A strange tale of magic, fantastic creatures, and mythical elder races that warps 'Nicholls knows how to describe a battle in gritty detail, in such a way that it grabs your interest and yet still appearsĪs unglamorous and unromantic as it should. 'In the fantasy field, Stan Nicholls's Legion of Thunder demonstrates a truly coruscating imagination in its outrageous narrative.' Nicholls has created a fast-paced adventure.' ' Bodyguard of Lightning is naturally full of fighting, blood-letting and double-crossing.

Nicholls tells his tale brisklyĪnd entertainingly.… If you like lots of hacking and slashing, Bodyguard of Lightning is for you!' 'Stan Nicholls tries to correct the bad press authors such as Tolkien have given to orcs. Genre Hotline/LineOne Science Fiction Zone 'A warning: if you don't wish to become addicted to the most impressive new fantasy sequence in many a moon, you should avoid You'll never feel the same about Lord of the Rings.' 'A neat idea and Stan Nicholls pulls it off with great panache.… Enough weird sex to keep the tabloids outraged for weeks. Remember, buy now or beg for mercy later.'

'Weirdly charming, fast-moving and freaky, Bodyguard of Lightning is the most fun you're ever likely to have with a warband of orcs. The heroes are orcs - though you wouldn't want to meet any of them on a 'Incorporating wall-to-wall action with undercurrents of dark humor, Bodyguard of Lightning is a gritty, fast-paced novel with a neat twist. 'Stan Nicholls takes his well-deserved place beside Robert Jordan and George R. 'With grand-scale world building, labyrinthine plotlines, extensive backstory, and pedal-to-the-metal action, Nicholls captures Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental and The characters and events in this book are fictitious. The Orbit name and logo are trademarks of Little, Brown Book Group Limited. Orbit is an imprint of Hachette Book Group. Originally published in Great Britain by Gollancz, 2008

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Orcs by Stan Nicholls