Beyond the Dark Portal

Name: Beyond the Dark Portal
Rating: 4.04 (5615 reviews)
Author: Aaron Rosenberg, Christie Golden

World of Warcraft • Book 4

by Aaron Rosenberg, Christie Golden

Narrated by Christie Golden

4.04 ABR Score (5.6K ratings)

★ 4.01 Goodreads (5.4K) ★ 4.68 Audible (174)

12h 37m Released 2022 Fantasy

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Why Listen to This Audiobook?

Christie Golden narrates her own co-authored novel — when an author reads their own work, every line lands exactly as intended.

Great if you want: Warcraft lore expanded with Alliance-side depth and heart
Listening experience: Epic and propulsive — portal-to-portal momentum with emotional stakes
Narration: Golden's intimate knowledge of the material shows in every scene
Skip if: you're new to Warcraft — prior lore knowledge really helps here

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About This Audiobook

Beyond the Dark Portal returns to the Warcraft universe immediately after the Second War, as the aging shaman Ner'zhul reopens the portal between Azeroth and the ruined orc homeworld Draenor. Archmage Khadgar and Alliance commander Turalyon lead the pursuit through the portal to stop Ner'zhul's dark scheme, discovering that the mission requires them to fight not just against their enemies but against the approaching destruction of an entire world.

Christie Golden narrates her own co-written novel, bringing an author's intimacy with the material to the performance. Her familiarity with the Warcraft universe's characters and mythology gives the narration an authority that makes the lore accessible to both longtime fans and newcomers, and the novel's action sequences benefit from Golden's understanding of the characters' emotional stakes.