Warriors of the Tempest (Orcs)

Paperback, 288 pages

English language

Published Oct. 10, 2003 by Victor Gollancz Ltd..

ISBN:
978-1-85798-562-7
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OCLC Number:
47036099

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The story follows the adventures of a warband of orc soldiers, the Wolverines, led by Stryke, a Captain in the Orcish Horde. His lieutenants are Haskeer, a foul tempered orc, Coilla, a clever female orc, who is also the warband's newest recruit and Jup, a Dwarf mercenary, who is disliked by Haskeer due to his race (and the fact that Dwarfs fight for both sides), and Alfray, an old and wise orc who also acts as the warband's standard bearer and medic. The setting of the story is the mythical world of Maras Dantia, which is populated by Humans, Orcs, Elves, Dwarfs, Trolls, Dragons and many other staple creatures of the Fantasy genre. There is a war raging between the polytheistic Manis (who worship "many" gods) and the monotheistic Unis (who follow a religion analogous to Puritan Christianity). The orcs dislike humans, who have brought farming and industry to Maras …

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Subjects

  • Fantasy
  • Sagas
  • Fiction - Fantasy
  • Fiction
  • Fantasy - General
  • FICTION_FANTASY_GENERAL
  • Fiction / Fantasy / General