年史》系列的首卷，从泰坦的觉醒，改造艾泽拉斯，直到艾泽拉斯上生物的演化，帝国的兴衰，一直讲述到人类的崛起，我们所熟知的守护者——麦迪文的成长为止。
Journey through an age of myth and legend, a time long before the Horde and the Alliance came to be. This definitive tome ofWarcraft of Warcraft history reveals untold stories about the birth of the cosmos, the rise of ancient empires, and the forces that shaped the world of Azeroth and its people. Featuring beautifully illustrated original art and detailed maps,World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1 is the first in a multipart series exploring the rich lore of theWarcraft universe, from the distant past to the modern era.

克里斯•梅森（Chris Metzen），是暴雪娱乐创意开发部门的副总裁。他是暴雪所有产品背后故事背景和创意方向的主要力量之一。梅森在上世纪90年代中期进入暴雪任美工，并为魔兽争霸2说明手册创作了很多概念原画。他的作品一直是暴雪游戏世界不可或缺的组成部分，尽管他的工作更倾向于故事内容的构建。
梅森现在主管《魔兽世界》的故事设定及创意方向，所以以他为首创作的《魔兽世界》编年史，是非常严谨、准确的《魔兽世界》大史记。
Chris Metzen is an American game designer, artist, voice actor and author known for his work creating the fictional universes and scripts for Blizzard Entertainment's three major award-winning media franchises: Warcraft, Diablo and StarCraft. On occasion, Metzen has published his art under the alias "Thundergod". Metzen was hired by Blizzard Entertainment as an animator and an artist; his first work for the company was with the video game Justice League Task Force.

暴雪娱乐公司（Blizzard Entertainment）是一家视频游戏制作和发行公司，1991年2月8日由加利福尼亚大学洛杉矶分校的三位毕业生Michael Morhaime、Allen Adham、Frank Pearce，以Silicon&Synapse为名创立；1994年品牌正式更名为“Blizzard”。暴雪娱乐推出过多款经典系列作品：魔兽争霸、星际争霸、暗黑破坏神系列，魔兽世界。魔兽争霸及星际争霸均被多项有名电子竞技比赛列为主要比赛项目，在电脑游戏界享有很高的评价。
Best known for blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft® and the Warcraft®, StarCraft®, and Diablo® franchises, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software renowned for creating some of the industry’s most critically acclaimed games. Blizzard Entertainment’s track record includes eighteen #1 games* and multiple Game of the Year awards. The company’s online-gaming service, Battle.net®, is one of the largest in the world, with millions of active players.

Preface 序言
Introduction: Cosmology 引文：宇宙论
Chapter I: Mythos 第一章：创世神话
Chapter II: Primordial Azeroth 第二章：原始艾泽拉斯
Chapter II: Ancient Kalimdor 第三章：古卡利姆多
Chapter IV: A New World  第四章：新的世界
Index 索引

CHAPTERI: MYTHOS
ORIGINS
Before life began, before even the cosmos took shape, there was Light… and there was Void. Unfettered by the confines of time and space, the Light swelled across all existence in the form of a boundless prismatic sea. Great torrents of living energy flitted through its mirrored depths, their movements conjuring a symphony of joy and hope.
The ocean of Light was dynamic and ever shifting. Yet as it expanded, some of its energy faded and dimmed, leaving behind pockets of cold nothingness. From the absence of Light in these spaces, a new power coalesced and came to be.
This power was the Void, a dark and vampiric force driven to devour all energy, to twist creation inward to feed upon itself. The Void quickly grew and spread its influence, moving against the flowing waves of Light. The mounting tension, between these two opposing yet inseparable energies eventually ignited a series of catastrophic explosions, rupturing the fabric of creation and birthing a new realm into existence.

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