When Azeroth was young, the noble titans appointed the five
great dragonflights to safeguard the budding world. Each of the
flights'' leaders was imbued with a portion of the titans'' vast
cosmic powers. Together, these majestic Dragon Aspects committed
themselves to thwarting any force that threatened the safety of the
WORLD OF WARCRAFT.
Over ten thousand years ago, a betrayal by the maddened black
Dragon Aspect, Deathwing, shattered the strength and unity of the
dragonflights. His most recent assault on Azeroth—the Cataclysm—has
left the world in turmoil. At the Maelstrom, the center of
Azeroth''s instability, former Horde warchief Thrall and other
accomplished shaman struggle to keep the world from tearing apart
in the wake of Deathwing''s attack. Yet a battle also rages within
Thrall regarding his new life in the shamanic Earthen Ring,
hampering his normally unparalleled abilities.
Unable to focus on his duties, Thrall undertakes a seemingly
menial task from an unexpected source: the mysterious green Dragon
Aspect, Ysera. This humble endeavor soon becomes a journey spanning
the lands of Azeroth and the timeways of history itself, bringing
Thrall into contact with ancient dragonflights. Divided by conflict
and mistrust, these dragons have become easy prey to a horrific new
weapon unleashed by Deathwing''s servants . . . a living nightmare
engineered to exterminate Azeroth''s winged guardians.
Of even greater concern is a bleak and terrifying possible
future glimpsed by Ysera: the Hour of Twilight. Before this
apocalyptic vision comes to pass, Thrall must purge his own doubts
in order to discover his purpose in the world and aid Azeroth''s
dragonflights as they face the Twilight of the Aspects.