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Richard A. Knaak

Author of The Legend of Huma

112+ Works 12,994 Members 107 Reviews 9 Favorited

About the Author

Aside from his extensive work in Dragonlance, Richard A. Knaak is best known for his popular Dragonrealm series. His other works include several contemporary fantasies, including Frostwing and King of the Grey. In addition to Legacy of Blood, he has written Day of the Dragon for the Warcraft show more series. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Series

Works by Richard A. Knaak

The Legend of Huma (1988) 1,525 copies, 8 reviews
Kaz the Minotaur (1990) 885 copies, 5 reviews
The Reign of Istar (1992) 663 copies, 1 review
The War of the Lance (1992) 625 copies, 2 reviews
The Well of Eternity (2004) 594 copies, 4 reviews
Day of the Dragon (2001) 555 copies, 8 reviews
The Demon Soul (2004) 453 copies, 2 reviews
The Sundering (2005) 408 copies, 4 reviews
Land of the Minotaurs (1996) 316 copies
Dragon Hunt (2005) — Author — 309 copies, 3 reviews
Night of Blood (2003) 274 copies, 2 reviews
Legacy of Blood (2001) 273 copies, 3 reviews
WarCraft Archive (2006) — Author — 269 copies, 4 reviews
World of Warcraft: Stormrage (2010) 258 copies, 7 reviews
Firedrake: The Dragonrealm (1989) 256 copies, 6 reviews
WarCraft War of the Ancients Archive (2007) 230 copies, 1 review
World of Warcraft: Night of the Dragon (2008) 226 copies, 1 review
Shadows of Ice (2006) — Author — 225 copies, 2 reviews
Tides of Blood (2004) 206 copies, 1 review
Legends of the Dragonrealm (2009) 199 copies, 1 review
World of Warcraft: Wolfheart (2011) 194 copies, 6 reviews
Icedragon (1989) 193 copies, 2 reviews
Reavers of the Blood Sea (1999) 177 copies, 1 review
Empire of Blood (2005) 173 copies, 1 review
Birthright (2006) 169 copies, 4 reviews
Wolfhelm (1990) 168 copies, 1 review
Ghostlands (Warcraft: The Sunwell Trilogy, Book 3) (2007) — Author — 166 copies, 2 reviews
The Kingdom of Shadow (2002) 157 copies, 1 review
Shadow Steed (1990) 154 copies, 1 review
The Citadel (2000) 145 copies
Moon of the Spider (2006) 123 copies
Scales of the Serpent (2007) 123 copies
Legends of the Dragonrealm, Vol. II (2010) 117 copies, 1 review
The Black Talon (2007) 114 copies
Warcraft: Legends Volume 1 (2008) 113 copies
The Veiled Prophet (2007) 112 copies
Children of the Drake (1991) 111 copies
The Crystal Dragon (1993) 109 copies, 1 review
The Dragon Crown (1994) 103 copies
The Shrouded Realm (1991) 100 copies
Black City Saint (2016) 87 copies, 8 reviews
Dragon Tome (1992) 82 copies
The Fire Rose (2008) 76 copies
The Gargoyle King (2009) 74 copies
Diablo Archive (2008) 69 copies
Frostwing (1995) 66 copies
King of the Grey (Questar Fantasy) (1993) 64 copies, 1 review
The Horse King (1997) 56 copies
Dutchman (1996) 43 copies
Black City Demon (2017) 32 copies, 2 reviews
Warcraft: Mage (World of Warcraft) (2010) 32 copies, 1 review
The Dragons of Outland (2010) — Author — 29 copies
The Janus Mask (1995) 27 copies
The God In The Moon (2006) 26 copies
Legends of the Dragonrealm: Shade (2012) 26 copies, 2 reviews
Dragon Mound (2011) 24 copies, 2 reviews
Black City Dragon (2019) 23 copies
Pathfinder Tales: Reaper's Eye (2016) 21 copies, 1 review
Ruby Flames (1999) 21 copies
The Eye of Charon (2006) 21 copies
The Silent Enemy (2006) 21 copies, 1 review
Nexus Point (1900) — Author — 18 copies
Beastmaster: Myth (2009) 10 copies, 1 review
Under the Dragon Moon (2017) 5 copies
StarCraft: Frontline 1 (2008) 4 copies
Kaz the Minotaur, Part 2 (1992) 3 copies
Dračí stíny (2009) 3 copies
Lords of the Dragon Moon (2018) 2 copies
Face Value (2015) 1 copy
Warcraft Legends Vol.3 (2009) 1 copy
The Ogre Titans (2011) 1 copy
Contract Hit 1 copy
StarCraft: Frontline 2 (2018) 1 copy
StarCraft: Frontline 3 (2019) 1 copy
Blodtørst (2007) 1 copy
Warcraft Legends Vol.2 (2008) 1 copy

Associated Works

The Magic of Krynn (1987) — Contributor — 1,511 copies, 9 reviews
Kender, Gully Dwarves, and Gnomes (1987) — Contributor — 1,304 copies, 6 reviews
Love and War (1987) — Contributor — 1,243 copies, 5 reviews
The Cataclysm (1992) — Contributor — 609 copies, 3 reviews
The Dragons of Krynn (1994) — Contributor — 543 copies, 2 reviews
The Dragons of Chaos (1997) — Contributor — 312 copies
Superheroes: All-Original Adventures of All-New Heroes (1995) — Contributor — 219 copies
Heroes and Fools (1999) — Contributor — 201 copies, 1 review
Relics and Omens (1998) — Contributor — 201 copies, 3 reviews
The Search for Magic: Tales from the War of Souls (2001) — Contributor — 192 copies
Rebels and Tyrants (2000) — Contributor — 154 copies, 2 reviews
The Search for Power: Dragons from the War of Souls (2004) — Contributor — 129 copies
The Best of Tales, Volume One (2000) — Contributor — 103 copies
The Players of Gilean (2003) — Contributor — 102 copies
Dragons of Time (2007) — Contributor — 93 copies, 2 reviews
More Leaves from the Inn of the Last Home (2000) — Contributor — 88 copies, 1 review
The Best of Tales, Volume Two (2002) — Contributor — 70 copies
Grimdark Magazine #12 (2017) — Contributor — 6 copies, 1 review
The Hunters and the Hunted (2) (Dragonband: Tales) (2018) — Contributor — 1 copy

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Packed full of fantasy cliches and beginner mistakes. Don't judge Knaak on this corny first novel he gets much better. That being said while it is quite bad it's still a quick enjoyable read if you can ignore a couple of things.
 
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capincus | 7 other reviews | Jul 13, 2024 |
Amazing stories that expand on the lore of the actual games. A must have for any fan of the franchise.
 
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chuckn408 | 3 other reviews | Nov 10, 2023 |
As a World of Warcraft player from the days of its first launch, I made my mind p to read all the Warcraft books in order this. Not as easy as it sounds though as the original 4 are not cheap to get hold of; just an FYI if you're thinking of reading from book 1. I won't, however, be reading these back-to-back as I don't want to get burnt out on them, plus the hunting them to down, is part of the fun of reading them.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book after all... dragons. It was interesting to come across some of the two-legged characters that feature in the game too, and discover their origins (which I am sure will be covered more in-depth in later books).

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Melline | 7 other reviews | Oct 24, 2023 |
A fantasy story set in the Diablo game universe that follows an adventurer that gets possessed by a demonic armor and the people who would like to take the armor for themselves. The story line is intriguing, but all the characters are cookie cutter, writing can be long winded and repetitive, and overall is unable to keep interest.
 
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renbedell | 2 other reviews | Jun 18, 2023 |

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Statistics

Works
112
Also by
19
Members
12,994
Popularity
#1,798
Rating
½ 3.5
Reviews
107
ISBNs
500
Languages
16
Favorited
9

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