Kingdom of the Dwarfs

by Robb Walsh, David Wenzel

Presentation of dwarf lore and life in the form of a report of the discovery of the ruins of a dwarf dwelling in northern England.

Genres: Fantasy, Art, Comics

144 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1980

Reviews

[Brant · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book when I was in 8th grade, and I checked it out from the library probably 8 times. I would read it over and over before going to sleep, just absorbing the art and the stories.
This is one of my all-time favorite books. The idea is brilliant, and the artwork is phenominal.
I wrote an email a few years ago to David Wenzel and he wrote back:

"Hi Brant,

Thank you very much for conveying your message. It made my morning. I still have a great deal of affection for KOTD and I very much appreciate knowing that people are still enjoying it.

Many Thanks,

David Wenzel"

If you can find a copy of this book, it is the ruler and the bar for facts about dwarves (dwarfs).

[Clay Davis · Rating 4.75 out of 5]

Discovering this book gives me hope that good art is still possible. The Christian Anglo-Saxon genocide part of the story involving the dwarf race is tiresome. Read this ebook online.

[Heidi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think I found this in the library when I worked at Columbia-Greene. If this is the one I think it is, it's an awesome book. Great illustrations and the magical realism angle (treating fantasy dwarves as something real and analyzing them) is pretty cool.

[Adam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very cool kids book, not at all simplistic or condescending, well written and illustrated. Extra perk: the human price of the imperial ambitions of the Holy Roman Church are made stark. The Christians do not come out very well.

[Mikael · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tolkien would be proud!

[Case Muller · Rating 5 out of 5]

I highly enjoyed this “what if?” through history.