The Dwarves, Markus Heitz
The Dwarves, Markus Heitz
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The Dwarves

Author: Markus Heitz, Sally Ann Spencer

Series: Dwarves #1

Narrator: Matthew Wolf

Unabridged: 22 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Orbit

Published: 08/07/2012


Synopsis

For countless millennia, the dwarves of the have defended the stone gateway into Girdlegard. Many and varied foes have hurled themselves against the portal and died attempting to breach it. No man or beast has ever succeeded. Until now. . .

Abandoned as a child, Tungdil the blacksmith labors contentedly in the land of Ionandar, the only dwarf in a kingdom of men. Although he does not want for friends, Tungdil is very much aware that he is alone -- indeed, he has not so much as set eyes on another dwarf. But all that is about to change.

Sent out into the world to deliver a message and reacquaint himself with his people, the young foundling finds himself thrust into a battle for which he has not been trained. Not only his own safety, but the life of every man, woman and child in Girdlegard depends upon his ability to embrace his heritage. Although he has many unanswered questions, Tungdil is certain of one thing: no matter where he was raised, he is a true dwarf.

And no one has ever questioned the courage of the Dwarves.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dirk on November 12, 2012

This book reminded me of a role playing game. Character gets assigned quest and sets off --> when character arrives at destination he finds out that the quest completion parameters have been amended and that he has to continue to new destination, where more or less the same thing happens. Along the......more

Goodreads review by Beth_Adele on April 19, 2012

Once I managed to trudge through the first 100 or so pages, (which are a bit of a massive yawn) things really started to pick up and I began to really enjoy the book. The writing isn't particularly stellar, but it flows nicely and it's the characters that spurred me on to continue reading. The core......more

Goodreads review by Michael on February 10, 2021

When I read fantasy literature, I expect it to be entertaining, and "The Dwarves" met that expectation. The challenge for doing this genre is, while building a fictional world, to do so while telling a good story without either getting lost in detail or the other way, leaving too many blank spaces,......more

Goodreads review by David on June 01, 2016

The best review I can give is that my 17 year old son spent his own money to buy the first three books (in hard cover), read them and encouraged his friends to read them. I just had to read them myself and found myself enjoying them. Let the author speak for himself. "Death came for the dwarf and tri......more

Goodreads review by A. on February 10, 2017

Why the Read: I've always enjoyed Tolkienesque (or D&D) dwarves. After reading excellent contemporary fantasy by McKillip, Bujold, Martin, Abercrombie and Rothfuss, I thought I'd give it a go. Plot: the clichéd D&D role play world. Also the clichéd little guy becomes a big guy through an adventure.......more