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Set in Germany prior to and during World War II, this is the story of a dwarf, Trudi Montag, and her struggle to accept herself and to be accepted. From the tribulations of those around her (her mother who "flees into madness", her friend Georg who is trying to understand his sexuality, and the Jews Trudi is hiding in her cellar) she learns how to appreciate her own individuality.
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Legends of the First Empire volume 4
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Each culture has its own myths and legends, but only one is shared, and it is feared by all. With Age of Myth, Age of Swords, and Age of War, fantasy master Michael J. Sullivan riveted readers with a tale of unlikely heroes locked in a desperate battle to save mankind. After years of warfare, humanity has gained the upper hand and has pushed the Fhrey to the edge of their homeland, but no farther. Now comes the pivotal moment. Persephone's plan to...
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The dwarves are going to battle for the last time.
There has been no word from the courageous warrior Tungdil since the bitter struggle at the Black Abyss. Dragons, magicians, and the cruel älfar have advanced far into the kingdom Girdlegard, ruthlessly seizing vast areas of land. It seems that the dwarves are facing their next battle with very little hope of survival.
But then the inexplicable happens; a dwarf warrior dressed in black armor returns...
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Spiderwick chronicles volume 4
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After Mallory is kidnapped at her fencing meet, Jared and Simon search for her near an old quarry and find themselves amidst dwarves and goblins.
6) Going bovine
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In an attempt to find a cure after being diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob's (aka mad cow) disease, Cameron Smith, a disaffected sixteen-year-old boy, sets off on a road trip with a death-obsessed video gaming dwarf he meets in the hospital.
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Born Mercy Lavinia Warren Bump in 1841, she was better known as Mrs. Tom Thumb. Only 32-inches high, she refused to let her stature cost her opportunity and used her limited height to limitless advantage with P.T. Barnum's circus. Now Benjamin shares the fictional autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb's public triumphs and personal tragedies.
8) The orc king
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Forgotten realms. Transitions volume 1
Pub. Date
c2007
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The uneasy peace between the dwarves of Mithral Hall and the orcs of the Kingdom of Many Arrows begins to falter as the tribes of orcs under the command of Obould begin to battle one another, and Bruenor becomes determined to finish the war that had nearly destroyed him.
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Forgotten realms. Companions codex volume 2
Pub. Date
2014
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Follows dwarf king Bruenor Battlehammer and his violent feud with the orc kingdom of Many Arrows, as they seek to take advantage of the Sundering chaos.
10) The pirate king
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Forgotten realms. Transitions volume 2
Pub. Date
2008
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Drizzt agrees to help Captain Deudermont try to save the city of Luskan from dangerous pirates, even though he knows it will not be an easy task.
11) Stormblade
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Dragonlance saga. Heroes volume 2
Pub. Date
c1988
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A heroic dwarf sets out into a wartorn land on a quest to recover Stormblade, a magic sword crafted in secret by an elderly dwarf-master for the purpose of breaking a deadlock among the ruling council of Thanes, but which was stolen before it could accomplish its purpose.
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Dwarves (Markus Heitz) volume 2
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st North American ed.
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Tungdil and his comrades must fend off an assault upon Girdlegard by an army of Orcs, made immortal by the hidden powers of the Black Water.
13) The dwarves
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Dwarves (Markus Heitz) volume 1
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st English-language ed.
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Tungdil the blacksmith, a dwarf, was abandoned as a child and raised by men, never laying eyes on another dwarf. When he is sent out into the world to deliver a message, Tungdil is thrust into a battle completely untrained, but the life of everyone in Girdlegard may depend on his embracing his heritage with typical dwarfish courage.
14) White as snow
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2000
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In this dark retelling of "Snow White," the fate of the neglected princess Coira lies in the forest; also contains an introduction by folklorist Terri Windling chronicling the history of the Snow White tale.
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