Blizzard parts ways with best-selling author, longtime franchise developer Christie Golden

Christie Golden, a best-selling novelist who had worked with Blizzard Entertainment on dozens of projects dating back to the early-2000s, was laid off by the company, she announced earlier today. 

Golden had been a core member of Blizzard’s story development team, where she worked on projects for multiple titles, including World of Warcraft, StarCraft, and Overwatch. However, it was within the WoW franchise that Golden found the most success among fans. Her credits at Blizzard included some of the earliest Warcraft novels, including Lord of the Clans and Rise of the Horde. Her character-focused novels in the late-2000s and early-2010s, such as Arthas: Rise of the Lich King and Jaina Proudmoore: Tides of War were some of the most well-received books in the WoW chronology. 

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