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Orcs Bad Blood I: Weapons of Magical Destruction (Gollancz S.F.) (Paperback)

by Stan Nicholls (Author)
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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Gollancz (1 May 2009)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0575082933
  • ISBN-13: 978-0575082939
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 14,832 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The original Orcs trilogy ended with Stryke and his band of Orcs finding the ancestral Orc home hidden in another dimension. Orcs Bad Blood will tell the story of their hectic adventures in the other dimensions as they attempt to find peace for their race and escape the ever greedy, savage expansion of mankind. Fast moving, tongue-in-cheek and full of sorcery and bloodshed these are the perfect reads for the fantasy reader who wants a little fresh perspective on the endless war between good and evil.


About the Author

Stan Nicholls has been a reviewer and interviewer in the UK for more than 20 years and is a key figure on the genre scene. He writes a regular column for TIME OUT and contributes to both INTERZONE and STARBURST. Since the original Orcs trilogy his Quicksilver fantasy trilogy has been an international hit.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Orcward start to second trilogy, 28 Aug 2009
By N. Brett (Wiltshire, England) - See all my reviews
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I enjoyed the author's first Orc trilogy, quite fun to have the aggressive Orc perspective! So picked this up knowing it would be more of the same, light easy reading that would be enjoyable but not set the world alight!

And I was disappointed. There is a re-cap at the start for new readers to the saga and then our little Orc chums are off through a magical portal and almost straight into combat against a bunch of re-animated corpses. Quite why these corpses re-animate is never quite explained. Then a brief respite and...another battle. And the whole book is like that, a vague plot linked by a number of scenes where the Orcs mix it big time. It got a little repetitive and, dare I say it, a little boring. Insufficient plot and character development and while the humour is still there, we have seen it before and it felt a little forced and tired. I 'might' have pushed this to an average three stars on the basis that it does not pretend to be anything else but a fun Orc romp, but this book came to a very abrupt end, obviously leading towards the next book. So if you buy this, you will be left somewhat wanting or having to buy the next one. If you are really keen on this, wait a year until this trilogy gets sold in one volume, at least then you can get the whole story in one hit.

But this left me with insufficient reward for the reading time invested and I probably not bother with any more.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Pulp Fiction, 27 May 2009
This is the second book in a series, but the fact that I hadn't read the first didn't really matter. It's all explained in a brief info dump at the start.
It involves the ubiquitous 'orcs', it has a MacGuffin which various sides are after, and as a whole seems to reference a variety of writing styles, from Philip Pulman, (alternate worlds anyone?), to most predominately that of James Barclay; if you don't know what 'eviscerate' means by the end of this novel, you've missed pages somewhare along the line.
It moves at a rapid pace, has some deft touches of humour, and makes for an undemanding read.
Recommended if you want a fantasy novel that you can read with your brain firmy in neutral.
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