Michael Peinkofer brought the orcs to live and Middle-earth describes wildest creatures more vivid and alive than JRR Tolkien himself that Orcs are indeed ugly and cruel, but also inventive, witty, and sometimes even higher calling - as demonstrated by the young bestselling author with this novel. It draws upon not only to the overwhelming success of his model, but weaves the history of the burly monster continued also. A secret mission Balbok and Rammar break, two very different brothers, to...

Caspar and Hal have found the runes of war that will keep the Valakan horde at bay until spring - by then, they must have recovered the power of the Mother Goddess. Accompanied by Keridwen the Maiden they seek a cauldron lodged in the male preserve of the cathedral in Farona.

The days between Christmas and New Year's Eve are dead days, when spirits roam and magic shifts restlessly just beneath the surface of our lives. A lot can happen in the dead days. There is a magician called Valerian who must save his own life, or pay the price for the pact he made with evil so many years ago. But alchemy and sorcery are no match against the demonic power pursuing him. Helping him is his servant Boy, a child with no name and no past, given to Valerian by Fate when he...