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中文版
你们这是自寻死路。
伊利丹·怒风是曾经行走在艾泽拉斯的最强大的生物之一。他同时也是最不被理解的人之一。他的传说背后，他难以捉摸的使命之下，是一个才华横溢的头脑，其诡计少人理解，更少人信赖。伊利丹业已开始公正地实行他的正义与复仇，将史上收入第一的电子游戏《魔兽世界》中扣人心弦的冒险精神、跌宕情节和英雄气概提升到新的高度。
很久以前，暗夜精灵巫师伊利丹为阻挡入侵艾泽拉斯的燃烧军团而打入军团内部。他的族人没有把他颂为英雄，反而因他似乎帮助了那些魔头而怀疑他的目的，指责他是“背叛者”。他在监狱中度过了一万年——千夫所指，形影相吊，但从未忘记自己的目标。
如今，军团再临，唯有一位勇士能作出真正的抵抗。摆脱枷锁的伊利丹召集了一支由丑陋的邪兽人、蛇形的娜迦、狡猾的血精灵和扭曲的恶魔猎手组成的军队，在异乡外域准备迎接最终的对决。只有他知道是何种深藏心底的动机指引着他；也只有他清楚击败万物之敌必须付出的代价。然而他一如既往地被那些认定他的计谋是为了自私地追求力量的人所攻击，之前看守他的暗夜精灵玛维·影歌就是其中的一员。守望者影歌和她手下的看守者们为了严惩罪恶昭彰的背叛者而追逐他来到外域，她不会善罢甘休，除非伊利丹被她羁押……或者进入坟墓。
《魔兽世界：伊利丹》原定于2016年3月上市，最新预定发售日期改为2016年4月12日。
英文版
You are not prepared.
Illidan Stormrage is one of the most powerful beings ever to walk the lands of Azeroth. He is also one of the least understood. Behind his legend, beneath his enigmatic mission, lies a brilliant mind whose machinations are comprehended by few—and trusted by even fewer. Illidan's righteous reign of justice and vengeance has begun, taking the stunning adventure, intrigue, and heroism ofWorld of Warcraft, the highest-grossing videogame of all time, to a new level.
Long ago, the night elf sorcerer Illidan infiltrated the demonic Burning Legion to ward off its invasion of Azeroth. Instead of hailing him as a hero, his own kind branded him the Betrayer, questioning his intentions after he appeared to aid the demon lords. For ten thousand years, he languished in prison—vilified, isolated, but never forgetting his purpose.
Now the Legion has returned, and there is only one champion who can truly stand against it. Released from his bonds, Illidan prepares for the final confrontation in the alien realm of Outland, gathering an army of grotesque fel orcs, serpentine naga, cunning blood elves, and twisted demon hunters to his side. He alone knows what deeply hidden motives guide his hand; he alone understands the price that must be paid to defeat the enemies of creation. Yet as before, he is assailed by those who see his schemes as a cynical quest for power, including the night elf Maiev Shadowsong, his former jailor. Warden Shadowsong and her Watchers have pursued the Betrayer to Outland to exact retribution for his crimes, and she will not rest until Illidan is in her custody . . . or in his grave.
