World of Warcraft: Arthas: Rise of the Lich King 魔兽世界：阿尔萨斯：巫妖王的崛起9781439157602

　　Frostmourne.It was caught in a hovering, jagged chunk of ice,the runes that ran the length of its blade glowing a cool blue.Below it was a dais of some sort, standing on a large gently raisedmound that was covered in a dusting of snow. A soft light, comingfrom somewhere high above where the cavern was open to daylight,shone down on the runeblade. The icy prison hid some details of thesword's shape and form, exaggerated others. It was revealed andconcealed at the same time, and all the more tempting, like a newlover imperfectly glimpsed through a gauzy curtain. Arthas knew theblade -- it was the selfsame sword he had seen in his dream when hefirst arrived. The sword that had not killed Invincible, but thathad brought him back healed and healthy. He'd thought it a goodomen then, but now he knew it was a true sign. This was what he hadcome to find. This sword would change everything. Arthas staredraptly at it, his hands almost physically aching to grasp it, hisfingers to wrap themselves around the hilt, his arms to feel theweapon swinging smoothly in the blow that would end Mal'Ganis, endthe torment he had visited upon the people of Lordaeron, end thislust for revenge. Drawn, he stepped forward.The uncanny elementalspirit drew its icy sword. "Turn away, before it is too late," itintoned.* * *His evil is legend. Lord of the undead Scourge,wielder of the runeblade Frostmourne, and enemy of the free peoplesof Azeroth. The Lich King is an entity of incalculable power andunparalleled malice -- his icy soul utterly consumed by his plansto destroy all life on the World of Warcraft.But it was not alwaysso. Long before his soul was fused with that of the orc shamanNer'zhul, the Lich King was Arthas Menethil, crown prince ofLordaeron and faithful paladin of the Silver Hand.When a plague ofundeath threatened all that he loved, Arthas was driven to pursuean ill-fated quest for a runeblade powerful enough to save hishomeland. Yet the object of his search would exact a heavy pricefrom its new master, beginning a horrifying descent into damnation.Arthas's path would lead him through the arctic northern wastestoward the Frozen Throne, where he would face, at long last, thedarkest of destinies.