Book 1:

‘Look at me . Look at the orc. I have your hatred and fear but i have earned your respect.

Maras-Dantia was our home, and home to the dwarves, elves and all the other old races, long before your kind spilled into our lives. Long before you ate our magic and raped the soul of our world.

Hear my story. Feel the flow of my 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.’

‘Incorporating wall to wall action, with undercurrents of dark humour, Bodyguard of Lightning is a gritty, fast paced novel with a neat twist,’ David Gemmell

‘Weirdly charming, fast-moving and freaky.’  Tad Williams

‘Excellent fantasy with a twist. Fast and violent… and all action adventurer.’ SFX

Bodyguard of Lightning is the first of an epic fantasy series set in a world full of wonders and on the brink of disaster. The story continues in Legion of Thunder. It will change the way you look at orcs forever.

By Stan Nicholls