Summary
Blizzard just revealedWorld of Warcraft: Crossroads, a new short story anthology featuring tales about Thrall, Jaina Proudmoore, Renzik “The Shiv,” Faerin Lothar, Alleria Windrunner, and Locus-Walker. ThisWorld of Warcraftbook is planned to release on November 11, but players can listen to one of the short stories in it for free right now.
In February 2024,World of WarcraftannouncedThe Voices Within, a collection of short stories that tied intoThe War Within, its latest expansion pack. The book was officially released on June 13, 2025, though most of the short stories are also available for free online.
Almost exactly a year after the first one was announced,World of Warcrafthas officially revealed a second short story anthology forThe War Within.World of Warcraft: Crossroadsis a new collection of six short stories that “provide deeper insight into the powers at play and the battles still to fight followingThe War Within.” Thrall, Faerin Lothar, and Alleria Windrunner – who received stories inThe Voices Within– each get a second tale, and are joined by Jaina Proudmoore, Renzik “The Shiv,” and theEthereal Locus-Walker in a series ofWoWstoriesthat will remind readers “that Azeroth’s fate is shaped by the sacrifices and struggles of all, and that even small, quiet actions can echo large throughout history.”
World of Warcraft: Crossroads Short Story Collection
Award-winning authors Adam Christopher and Andrew Robinson are the writers responsible for bringing these stories to life. Christopher has an abundance of novels under his belt, includingStar Wars: Shadow of the Sith,Stranger Things: Darkness on the Edge of Town, and the official tie-in novel forDishonored, and was a contributing author to theStar Wars: From a Certain Point of Viewshort story anthology. Robinson, on the other hand, is a prolific animation writer who has worked on IPs likeTransformers, Marvel, andYoung Justice, and has written songs, lore, comics, short stories, and animated shorts for Blizzard since 2014, includingsome of the most popularOverwatchcinematics.
ThoughWorld of Warcraft: Crossroadsdoesn’t come out until November 11, fans can listen to one of these tales right now for free. “The Tipping Point,” the short story detailing the history of Renzik “the Shiv” – a Goblin SI:7 agent who plays amajor role in the story ofWorld of Warcraft: The War WithinPatch 11.1– is available via audio narration by John Behlmann, the voice actor for SI:7 spymaster Matthias Shaw. IfCrossroadsfollows in the footsteps ofThe Voices Within, players can expect four more of these short stories to be released in similar formats, with one likely being held as exclusive to print.
“These tales serve as a reminder that Azeroth’s fate is shaped by the sacrifices and struggles of all, and that even small, quiet actions can echo large throughout history.”
World of Warcraft: Crossroadsisavailable for pre-order on Amazon for $30. The 256-page anthology is expected to be released November 11, though the date could be subject to change before then.
