Stan Nicholls

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  • Bibliography:
    20 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    November 1997
  • Latest Book:
    September 2021
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Full Series List in Order

The Dreamtime

1 - The Covenant Rising (Jan-2005)
2 - The Righteous Blade (Jan-2006)
3 - The Diamond Isle (Jan-2007)

The Nightshade Chronicles

1 - The Book of Shadows ()
2 - The Shadow of the Sorcerer ()

Orcs

1 - Bad Blood (Aug-2008)
2 - Army of Shadows (Oct-2009)
3 - Inferno (Apr-2012)

Book List in Order: 20 titles

  • The Shadow of a Sorcerer

    The foul sorcerer Avoch-Dar has escaped, taking the Book of Shadows with him. Once he has unlocked the Book's mysteries he will become invincible. But Avoch-Dar has left behind his enchanted crystal - could this be the key to his own destruction? Nig...

  • Winter Warmers

  • Bodyguard of Lightning

    When humans arrived on Maras Mantia, home of dwarves, elves, and all the other old races, they raped the land of its soul and magic. And, now the Orcs, whom Earthlings hunted down and slaughtered like beasts of the field, may be the chosen creatures ...

  • Legion of Thunder

    A blistering sequel to the acclaimed Bodyguard of Lightning takes you into a world full of wonder, magic, and encroaching dark. In the land of Maras Dantias, peace once reigned. Then the humans came, wreaking destruction, killing the enchantment, and...

  • The Covenant Rising

    The Dreamtime - 1

    In the land of Bhealfa, magic defines and controls the social order. But the most powerful and expensive spells are used by the authoriti6 to control the entire population. Reeth Caldason is one of the last remaining members of a warrior race that w...

  • ORCS Omnibus

    Combining the acclaimed trilogy of books, Bodyguard of Lightning, Legion of Thunder, and Warriors of the Tempest, plus a new short story previously only available in a small press anthology, this is the entire story of Stryke and his band of Orcs. Fa...

  • The Righteous Blade

    The Dreamtime - 2

    Cursed with immortality and fits of blind, deadly rage, swordsman Reeth Caldason has wandered the world seeking both revenge for his slain tribe and a cure for his affliction. His travels have brought him to Bhealfa, where the authorities use magic a...

  • The Diamond Isle

    The Dreamtime - 3

    Internationally acclaimed author Stan Nicholls delivers the dramatic conclusion to The Dreamtime! Desperate to find a cure for the curse of immortality and debilitating visions that torment him, Reeth Caldason has traded his fighting skills for poten...

  • Bad Blood

    Orcs - 1

    "Look at me. Look at the Orc." "There is fear and hatred in your eyes. To you I am a monster, a skulker in the shadows, a fiend to scare your children with. A creature to be hunted down and slaughtered like a beast in the fields. It is time yo...



  • Orcs

    "Look at me. Look at the Orc.""There is fear and hatred in your eyes. To you I am a monster, a skulker in the shadows, a fiend to scare your children with. A creature to be hunted down and slaughtered like a beast in the fields. It is time you pay...

  • Army of Shadows

    Orcs - 2

    A sojourn in their idyllic homeworld has left Stryke and the Wolverines lacking purpose. So when an opportunity for bloodletting appears, Stryke seizes it. Utilizing mysterious artifacts, the Wolverines are transported to Acurial, a world where the i...

  • Orcs: Forged for War

    Orcs: Forged for War is the first graphic novel in Stan Nicholls' beloved Orcs universe. The fantasy landscape in this world is brutal and unforgiving, and populated by a race of unlikely protagonists: the powerful and violent warriors, orcs.

    ...

  • Inferno

    Orcs - 3

    Using the mysterious artifacts known as instrumentalities, the Wolverines embarked on a world-hopping mission to liberate fellow orcs and to take revenge on their old antagonist Jennesta. But it isn't working out too well for the warband. Saddled wit...

  • Shake Me to Wake Me

    Shake Me to Wake Me features the very best of Stan's short fiction, as selected by the author. Slipping effortlessly between fantasy, horror, and science fiction, the stories span twenty years of Stan's distinguished career, beginning with 1993's "SP...

  • Orcs: Tales of Maras-Dantia

    In Orcs: Tales Of Maras-Dantia, Stan Nicholls delivers an action-packed prequel to his international best-selling Orcs series. Join Stryke, Haskeer, Coilla and the rest of the Wolverines - the toughest, meanest mercenary band around - as they face th...

  • Quicksilver Rising

  • Quicksilver Zenith

  • The Book of Shadows

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    The Nightshade Chronicles - 1

    Nightshade was once the best warrior in Delgarvo. But defeat at the hands of the evil sorcerer, Avoch-Dar, has left him without his sword arm -- a warrior deeply wounded. Now Avoch-Dar has returned and intends to lay waste to Delgarvo. Only Nightshad...

  • The Shadow of the Sorcerer

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    The Nightshade Chronicles - 2

    The foul sorcerer Avoch-Dar has slipped through his pursuers' grasp, taking the Book of Shadows with him. And once he has unlocked the book's mysteries, he will return to Delgarvo, invincible. No one but the mighty warrior Nightshade realises this da...



  • Warriors of the Tempest

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    Maras Dantia is aflame. The elder races and you, the incomers, are at war. Death marches across the land, and its is left to us, the orcs, to decide the future for all.Let Jennesta do her worst. Let every enemy turn their hands against us. I, Stryke,...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Stan Nicholls has published 20 books.

Stan Nicholls does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Quicksilver Rising, was published in September 2021.

The first book by Stan Nicholls, The Shadow of a Sorcerer, was published in November 1997.

Yes. Stan Nicholls has 3 series.
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