The Revenge of the Dwarves (The Dwarves, 3)

Middle book in the series. Good characters and great story.

A super great series! Full of adventure, intrigue and tons of twists! If you area fan of Dwarves you owe it to yourself to read this series! I absolutely love them!

As I started this book, I immediately noticed a slightly different style of writing. Within 20 pages I was noticing enough differences to check, and sure enough there was a different translator for the third in the series. No major changes, but minor syntax fluctuations. Personally I preferred Sally-Ann Spencer's translations of the other two books. Aside from syntax, there were a few grammatical errors that stood out, including the wrong name being used two or three times.That aside, the content of the book was, as has been in the past, a solid and thoroughly enjoyable read. I respect and enjoy the world that Heitz has created. The battles are fantastic, but the book is not a simple hack-and-slash fantasy story. Political intrigue, character developments for better and for worse, and hints at a larger world yet to be explored all kept me glued to the book. New characters and old mesh together and peel apart, and the ending (along with the teaser for book 4) are fantastic, leaving room for more growth and legends to be told. I fully intend to purchase the next book, and if Heitz has any other English translations, I will be sure to add them to my bookshelves.

I have read all four of the books in this series. I read them one after another because I couldn't put them down! I love fantasy books (obviously) and this series is at the top of my favorite list. The author hits you with adventure and suspense time after time. There are twists and turns to satisfy any fantasy addict (like me) and they are continuous. His main charaters are, of course, Dwarves and what heroic, lovable, dangerous characters they are! The women are as ferocious as the men are when the situation calls for it. The stories of their lives, their loyalty to their kingdom and each other, their hatred of certain enemies, the heroic deeds they perform weave into an incredible tale and bring the race of dwarves to the successful salvation of the kingdom. Mr. Weitz is an incredible author in my humble opinion. Although he has stated in no uncertain terms that the saga of the dwarves is finished, I look forward to reading more of his writings. My only criticism is the fact that there are a few editing errors in this book and the one that follows.

I have really enjoyed this series and am now on the fourth and final book and am reading it slowly as I don't want the story to end.While there are similarities to Lord of the Rings of course, dwarves, humans, elves, warriors, magic, orcs, trolls, etc... the Dwarves series is even more to my liking (not saying I didn't like LoTR, after all I've read he series along with the Hobbit three times) but the Dwarves series is perhaps more fun and action oriented to read while not having the depth.This third book suffers a bit from translation (the original language of these books is German) which lead to me having to re-read things a few times to figure out what was meant but that's fine with me as it really didn't bother me.If you like "Middle Earth" type stories, action oriented fantascy, LoTR, or have ever played game like World of Warcraft, EverQuest, or like myself feel that it is finally time for Dwarves to get their just due after being handled as "comic relief" in too many other story lines, I would strongly recommend The Dwarves series.

This a review of the series in general, not just this specific book. All in all Mr. Heitz writes a fast paced book with multiple action sequences. It's definitely not boring by any means. My issues with the series have to do with how the characters are portrayed. Similar to Game of Thrones, characters are created, grow and then are killed off. Also, they change rather quickly; going from good to bad and vice versa. The rapid changes are explained by magic corruption or the typical bad stuff happened so the character completely changes his or her personality. With the rather high turnover in both individuals and personalities, it is hard to develop any attachment to them.All in all, the book is a good read. Not memorable, but good.

Such a good story can not put it down and it is long story not one you can read in a day the characters are so interesting never a boring chapter

Just when you thought there wouldn't be much more to write about in the series with seemingly all the beasts and monsters vanquished, the author is able to continue the story by incorporating foes from places you would least expect.What I enjoyed most about this book is the problems Tungdil is facing at this point in the series, reminding the reader that he is very much alive and has very complicated internal problems, and that he is not just a two dimensional boastful hero. These problems are why I can relate and sympathize with Tungdil so well.The book contains a wonderful attention to detail to the new monstrosities encountered, and even leaves you wondering who the true enemy is until the end. With new friends and the return of some old ones, you will never know what will happen next.

This book took me forever to finish. After the gripping first book (The Dwarves), which I thought was brilliant, and the somewhat weaker second one (War of the Dwarves), this one was a chore to go through. I cannot count the number of times I rolled my eyes at how inept the good guys were at preventing the villains' plans. It's like any time the opponents were present, the protagonists got a severe case of the stupids, suddenly being unable to fight, reason, act, or speak coherently. The new characters, introduced in place of those that the author killed in the previous volume, aren't nearly as well developed as the old cast. Some of them are also killed off quite quickly or abandoned, never to appear or be mentioned again. Hell, it even seems like the author had no idea what to do with some of the main characters established as far back as the first book, sparing for them only a few pages.To add insult to injury, one of the villains in this book is probably the most unlikely person you'd suspect of turning evil. Suddenly this quiet person from previous books turns into an evil mastermind, hatching plots worthy of the Baron Harkonnen (this reminded me a lot of of how Marcalo De'Unnero, the main villain's lackey in R.A. Salvatore's demonwars saga, suddenly turns into a master political manipulator and an evil genius himself in the later books). Some of the evil hybrid creatures that the villains use to perpetrate their deeds also exceed what seems to be canon for the world created by the author, reaching somewhat into steampunk. The capabilities of the bad guys also require tapping into those deep reserves of willing suspension of disbelief, as they're capable of quite impossible feats that defy physics and/or biology. It very much feels like a bad fanfiction at times, written by a teenager intent on realising some sort of immature power fantasy.I would strongly suggest avoiding this book. It's nowhere near as good as those before it, and I dread to think what the next one will be like.

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!

First book was good, second okay, but the third its bad.The author has a style that works for one book but then starts to get annoying where whatever his current big bad or plot focus is just wipes out everything in its path with ease. There is no sense of x side have carefully built up fortifications or training for generations this should be a good battle or there could be a surprise here. Whatever has the plot bazooka just wipes out with ease anything in its way to drive the plot forward and sell itself as the most unstoppable force imaginable until it gets wiped out with easy by the new unstoppable force.

Again, loads of great plot lines; our characters flesh out their personalities, but I am left feeling that this is done deliberately to 'tick the box' of character development, rather than as an organic progression, Some great 'cinematic' moments interrupt, instead of enhancing, the flow of the plot. I have ordered volume 4 with the clear expectation that our heroes will remain two-dimensional, but with continued interest in Marcus Heitz development of the Dwarves world.

Decent reading if you're into this kind of thing, but the protagonist's romantic life and its associated cringe-worthy teenage angst seems to get more irritating with each book. It's extremely incongruous with the general image of the character as stoic, rational and reliable and makes him very difficult to sympathise with.