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    Orcs: Bad Blood
    Orcs: Army of Shadows
    Orcs
    Audiobook series3 titles

    Orcs Series

    Written by Stan Nicholls

    Narrated by John Lee

    3.5/5

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    About this series

    A sojourn in their idyllic homeworld has left Stryke and the Wolverines lacking purpose. So when an opportunity for bloodletting appears, Stryke seizes it. Utilizing mysterious artifacts, the Wolverines are transported to Acurial, a world where the indigenous Orc population is cruelly subjugated by human invaders.

    Upon their arrival, Stryke's band joins with Acurial's emerging resistance movement. As the revolution gathers pace, the Wolverines are forced to embark on a quest that will see Stryke and his comrades pursued by both their most ruthless enemy and a mysterious troop hell-bent on their destruction.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateAug 24, 2010
    Orcs: Bad Blood
    Orcs: Army of Shadows
    Orcs

    Titles in the series (3)

    • 1

      Orcs
      Orcs

      Orcs

      Stan Nicholls
      3/5 - 17 ratings
      3/5 - 17 ratings

      "LOOK AT ME. LOOK AT THE ORC." "There is fear and hatred in your eyes. To you I am a monster, a skulker in the shadows, a fiend to scare your children with. A creature to be hunted down and slaughtered llike a beast in the fields. "It is time you pay heed to the beast. And see the beast in yourself. I have your fear. But I have earned your respect. "Hear my story. Feel the flow of blood and be thankful. Thankful that it was me, not you, who bore the sword. Thankful to the Orcs: born to fight, destined to win peace for all." Combining the international bestselling trilogy-Bodyguard of Lightning, Legion of Thunder, and Warriors of the Tempest-plus a new short story previously available only in a small-press anthology, Orcs presents the entire story of Stryke and his band of Orcs. A fast-moving, action-packed, tongue-in-cheek saga of Orc valor and human treachery.

      "LOOK AT ME. LOOK AT THE ORC." "There is fear and hatred in your eyes. To you I am a monster, a skulker in the shadows, a fiend to scare your children with. A creature to be hunted down and slaughtered llike a beast in the fields. "It is time you pay heed to the beast. And see the beast in yourself. I have your fear. But I have earned your respect. "Hear my story. Feel the flow of blood and be thankful. Thankful that it was me, not you, who bore the sword. Thankful to the Orcs: born to fight, destined to win peace for all." Combining the international bestselling trilogy-Bodyguard of Lightning, Legion of Thunder, and Warriors of the Tempest-plus a new short story previously available only in a small-press anthology, Orcs presents the entire story of Stryke and his band of Orcs. A fast-moving, action-packed, tongue-in-cheek saga of Orc valor and human treachery.

    • 1

      Orcs: Bad Blood
      Orcs: Bad Blood

      Orcs: Bad Blood

      Stan Nicholls
      4/5 - 11 ratings
      4/5 - 11 ratings

      When the Orcs discovered a world filled with their own kind, they thought they would live there till the end of their days. But the appearance of an unlikely ally will change everything. This ally-a human-tells of the atrocities being visited upon Orcs back in the other world. He implores Stryke and his companions to come back so that they may save their kind from extinction and wreak vengeance upon the humans who've wronged them. But can this human be trusted? Is he a rare friend to the Orc-or is he there to lure them back for their own personal annihilation?

      When the Orcs discovered a world filled with their own kind, they thought they would live there till the end of their days. But the appearance of an unlikely ally will change everything. This ally-a human-tells of the atrocities being visited upon Orcs back in the other world. He implores Stryke and his companions to come back so that they may save their kind from extinction and wreak vengeance upon the humans who've wronged them. But can this human be trusted? Is he a rare friend to the Orc-or is he there to lure them back for their own personal annihilation?

    • 2

      Orcs: Army of Shadows
      Orcs: Army of Shadows

      Orcs: Army of Shadows

      Stan Nicholls
      4/5 - 2 ratings
      4/5 - 2 ratings

      A sojourn in their idyllic homeworld has left Stryke and the Wolverines lacking purpose. So when an opportunity for bloodletting appears, Stryke seizes it. Utilizing mysterious artifacts, the Wolverines are transported to Acurial, a world where the indigenous Orc population is cruelly subjugated by human invaders. Upon their arrival, Stryke's band joins with Acurial's emerging resistance movement. As the revolution gathers pace, the Wolverines are forced to embark on a quest that will see Stryke and his comrades pursued by both their most ruthless enemy and a mysterious troop hell-bent on their destruction.

      A sojourn in their idyllic homeworld has left Stryke and the Wolverines lacking purpose. So when an opportunity for bloodletting appears, Stryke seizes it. Utilizing mysterious artifacts, the Wolverines are transported to Acurial, a world where the indigenous Orc population is cruelly subjugated by human invaders. Upon their arrival, Stryke's band joins with Acurial's emerging resistance movement. As the revolution gathers pace, the Wolverines are forced to embark on a quest that will see Stryke and his comrades pursued by both their most ruthless enemy and a mysterious troop hell-bent on their destruction.

    Author

    Stan Nicholls

    Stan Nicholls is best known for the internationally acclaimed Orcs: First Blood series. His journalism has appeared in Locus, SFX, the Guardian, the Independent, the Daily Mirror, Time Out, Sight and Sound, and Rolling Stone, among many other publications. He currently lives in the West Midlands, U.K., with his wife, the writer Anne Gay.

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