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Dark Warrior Rising: A Novel of Niflheim (Niflheim 1) [Hardcover]

Ed Greenwood (Author)
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Niflheim 1 September 18, 2007
Orivon Firefist was captured as a six-year-old child by the Nilfghar--the dark elves--who attacked his village by night on one of their surface raids.
 
Fifteen years later, he is a moon-pale, scarred, muscular giant of a man, who has spent his days at forgework for a dark elf family. He is also forced to use his great strength to shift furniture in the grand rooms of their castle. He has been trained (and flogged and ordered about) by the beautiful Tsarnarra, a lash-wielding matron who is icily cruel, but proud of the slaves that she has trained.
 
Through all of this, Orivon's spirit has never been broken. He longs to return to the surface world, even if that means destroying the entire dark elf empire along the way!

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Greenwood, creator of the popularForgotten Realms world and theBand of Four series (The Dragon's Doom, etc.), spins a chilling Norse-inspired tale of the Niflghar, dark elves inhabiting the cold, subterranean universe of Dark Below. The Niflghar stole the young Orivon from the surface world as a child and turned him into a slave. Now a tall, strong blacksmith, Orivon serves the beautiful and devastatingly cruel Nifl-she, Lady Taerune Evendoom. During a slave uprising, Taerune loses an arm, marking her an outcast from beauty-worshipping Niflghar society. Though Orivon swore to kill Taerune slowly and painfully at his first opportunity, they must instead become allies so Orivon can find his way back to the surface. The dark elves' endless political machinations and foolish, deadly power plays render them entirely unsympathetic, but Orivon's brooding fury will do little more to endear him to readers who prefer a bit of warmth and light to balance the chilly caves of Dark Below. (Sept.)
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Praise for Ed Greenwood:
 
"A page-turning, swash-buckling thriller of a tale of dark elven magic."
--J. Robert King, editor of Realms of the Underdark on Dark Warrior Rising

"No one is more adept a world builder or as entertaining a storyteller as Ed Greenwood."--Douglas Niles, co-author of Forgotten Realms: Menzoberranzan - The Famed City of the Drow Revealed at Last!

"Ed Greenwood is a master of fantasy adventure world-building. His magic and wizardry are wondrous to all."
--Margaret Weis, author of Master of Dragons
 
 

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Tor Books; First Edition edition (September 18, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0765317656
  • ISBN-13: 978-0765317650
  • Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.1 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,396,523 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Ed Greenwood, creator of the Forgotten Realms setting, is the best-selling author of hundreds of novels, game products, and articles. His most recent novel for Wizards of the Coast is The City of Splendors, a collaboration with Elaine Cunningham. He is also the author of the Band of Four novels published by Tor Books.

 

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8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars exciting stand alone fantasy, September 9, 2007
This review is from: Dark Warrior Rising: A Novel of Niflheim (Niflheim 1) (Hardcover)
When Orivon Firefist was six years old the Niflghar (dark elves) abducted humans as slaves from his village Ashenuld. He was taken through tunnels leading to the vast caves where their castles lie. At that time he was unaware that there are two rival groups of dark elves. One worships the Ever Ice which gives them mastery over magic, treats their slaves reasonably well; the other revere the goddess Oline who tortures their slaves in order to insure their master or mistress remains perfectly beautiful.

Orivon had the misfortune to become the slave of cruel Taerune of the powerful house of Everdoom. She tortured him until she thought she broke him. Instead he knows he will only have one chance to escape so he patiently waits for the proper moment. That occurs when the rival House of Ouhlor breeches the magical wards and fierce fighting ignites. While in battle Taerune loses with her only chance for redemption being suicide. However the freed Orivon has other plans for his former mistress; as he needs her to guide him to the surface in return he will let her seek protection from other Nameless deities.

In this exciting stand alone fantasy, Ed Greenwood explores the culture, social mores and customs and strengths and weakness of the Dark Elves in their life underground. The dark elves believe the humans are unintelligent animals with a primitive culture that fails to neither appreciate beauty nor understand magic. Orivon and Taerune are diametric opposites who believe the other's civilization is totally barbaric. He has loathed her for a long time for hurting him, but needs her as they share the same enemies. They reach a truce and he comes to see she is not evil by nature but a product of her environment. DARK WARRIOR RISING is a magical treat that will please fantasy purists.

Harriet Klausner
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars If you are interested in dark elves, then you will positively love his book, December 16, 2009
Orivon Ralla's son grew up in a world where it was well known that the dark elves of Niflheim would periodically come up to steal humans away, but he never dreamed that it would happen to him. When he's ripped away from everything he's ever known or loved, he finds himself in a world where beauty and cruelty are valued above all other virtues, and where is used as either a tool or a plaything ofhe Nifl. But, there are schemes beyond number in this dark world, and soon Orivon will have his time for revenge.

But, this is also the story of Taerune of House Everdoom, a Nifl-she who has dreams of rising to the very pinnacle of power within her house. And if she will have to scheme and plot and murder to gain her power, so much the better. But, among her slaves is the smith Orivon Firefist, a "hairy one" or human, who strangely attracts her. It is fun to grind him under her boot, but there is more there, something forbidden.

This is a very good story, the story I have come to expect from Mr. Greenwood. I really liked his take on the "dark elves," incorporating the AD&D dark elves, but expanding them and making them so much more interesting. The book is filled with non-stop action, and has lot of interesting monsters and magic. So, if you like good fantasy literature, then you will like this book, and if you are interested in dark elves, then you will positively love his book. Get a copy today!
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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Everything great, July 21, 2011
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Product arrived on-time. It was packaged correctly and there was no damage to the product. No complaints here.
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Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
revered mother, dark warrior, hairy one, hidden gate, eldest crone, burning talon, elder priestess, cavern floor
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lord Evendoom, House Evendoom, Old Bloodblade, Wild Dark, Lord Maulstryke, Shoan Maulstryke, Orivon Firefist, Maharla Evendoom, Grunt Tusks, Erlingar Evendoom, Waiting Warm Dark, Taerune Evendoom, Holiest of Olone, Lady Evendoom, Long Hall, Holy Olone, Place of the Goddess, Jalandral Evendoom, Talonar Nifl, Eldest of Evendoom, Ohzeld Maulstryke, Lord Raskshaula, Ravandarr Evendoom, Naersarra Dounlar, Lord Oszrim
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