Synopses & Reviews
The third volume in Nicholls's critically acclaimed fantasy finds Maras Dantia drowning in war. Stryke, head of the renegade orcs, and his warband have found the long-lost relic they need--but still do not know how to use it. And, while they try to figure it out, enemies hunt them from every corner. Worse yet, the three sisters are close to forming an alliance that will overturn history. Time is running out to save the world. Nicholls's masterworks are the first to tell the story from the other side--from the point of view of the orcs, the villains of Lord of the Rings.
Synopsis
"A wonderful piece of storytelling...with plenty of hairpin twists, crammed with...juicy battles and racing towards a carefully set-up conclusion that is both exciting and genuinely moving."--
SFX. Nicholls's masterworks tell the story from the other side--from the perspective of the orcs,
Lord of the Rings' villains. This third volume in his critically acclaimed fantasy finds Maras Dantia drowning in war... with time running out to save the world. "A...highly original saga."--
Lineone. "Wall to wall action, undercurrents of dark humor...gritty, fast-paced"--David Gemmell. "Fast-paced action...[a] nonstandard fantasy."--
Library Journal.Synopsis
The third volume in Nicholls's critically acclaimed fantasy finds Maras Dantia drowning in war. Stryke, head of the renegade orcs, and his warband have found the long-lost relic they need--but still do not know how to use it. And, while they try to figure it out, enemies hunt them from every corner. Worse yet, the three sisters are close to forming an alliance that will overturn history. Time is running out to save the world. Nicholls's masterworks are the first to tell the story from the other side--from the point of view of the orcs, the villains of Lord of the Rings.