Competition: going underground with The Dwarves [closed]

July 4, 2009 by The Editor

Dwarves Whatever trends may sweep across the fantasy landscape, most fantasy fans cut their teeth on Lord of the Rings, perhaps with a game of Dungeons & Dragons on the side, and many of us would admit that we love to revisit these classic fantasy tropes. Now we can do that, focusing on the doughty and enigmatic Dwarf race in the first book of Marcus Heitz’s new series:

For countless millennia, no man or beast has ever succeeded in breaching the stone gateway into Girdlegard. Until now …Abandoned as a child, Tungdil the blacksmith is the only dwarf in a kingdom of men. But when he is 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.

There’ll be a review here on Bookgeeks very soon, but in the meantime you can win one of three copies of the paperback so you can see what the fuss is about. All you have to do is answer one question and you’re in with a chance:

Tolkien’s Gimli must be fantasy’s most famous dwarf – but what was the name of his father?

a. Gloin

b. Gimlet

c. Gimcrack

No more submissions accepted at this time.

Terms and conditions

Closing date for entries: 18th July 2009.
Open to residents of the United Kingdom only.
Entry to the competition is by completion of the above form only. Anyone submitting multiple entries will be disqualified.
The winners will be selected at random from those correct entries received before the closing date.
Only the winning entrants will be contacted by Bookgeeks. The webmaster’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
The winner’s name may be published on the Bookgeeks website after the closing date of the competition.
The competition is not open to Bookgeeks contributors and their families, or toLittle, Brown Book Group employees and their families.
It’s true you don’t see many dwarf women. And in fact, they are so alike in voice and appearance, that they are often mistaken for dwarf men. So now you know.

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