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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.… (more)
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Halfway through however, the book lost me. In a matter of a few
The book then continued to disappoint me with a fairly straightforward and pretty predictable story. The subplots were all too feeble attempts to colour the characters. Of course, if you want to describe a great LotR-alike quest in less than 300 pages, you are bound to miss ample opportunities to make a story truly remarkable.
Nevertheless, I did enjoy the book and already started in the sequel (War of the Dwarves), hoping that it will be better.
It's also a long book, and at times it really feels it. I enjoyed some sections of it, normally when the story was focussing on the main characters quest. There was however a lot of faffing about in this book. It was also quite twee and predictable at times. Aside from many of the characters being Dwarves, there's nothing new to see in this book. I was worried that this particular story wouldn't tie up and I'd have to read about its conclusion on wikipedia, as I certainly won't be reading the next in series. Luckily the author was able to squeeze in the conclusion in the final few pages.