The Heart of the Dwarves, Part 1
core novel 2022 The Dwarves
Record
| First published | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  DE |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.09 (339 ratings, collected 2026-08-31) |
| Page count | 480 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9783426227855 |
| Internal chronology | 8 |
Synopsis
This installment picks up from the tense cliffhanger left by the previous two books, with the fate of the mysterious armored dwarf warrior left uncertain after events described as a tragic final moment in the resistance's campaign. Survivors of the long struggle against Albae rule in Girdlegard must begin the difficult work of rebuilding their communities and deciding what comes next for their scattered peoples. Amid this uncertainty, the shifting political landscape forces dwarves, humans, and other survivors to reassess their alliances and their goals now that the occupying order has been shaken. The book follows these characters as they try to determine a path forward for Girdlegard in the wake of the resistance's costly campaign.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Dwarves
- Series: The Dwarves core; position 8 of 9 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Markus Heitz
Notes
- From the series record (The Dwarves): A bestselling German epic fantasy sequence following the dwarf warrior Tungdil Boldhammer defending the land of Girdlegard against dark elves and other threats. First published in German as Die Zwerge (2003, Piper Verlag); the first five volumes and the double-volume Return of the Dwarves have been published in English translation, most recently in 2021. Two further German-original volumes (Das Herz der Zwerge, 2022) have not yet appeared in English; the series remains ongoing.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Dwarves: position 8 of 9: previous The Return of the Dwarves, Part 2 (2021) · next The Heart of the Dwarves, Part 2 (2022)
Sources
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