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Stan Nicholls


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The United Kingdom
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Genre
Science Fiction & Fantasy


Stan Nicholls (born 1949) is a British author and journalist, working full-time since 1981. He is the author of many novels and short stories but is best known for the internationally acclaimed Orcs: First Blood series.

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Average rating: 3.57 · 13,287 ratings · 995 reviews · 66 distinct works • Similar authors
Orcs (Orcs: First Blood, #1-3)
3.45 avg rating — 4,721 ratings — published 2002
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Orcs: Bad Blood
3.66 avg rating — 1,211 ratings — published 2008 — 35 editions
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Bodyguard of Lightning (Orc...
3.43 avg rating — 1,146 ratings — published 1999 — 26 editions
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Army of Shadows (Orcs Bad B...
3.73 avg rating — 809 ratings — published 2009 — 32 editions
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Legion of Thunder (Orcs: Fi...
3.58 avg rating — 777 ratings — published 1999 — 21 editions
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Warriors of the Tempest (Or...
3.50 avg rating — 720 ratings — published 1999 — 18 editions
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The Covenant Rising (Dreamt...
3.41 avg rating — 580 ratings — published 2003 — 23 editions
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Inferno (Orcs: Bad Blood, #3)
3.70 avg rating — 358 ratings — published 2011 — 21 editions
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The Righteous Blade (Dreamt...
3.50 avg rating — 335 ratings — published 2004 — 26 editions
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Orcs: Forged for War
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3.46 avg rating — 309 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions
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Series by Stan Nicholls

Bodyguard of Lightning Legion of Thunder Warriors of the Tempest Orcs: Bad Blood Army of Shadows Inferno
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Bodyguard of Lightning Legion of Thunder Warriors of the Tempest Orcs
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3.46 avg rating — 7,364 ratings

Orcs: Bad Blood Army of Shadows Inferno
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3.69 avg rating — 2,378 ratings

The Covenant Rising The Righteous Blade The Diamond Isle
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The Book of Shadows The Shadow of the Sorcerer A Gathering of Shadows
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3.53 avg rating — 219 ratings

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