Prepare to re-enter the Dark Portal by brushing up on the major events of the Warcraft story that led to Azeroth’s armies step foot (or hoof!) into Outland.

Start your journey through the myths and legends that have shaped Azeroth today with Dark Horse’s release of World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume 1.

Dutch streamer Nobbel87's hundreds of hours of videos have become a treasure trove for anyone who loves Warcraft lore.

Who else would you honor during this Harvest Festival?

If you missed the Live Developer Q&A on Friday, February 27, don't worry. We've got you covered.

The members of our creative development department are the curators, keepers, and custodians of our game lore and story. These caretakers work closely with the authors who write our licensed books and comics (and they’ve written stories of their own!), and collaborate with Blizzard game developers to ensure that all of our stories feature cohesive use of characters and lore.

We’ve just added a new short story to the Destination Pandaria section of the official World of Warcraft website: Death from Above.

We just uploaded two updates containing delicious slices of fresh lore to the World of Warcraft game site for your reading pleasure. The Warcraft timeline now includes synopses for Patch 5.2: The Thunder King and Patch 5.3: Escalation, and we also deployed a brand-new lore web feature: character cards!

Dawn of the Aspects is a new five-part eBook series written by New York Times bestselling author Richard A. Knaak. Download the first installment now for the low price of $1.99 through Amazon and Barnes & Noble. It’s a must-read for dragon-thusiasts!

We just added a brand-new short story to the Destination: Pandaria section of the World of Warcraft community site.

With the release of chapter 11: The Dread Wastes, the travel journal of young Li Li Stormstout is finally complete.

Thirsty for more adventure? You can now find the latest chapter of Li Li’s Travel Journal in the Destination: Pandaria section of the World of Warcraft website.

We just uploaded the next entry of Li Li’s Travel Journal to the Destination: Pandaria section of the World of Warcraft website for your reading pleasure.

You can now check out the latest entry of Li Li’s Travel Journal, an ongoing World of Warcraft short fiction series, in the Destination: Pandaria section of the World of Warcraft website. Also, because we know you've been asking for them, here are three new Li Li's Travel Journal wallpapers!

The next chapter of our ongoing web series, Li Li’s Travel Journal, is now available in the Destination: Pandaria section of the World of Warcraft website.

We just added a new entry to Li Li’s travel journal in the Destination: Pandaria section of the World of Warcraft website.

We just added the fourth and final chapter of the Quest for Pandaria web novella to the Destination: Pandaria section of the World of Warcraft community website.

The penultimate chapter of Quest for Pandaria, a four-part novella set between the events of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm and Mists of Pandaria, is now available on this very website for your reading pleasure.

The second installment of Quest for Pandaria, a four-part novella set between the events of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm and Mists of Pandaria, is now online.

Through the heroic efforts of our brave loremasters here at CDev Publishing, we proudly present to you the answers to Ask CDev #3! We even managed to get them out before our stated deadline of “when the Andromeda galaxy collides with our own.”

The new World of Warcraft novel, Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War, bridges the gap between the events of Cataclysm and the upcoming Mists of Pandaria expansion and is now available in bookstores and online.

With the recent release of Prophet’s Lesson, the Leaders of Azeroth short story series is finally complete. In case you missed any of these excellent stories, you can now check out the complete series in the new and improved Expanded Universe section.

The Warcraft universe is filled with heroic tales that span Azeroth’s ancient past to its recent history. Now, you can immerse yourself in this massive library of lore on the newly updated Expanded Universe page.

It was a bitter blow. She had expected to venture here in triumph, not to discover another defeat. The victory was hollow. But she backed away from the throne, straightened up, and accepted that the cycle would go on. Arthas was dead. What did it matter if another corpse filled his vacant throne?

Enter a short story for the chance to win a free trip to Blizzard's headquarters in Southern California! This contest is open to entrants from around the world and will be judged by Blizzard's very own writers and masters of lore. For more information, head to the contest page!