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Orcs

Bodyguard of Lightning · Legion of Thunder · Warriors of the Tempest

By Stan Nicholls

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| Hardcover | 9781607511656

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Peace seldom reigned unopposed among the many races of Maras-Dantia. But there had always been a measure of tolerance, until a new race spilled into the land, shattering the balance. They are called humans. And with their contempt for the cultures of dwarf and elf, goblin and dragon, and all the othContinue

Peace seldom reigned unopposed among the many races of Maras-Dantia. But there had always been a measure of tolerance, until a new race spilled into the land, shattering the balance. They are called humans. And with their contempt for the cultures of dwarf and elf, goblin and dragon, and all the others, they brought destruction, raping the land of its resources, bleeding it of its magic. Soon war erupted, and now we orcs are never far from the action. And though we don't have magic, we possess a ferocious lust for warfare. Humans call us monsters and slay us like beasts, but we are the creatures destined to win peace for all.

My name is Stryke. I have led my warband through fire and blood, in wars that tore our land apart. Under threat of a slow and painful death, I have sought the five magical artifacts of power my queen Jennesta craved, and killed more humans than I can remember. Yet there is another way; I have seen the future in my dreams. The five stars are the answer, and though humans hunt us down and Jennesta turns my own kind against me, I will find them. I must, for a war is coming that will take us all....

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  • Orcs: Weapons of Magical Destruction (Bad Blood 1), by Stan Nicholls

    Home Contact us Posts Comments Ho for the orc, staple of fantasy fiction: invariably green, ugly and violent, with dubious personal hygiene and a serious image problem. Where would traditional high fantasy be without them? They seldom have names or p ... (read full critics)

    bookgeeks published on Fri, 24 Sep 2010

  • Orcs – The Omnibus Edition, by Stan Nicholls

    Home Contact us Posts Comments I bought this from a bookshop on a whim, purely on the strength of the cover, which includes praise from favourite author Tad Williams. I don’t usually buy books without doing my homework first, and once I started readi ... (read full critics)

    bookgeeks published on Fri, 24 Sep 2010

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  • Hardcover 769 Pages
  • Edition: 1
  • ISBN-10: 1607511657
  • ISBN-13: 9781607511656
  • Publisher: Orbit/Hachette Book Group USA
  • Pub date: Sep 01, 2008
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