Markus Heitz

The Dwarves — (2009-2011) Publisher: For countless millennia, the dwarves of the Fifthling Kingdom have defended the stone gateway into Girdlegard. No man or beast has ever succeeded in breaching it. Until now. Abandoned as a child, Tungdil the blacksmith labors contentedly in the land of Ionandar, the only dwarf in a kingdom of men. Although he does not want for friends, Tungdil is very much aware that he is alone — indeed, he has not so much as set eyes on another dwarf.  But all that is about to change. Sent out into the world to deliver a message and reacquaint himself with his people, the young foundling finds himself thrust into a battle for which he has not been trained. Although he has many unanswered questions about his past, Tungdil is certain of one thing: no matter where he was raised, he is a true dwarf. And no one has ever questioned the courage of the Dwarves.