PUBLISHER: ORBIT UK and ORBIT US

JACKET TEXT:

The dwarves have gone to battle and they have been victorious. But outside the realm, dark forces are working ...A secret army of Orcs, made immortal by the hidden powers of the Black Water, now marches towards Girdlegard, set to unleash its fury upon the kingdom. Sooner than they realise, Tungdil and his comrades will need to summon all their courage to do battle against this bloodthirsty horde. The Orcs are not the only threat. An unspeakable new power is growing and threatens the very existence of the dwarves. But both enemies have forgotten one very important truth: a dwarf is never more dangerous than when total obliteration seems inevitable ...

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Born 1971, he studied history, German language and literature; he currently lives in Zweibrücken/Germany (near the world famous Ramstein Airbase). His sensational debut Schatten über Ulldart (the first in a series of epic Fantasy novels) won the 'Deutscher Phantastik Preis' (German Fantasy Award) in 2003. The bestselling trilogy Die Zwerge (The Dwarves), Der Krieg der Zwerge (The War of the Dwarves, Deutscher Phantastik Preis in 2005) and Die Rache der Zwerge (The Revenge of the Dwarves) finally earned him a place among Germany's most successful Fantasy authors.