To be honest, you must read books 1 and 2 (Dwarves and War of the Dwarves) to fully appreciate the characters in Revenge of the Dwarves. Tungdil is a Scholar and a blacksmith, with his keenfire axe he has lain waste to the enemies before him. However in Revenge of the Dwarves he has personal demons to fight as well as trying to save the Kingdoms from becoming over run by pointy eared elves with agendas of destruction, and add to that a few Human allies and lots of other creatures that seem and appear unstoppable, infused with Magic and buffed up like armadillos, hes got his work cut out. Marcus continues with the story line and brings Tungdils companions from books 1 and 2 along for the ride. Its so well written you can almost hear the clanging of steel against metal and feel for each character as they fulfil and try to prevent an invasion. A solitary diamond is there only salvation, will Tungdil stop the forces of evil being unleased or will he fall foul of these evil beasties? No spoiler alerts here sorry, you will have to read it! Did not think the author was writing a 4th one, but perhaps im wrong, he does mention at the end of the book that this is his final penmanship of Dwarves, but he could of changed his mind. 5 stars as its the best Dwalf/Dwarve book you will come across! Would recommend to friends in a heartbeat!