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Orcs

Stan Nicholls

An orc warband goes on the run, chasing powerful artifacts while hunted by an evil sorceress and other factions.

First published 2004 · Orcs: First Blood

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The Story

A band of orc warriors is pulled into a dangerous quest after a mission goes wrong and a powerful artifact is lost. To survive their enemy’s punishment, they set out to recover what was stolen and uncover the larger importance of the object.

As the journey expands, the warband is pursued across a fantasy world by enemies from many sides, including humans, fanatics, and other creatures. Along the way they gather more pieces of the mystery and are forced into repeated battles, alliances, and escapes.

The story follows their struggle to stay united, find purpose, and keep moving as the stakes widen. The narrative builds through combat, pursuit, and faction conflict toward an ending that resolves the quest while leaving some larger threads open.

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Authors
Stan Nicholls
First published
2004
Genres
Fantasy, High Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Adventure, Science Fiction, War, German Literature, Roman
Subjects
FantasyFictionFiction, fantasy, epicFiction, fantasy, generalFiction, action & adventureImaginary places, fictionImaginary creaturesImaginary places
ISBN-13
9780316033695

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