Madeleine Roux is an American novelist and the author of several World of Warcraft books.
World of Warcraft works
- Traveler: The Shining Blade (2019)
- A Moment in Verse (2020)
- Shadows Rising (2020)
Trivia
- Roux's two older brothers introduced her to PC gaming and the Warcraft RTS games when she was 12-13 years old. She started playing World of Warcraft during vanilla, around the time she graduated from university. Her first character was a night elf rogue, and night elves remain her favorite race.[1][2] She raided with her rogue during vanilla, but internal guild politics caused her to switch to a night elf Restoration druid for most of vanilla and The Burning Crusade.[3][4] Her account later got hacked and subsequently deleted, leading her to start over from scratch with a night elf Balance druid modeled after her old character.[4] This druid is still her main.[3] As of July 2020, she has a max-level character of every class, both Alliance and Horde.[5][6] Aside from her main, she has 3 other druids, one for each non-Balance specialization: a Zandalari troll (who serves as her secondary Horde main), a worgen, and a Kul Tiran.[3][4] In addition to playing retail, she is also a guild leader in Classic, but as of June 2020, the guild has effectively disbanded.[4][7] Aside from the Warcraft games, she also used to be "very into"
[Overwatch] and occasionally plays Diablo III with friends.[8] - If she had to pick a favorite lore character, it would be Tyrande Whisperwind,[2] but she is also a big fan of Malfurion, Arthas, Thrall, Illidan, Jaina, Talanji, Genn, and Nathanos.[3][5][9][10][11] She has stated that after writing Shadows Rising, she feels like every character she got to write has become her favorite.[3][10]
- Wrath of the Lich King and Legion are her favorite expansions. She has a Legion tattoo[12] on her leg.[13]
- The thing Roux enjoys the most is writing romance, and she has jokingly stated that she'd be satisfied with writing short Warcraft romance stories like A Moment in Verse for the rest of her life.[14]
- The chapter in Traveler: The Shining Blade that's told from a murloc's point of view is Roux's favorite chapter out of anything she's written.[15]
- The NPC Madeleine Roux is a reference to her.[16]
References
- ^ CC talks with Madeleine Roux! | Character Craft Podcast (08:35 - 11:15) (2020-06-23). Retrieved on 2020-06-26.
- ^ a b Morally Grey Podcast 2020-06-26. Interview with Madeleine Roux! (17:15 - 19:50). YouTube. Retrieved on 2020-06-26.
- ^ a b c d e Box and Jacquilope 2020-07-03. The Kun-Lai Campfire: Shadows Rising Interview with Madeleine Roux (01:37:20). YouTube. Retrieved on 2020-07-05.
- ^ a b c d Lawrencium 2020-03-03. LAWRENCIUM CHATS WITH MADELEINE ROUX - Talking About Shadows Rising, WoW, and More! (20:00 - 22:00). YouTube. Retrieved on 2020-07-05.
- ^ a b Rising to the Occasion : An Interview with Madeline Roux (17:00 - 21:10). Warcraft Radio (2020-07-06). Retrieved on 2020-07-14.
- ^ The Bard's Tavern: Episode 54 - Shadows Rising (29:00) (2020-07-05). Retrieved on 2020-07-14.
- ^ CC talks with Madeleine Roux! | Character Craft Podcast (22:50 - 24:10) (2020-06-23). Retrieved on 2020-06-26.
- ^ Morally Grey Podcast 2020-06-26. Interview with Madeleine Roux! (12:40 - 14:40). YouTube. Retrieved on 2020-06-26.
- ^ Accolonn 2020-06-28. Interview with Shadows Rising Author Madeleine Roux (01:46:00). YouTube. Retrieved on 2020-07-05.
- ^ a b Merely a Setback: 97 - Madeleine Roux (24:15) (2020-07-09). Retrieved on 2020-07-14.
- ^ The Bard's Tavern: Episode 54 - Shadows Rising (01:07:30) (2020-07-05). Retrieved on 2020-07-14.
- ^ Box and Jacquilope 2020-07-03. The Kun-Lai Campfire: Shadows Rising Interview with Madeleine Roux (01:43:40). YouTube. Retrieved on 2020-07-05.
- ^ Pyromancer 2020-07-08. 'SHADOWS RISING' Shadowlands Novel INTERVIEW w/ Madeleine Roux!! (38:35). YouTube. Retrieved on 2020-07-14.
- ^ CC talks with Madeleine Roux! | Character Craft Podcast (28:00 - 28:20) (2020-06-23). Retrieved on 2020-06-26.
- ^ CC talks with Madeleine Roux! | Character Craft Podcast (20:30 - 22:05) (2020-06-23). Retrieved on 2020-06-26.
- ^ Madeleine Roux on Twitter (2020-07-16). Retrieved on 2020-07-16.
