Orknacht
core novel 2013 Erdwelt
Record
| First published | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  DE |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.98 (48 ratings, collected 2026-10-30) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9783492702096 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
The first volume of the Die Könige series follows the Orks saga and opens a new era in the world of Erdwelt. The dwarf king Winmar has subdued the realms of the orcs and humans with deadly creations of his own making, and orcs and humans now fight the dwarves. The human heir Dag, blinded and separated from his beloved Aryanwen, hides in the forests from Winmar's hunters. Fate has special tasks in store for him and for the last orc heroes, who prepare to resist the dwarven rule.
Where it sits
- Universe: Erdwelt
- Series: Die Könige core; position 1 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Michael Peinkofer
Notes
- Reissued in 2017 under the title Die Könige. Original 2013 Piper edition; the 2017 Piper Taschenbuch is 978-3-492-28001-3.
- From the series record (Die Könige): Humans and the orcs Balbok and Rammar fight a dark king and the destruction of Erdwelt.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Die Könige: position 1 of 3: next Kampf der Könige (2014)
- Internal chronology, within Erdwelt: position 3 of 14: previous Die Zauberer (2009) · next Der Schwur der Orks (2007)
Sources
- German Wikipedia: Die Rückkehr der Orks
- ZVAB listing (Piper 2013, original edition)
- Phantastik-Couch
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