The Dwarves

By: Markus Heitz, Sally Ann Spencer

Narrated by: Matthew Wolf

Length: 22 hrs and 32 mins

Publisher's summary

For countless millennia, the dwarves of the have defended the stone gateway into Girdlegard. Many and varied foes have hurled themselves against the portal and died attempting to breach it. No man or beast has ever succeeded. Until now...

Abandoned as a child, Tungdil the blacksmith labors contentedly in the land of Ionandar, the only dwarf in a kingdom of men. Although he does not want for friends, Tungdil is very much aware that he is alone - indeed, he has not so much as set eyes on another dwarf. But all that is about to change. Sent out into the world to deliver a message and reacquaint himself with his people, the young foundling finds himself thrust into a battle for which he has not been trained. Not only his own safety, but the life of every man, woman, and child in Girdlegard depends upon his ability to embrace his heritage. Although he has many unanswered questions, Tungdil is certain of one thing: No matter where he was raised, he is a true dwarf.

And no one has ever questioned the courage of the Dwarves.

©2012 Markus Heitz (P)2012 Hachette Audio

Brilliant Performance

While the story may be relatively basic, the performance is absolutely great. Please give it a chance

DWARVES

Great book about one of the greatest races ever. DWARVES! Highly recommend this amazing story!

What an adventure! It about time they shine.

Loved the dwarves, they were funny, witty, stubborn and a little crazy, just the way I like them. Definitely getting the second book. Great cliffhanger.

The story is not quite there

It's just missing something and the end is too quick too conclude. Large swathes of the story seems to be skipped.

Just Terrific!

This book was one of the best fantasy stories, about dwarves, I have ever heard!

Engaging from the start!

Would you listen to The Dwarves again? Why?

Probably at some future date. I rarely re-read or listen to books unless it has been quite some time since my last listen. But when a book is entertaining and the narrator is well spoken and good at his job then it makes the listening all the more fun.

Which character – as performed by Matthew Wolf – was your favorite?

I enjoyed them all. Matthew was able to give each a voice, and thereby a life of their own. Which is essential when keeping a reader interested.

Any additional comments?

I enjoyed this listening experience. I cannot wait for the next three books in the series to become available on audio.

Decent book. I tried to like it more but failed.

It was decent. Not spectacular. Sometimes it felt like the plot twists were written by a child. It was also very predictable on many occasions. Not sure if I will go on to the rest of the series.

good book

Enjoyed the characters and story very much. It was very well done-the beserker dwarf was my favorite.

Solid, fun

Its hard to write a new high fantasy book. Most of them feel like cheap knockoffs of Tolkien and I felt that way at times during this story. That of course isn't fair to the author and all the effort he put into building his world and making it unique. Its a solid base to build on and I look forward to seeing how the story progresses in the next book.

Far far too long

Struggled to finish this. Creative but needed to chop off about 10 hours. Needed better editing. Excellent narration!