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The Dwarves

The Dwarves, Book 1

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The Dwarves

By: Markus Heitz
Narrated by: Matthew Wolf
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 THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING FANTASY EPIC

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.

The international bestselling fantasy epic now available in English for the first time.

The Dwarves series:
The Dwarves
The War of the Dwarves
The Revenge of the Dwarves
The Fate of the Dwarves
The Triumph of the Dwarves©2003 Markus Heitz (P)2018 Little, Brown Book Group Fantasy Fiction Royalty
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An absolutely fantastic book with Matthew Wolfs tireless voice. Die Zwerge is a fan favourite in my household.

The immersive realm of Girdlegard

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I enjoyed this book immensely, the reading made each character distinct and the story was fast paced and interesting. I would recommend this book freely.

Great Book

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I started off our thinking the narrator was a little robotic but he picked up the game quite well and the story builds with interesting, likeable characters it’s slightly different to other books is this genre I’m looking forward to reading the next book in the series, i guess I’m a little hooked😊

Interesting and likeable characters

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a great listen. narrator did a good job on the characters. five stars for this one.

Great fun !!

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TLDR: A cookie cutter fantasy

I actually didn't really enjoy this book. I though the characters were a bit dull and the story was a stereotypical hero's quest with no meat beyond that.

That said, I'm being generous with the stars because it does what it's aiming for well enough. it's a fantasy book about dwarves.

If you like dwarves in your DnD or Warhammer settings, and you have an itch to read novels where they're not just the stoic companions, this will do you. There's enough lore in the trilogies to keep you busy even if the characters don't have much depth.

a fantasy book about dwarves

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What an awesome book,well written well read ,fantastic ,my only complaint is that the res of the series is not aviable, I hope there realesd soon as they are aviable in paperback,and not years down the track,thanks Markus Heirs for an awsome series.

Oink oink,lol

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A brilliant story, amazing characters, great audio.
I would highly recommend this book to people of all ages.

Amazing

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Great story, performance was excellent. unfortunately the the narrator changes for the next few books, however is still good.

highly recommend

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