Введение
Орки: Первая кровь (альтернативное название: Орки (2004)) – серия книг, написанная Стэном Николсом. Она включает в себя: «Страж Молнии», «Легион Грома» и «Воины Шторма». Книги посвящены конфликтам между группой орков и людьми, но показанным с необычной точки зрения орков. Трилогия, впервые опубликованная в Великобритании издательством Victor Gollancz Ltd, стала международным бестселлером, общий тираж превысил один миллион экземпляров, а первые две книги – «Страж Молнии» и «Легион Грома» – были номинированы на премию British Fantasy Awards 1999 года в категории «Лучший роман». Продолжением серии «Орки: Первая кровь» является «Орки: Плохая кровь», включающая книги: «Плохая кровь: Оружие магического разрушения», «Плохая кровь: Армия теней» и «Плохая кровь: Инферно».
Предыстория и релиз
Я благодарю Стива Джексона и Хизер Матуоззо за их дружбу и ободряющий смех; Гарри и Хелен Нибб – за их непревзойденные знания о сети и доброту; Сэнди Оден – за ее мудрость и за то, что он не сдался; Саймона Спантона, твердую руку в редакторском деле, и Николу Синклер – за ее способности в области рекламы, выходящие за рамки профессиональных обязанностей. Серия приключений об орках посвящена Марианне Гей и Нику Файферу, за их счастье и потому, что они – источник вдохновения, наполненный любовью. Стэн Николлс
Asked why he has written about orcs, Nicholls has answered with "When I was thinking of writing about orcs, my mind turned to the well known adage about how it’s winners who write the history books. Orcs have featured in European folklore for hundreds of years, and they’ve popped up in various works of fiction from as early as the 15th. The United States of America, Bulgaria, China, The Czech Republic, Germany, The Netherlands, France, Italy, Poland, Russia, Spain and Romania. Audiobook versions of trilogies Orcs: First Blood and Orcs: Bad Blood, read by John Lee, are being released by US company Tantor Media in 2010/2011. and has since been reprinted in a number of magazines and anthologies worldwide. The trilogy, first printed in the United Kingdom by Victor Gollancz Ltd, has become international bestseller, with over one million copies sold. The first two volumes were nominated for the 2000 British Fantasy Award (Best Novel category). The success of the novel has begun as crazy in Germany. In the UK, sales have been respectable but not spectacular. blockquote|Again, Nicholls brilliantly re invents the Orcs, underdogs of fantasy fiction, and creates a dazzling panoply of wit, invention and violence. The humour is perfectly judged, and it's refreshing to encounter a fantasy writer clearly in possession of a fierce intelligence.|Barry Forshaw, Genre Hotline/LineOne Science Fiction Zone The books have been published (in the UK) by Gollancz. At the novel's start, orc leader Stryke and his retired warband, the Wolverines, are living an idyllic, if slightly boring, life in Ceragan, the orcs' true dimension. While Stryke and his buddy Haskeer are out hunting, they encounter a startling magical lightshow that heralds the appearance of someone arriving in their dimension. The human envoy dies only moments after arriving (due to a bad case of Knife in the Back), but he carries an enchanted stone that relays a message to the startled orcs: in yet another dimension, orcs are being brutalized and tortured by an invading human force, and they need a heroic band to step in and save them.
На вопрос о том, почему он пишет об орках, Николлс ответил: "Когда я задумался о написании об орках, мне пришла в голову известная поговорка о том, что историю пишут победители. Орки фигурируют в европейском фольклоре на протяжении сотен лет и появляются в различных произведениях художественной литературы, начиная с XV века. Соединенные Штаты Америки, Болгария, Китай, Чехия, Германия, Нидерланды, Франция, Италия, Польша, Россия, Испания и Румыния. Аудиокниги трилогий «Орки: Первая кровь» и «Орки: Плохая кровь» в исполнении Джона Ли издаются американской компанией Tantor Media в 2010/2011 годах и с тех пор переиздавались во многих журналах и антологиях по всему миру. Трилогия, впервые опубликованная в Великобритании издательством Victor Gollancz Ltd, стала международным бестселлером, разошедшаяся тиражом более миллиона экземпляров. Первые два тома были номинированы на премию British Fantasy Award 2000 года в категории «Лучший роман». Успех романа начался с ошеломительного в Германии. В Великобритании продажи были умеренными, но не впечатляющими.
Asked why he has written about orcs, Nicholls has answered with "When I was thinking of writing about orcs, my mind turned to the well known adage about how it’s winners who write the history books. Orcs have featured in European folklore for hundreds of years, and they’ve popped up in various works of fiction from as early as the 15th. The United States of America, Bulgaria, China, The Czech Republic, Germany, The Netherlands, France, Italy, Poland, Russia, Spain and Romania. Audiobook versions of trilogies Orcs: First Blood and Orcs: Bad Blood, read by John Lee, are being released by US company Tantor Media in 2010/2011. and has since been reprinted in a number of magazines and anthologies worldwide. The trilogy, first printed in the United Kingdom by Victor Gollancz Ltd, has become international bestseller, with over one million copies sold. The first two volumes were nominated for the 2000 British Fantasy Award (Best Novel category). The success of the novel has begun as crazy in Germany. In the UK, sales have been respectable but not spectacular. blockquote|Again, Nicholls brilliantly re invents the Orcs, underdogs of fantasy fiction, and creates a dazzling panoply of wit, invention and violence. The humour is perfectly judged, and it's refreshing to encounter a fantasy writer clearly in possession of a fierce intelligence.|Barry Forshaw, Genre Hotline/LineOne Science Fiction Zone The books have been published (in the UK) by Gollancz. At the novel's start, orc leader Stryke and his retired warband, the Wolverines, are living an idyllic, if slightly boring, life in Ceragan, the orcs' true dimension. While Stryke and his buddy Haskeer are out hunting, they encounter a startling magical lightshow that heralds the appearance of someone arriving in their dimension. The human envoy dies only moments after arriving (due to a bad case of Knife in the Back), but he carries an enchanted stone that relays a message to the startled orcs: in yet another dimension, orcs are being brutalized and tortured by an invading human force, and they need a heroic band to step in and save them.
Вновь Николлс блестяще переосмысливает орков, аутсайдеров в жанре фэнтези, и создает ослепительное сочетание остроумия, изобретательности и насилия. Юмор выверен безупречно, и приятно встретить писателя-фантаста, обладающего острым интеллектом. Барри Форшоу, Genre Hotline/LineOne Science Fiction Zone
Asked why he has written about orcs, Nicholls has answered with "When I was thinking of writing about orcs, my mind turned to the well known adage about how it’s winners who write the history books. Orcs have featured in European folklore for hundreds of years, and they’ve popped up in various works of fiction from as early as the 15th. The United States of America, Bulgaria, China, The Czech Republic, Germany, The Netherlands, France, Italy, Poland, Russia, Spain and Romania. Audiobook versions of trilogies Orcs: First Blood and Orcs: Bad Blood, read by John Lee, are being released by US company Tantor Media in 2010/2011. and has since been reprinted in a number of magazines and anthologies worldwide. The trilogy, first printed in the United Kingdom by Victor Gollancz Ltd, has become international bestseller, with over one million copies sold. The first two volumes were nominated for the 2000 British Fantasy Award (Best Novel category). The success of the novel has begun as crazy in Germany. In the UK, sales have been respectable but not spectacular. blockquote|Again, Nicholls brilliantly re invents the Orcs, underdogs of fantasy fiction, and creates a dazzling panoply of wit, invention and violence. The humour is perfectly judged, and it's refreshing to encounter a fantasy writer clearly in possession of a fierce intelligence.|Barry Forshaw, Genre Hotline/LineOne Science Fiction Zone The books have been published (in the UK) by Gollancz. At the novel's start, orc leader Stryke and his retired warband, the Wolverines, are living an idyllic, if slightly boring, life in Ceragan, the orcs' true dimension. While Stryke and his buddy Haskeer are out hunting, they encounter a startling magical lightshow that heralds the appearance of someone arriving in their dimension. The human envoy dies only moments after arriving (due to a bad case of Knife in the Back), but he carries an enchanted stone that relays a message to the startled orcs: in yet another dimension, orcs are being brutalized and tortured by an invading human force, and they need a heroic band to step in and save them.
Книги изданы (в Великобритании) Gollancz. В начале романа лидер орков Страйк и его отставшая группа, «Волкодавы», ведут идиллическую, хотя и немного скучную жизнь в Серагане, истинном измерении орков. Пока Страйк и его друг Хаскир охотятся, они становятся свидетелями удивительного магического светового шоу, предвещающего прибытие кого-то в их измерение. Человеческий посланник умирает всего через несколько мгновений после прибытия (став жертвой предательства и ножа в спину), но он несет с собой зачарованный камень, который передает испуганным оркам сообщение: в другом измерении орки подвергаются жестокому обращению и пыткам со стороны вторгшихся людей, и им нужна героическая группа, чтобы прийти на помощь и спасти их.
Asked why he has written about orcs, Nicholls has answered with "When I was thinking of writing about orcs, my mind turned to the well known adage about how it’s winners who write the history books. Orcs have featured in European folklore for hundreds of years, and they’ve popped up in various works of fiction from as early as the 15th. The United States of America, Bulgaria, China, The Czech Republic, Germany, The Netherlands, France, Italy, Poland, Russia, Spain and Romania. Audiobook versions of trilogies Orcs: First Blood and Orcs: Bad Blood, read by John Lee, are being released by US company Tantor Media in 2010/2011. and has since been reprinted in a number of magazines and anthologies worldwide. The trilogy, first printed in the United Kingdom by Victor Gollancz Ltd, has become international bestseller, with over one million copies sold. The first two volumes were nominated for the 2000 British Fantasy Award (Best Novel category). The success of the novel has begun as crazy in Germany. In the UK, sales have been respectable but not spectacular. blockquote|Again, Nicholls brilliantly re invents the Orcs, underdogs of fantasy fiction, and creates a dazzling panoply of wit, invention and violence. The humour is perfectly judged, and it's refreshing to encounter a fantasy writer clearly in possession of a fierce intelligence.|Barry Forshaw, Genre Hotline/LineOne Science Fiction Zone The books have been published (in the UK) by Gollancz. At the novel's start, orc leader Stryke and his retired warband, the Wolverines, are living an idyllic, if slightly boring, life in Ceragan, the orcs' true dimension. While Stryke and his buddy Haskeer are out hunting, they encounter a startling magical lightshow that heralds the appearance of someone arriving in their dimension. The human envoy dies only moments after arriving (due to a bad case of Knife in the Back), but he carries an enchanted stone that relays a message to the startled orcs: in yet another dimension, orcs are being brutalized and tortured by an invading human force, and they need a heroic band to step in and save them.