BlizzCon 2010: WoW Insider interviews author Richard A. Knaak

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

10-23-2010 @ 9:19PM

Mr. Tastix said...

I dislike the fact that he pushes his own characters onto us, rather than strengthening the lore behind already existing characters. That, in my eyes, is what Blizzard -should- be paying him for.

As it stands, whilst his books aren't horrible, they just seem like the type of fan-fiction that has been constructed and published a bit better than a fan's work. He introduces his own characters into an environment created by someone else: That's what many fan-fiction authors do, the difference is they don't get paid for it nor label themselves as a "professional writer".

That's my problem with Knaak, and why I prefer Christie Golden.

10-25-2010 @ 3:40AM

Zanathos said...

His characters are all throughout wow, so that's kind of a grey area. I do think there's a place for side stories of unknown heroes doing great deeds, the campaign heroes can't have done everything. I've definitely had my fill of Rhonin in main roles. I was quite fond of the sunwell characters and glad to see them popping in and out of the game.

Add your comments

Your comments:

Remember me

E-Mail me when someone replies to this comment

Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry. Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments.

When you enter your name and email address, you'll be sent a link to confirm your comment, and a password. To leave another comment, just use that password.

To create a live link, simply type the URL (including http://) or email address and we will make it a live link for you. You can put up to 3 URLs in your comments. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use <p> or <br /> tags.