Morgan Howell Knihy

Enslaved by King Kregant’s army, Dar survived by befriending the fierce orcs who were also forced to serve. Now she has escaped–only to find that the price of freedom may be her destiny.Calling on her untried leadership abilities, Dar guides the surviving orc soldiers to the safety of their homeland–but the clan leaders refuse to accept her unless she can release their queen from Kregant’s fortress. Shaken by her growing gift for dark prophecy and a fate she feels unprepared to accept, Dar must infiltrate the very heart of the despot’s empire. There she will discover unexpected treachery and an ancient power that threatens the future of all.Look for Books I and III in the Queen of the Orcs trilogyFrom the Paperback edition.

Seventeen years after Yim, an ex-slave, sacrificed herself to Lord Bahl, her son Froan is now a young man unaware of his dark heritage. As an ancient call awakens the evil within him, Froan embarks on a quest to fulfill his destiny. Yim hopes that her lost love, Honus, will help her confront the Iron Palace's evil.

Born into hardship, Dar learns to rely on herself alone. When her family betrays her, Dar is conscripted into King Kregant’s army and its brutal campaign to conquer a neighboring country. Now she is bound as a slave to a dreaded regiment of orcs, creatures legendary for their savagery and battle prowess. Rather than cower, Dar rises to the challenge. She learns the unique culture and language of the orcs, survives treachery from both allies and enemies, and struggles to understand a mystical gift that brings her dark, prophetic visions. As the war escalates–amid nightmarish combat and shattering loss–Dar must seize a single chance at freedom.

In a land overshadowed by the Devourer, life and hope are extinguished. Honus, a warrior devoted to the goddess Karm, and Yim, a former slave with divine powers, stand against Lord Bahl's army. Yim's power comes with a heavy sacrifice, testing their love and her faith as darkness looms. Can hope survive?

A delicate alliance between human and orc has been achieved. Now Queen of the Orcs, Dar works toward making that peace last. Her position has helped her to finally feel part of a community, to find a life to call her own.But sudden, strange outbreaks of unrest and ominous signs throw both realms into turmoil. Dar must draw on her knowledge and skills to confront a merciless long-time enemy–and an evil she once only barely survived. To keep human and orc from destroying one another, Dar risks everything on a desperate gamble–and her own future on a heartbreaking sacrifice.

Tolkiens gefährlichstes Volk kehrt zurück! Die Orks! Sie gelten als roh, unzivilisiert und bösartig – die Orks. Doch nicht alles, was bisher über die grausamen Gesellen geschrieben wurde, entspricht der Wahrheit. Tauchen Sie ein in ein rasantes Abenteuer, wie Sie es noch nie erlebt haben. Denn eine Truppe der Orks fühlt sich zu Höherem bestimmt, und an ihrer ruhmreichen Spitze steht Dar, eine verstoßene Klantochter: clever, unbeugsam und verführerisch. Nach und nach entdeckt die auserwählte Königin der Orks die wahren Absichten der dunklen Wesen – und gemeinsam planen sie eine waghalsige Revolte.

Tolkiens gefährlichstes Volk kehrt zurück! Die Orks! Sie gelten als roh, unzivilisiert und bösartig – die Orks. Doch nicht alles, was bisher über die grausamen Gesellen geschrieben wurde, entspricht der Wahrheit. Tauchen Sie ein in ein rasantes Abenteuer, wie Sie es noch nie erlebt haben. Denn eine Truppe der Orks fühlt sich zu Höherem bestimmt, und an ihrer ruhmreichen Spitze steht Dar, eine verstoßene Klantochter: clever, unbeugsam und verführerisch. Nach und nach entdeckt die auserwählte Königin der Orks die wahren Absichten der dunklen Wesen – und gemeinsam planen sie eine waghalsige Revolte.