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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

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Excellent story! Narrator a little quick in his reading and why oh why are all dwarves Scottish? Given the Welsh are miners and tend to be shorter wouldn't that be a better accent?

Excellent

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if you enjoy fantasy then this is a must read. Very well written and a new adventure around each corner. looking forward to listening to book 2.

Dwarves. FANTASTIC book.

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looked forward to listening to this every night, can't wait to listen to the sequels.

AMAZING!

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I thought the book reading by Matthew was awesome shame he was not able to read the rest of the books as he brought the characters alive for me personally.

This was Awesome

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I really liked going into a new fictional world and meet these dwarves. The story is well written and has a nice pace, but the plottwisting climax is given too soon and a bit too obvious.

Fun read

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