One of the most oft-used search terms that bring people to this ol' blog is "orc fiction" (closely followed by "spartans" and, well, my own name). Being the helpful sort, I thought I'd compile a bibliography of known Orc fiction for those seeking such things . . . and I'd like to solicit your aid, O Gentle Readers! Let us undertake the Great Orcish Bibliography Project together!

Here are the guidelines:

1) Our focus shall perforce be narrowed to published works only; no fan-fiction or the like (if we include fan-fic, it's likely the size of the thing would spiral beyond my control).

1a) And, for the time being let's limit ourselves to fiction. No RPG sourcebooks or adventures. RPG tie-in novels are fair game, as are video game tie-in novels.

2) Orcs must be prominent to the story, not just mentioned in passing. Ideally, they should be protagonists or primary villains; either way, they should have speaking roles of some kind.

3) Leave your offerings as a comment and I'll do the job of formatting and inserting them into the main body of the post (or, if you'd like to be helpful, just format your offering like the entries presented below).

So, without further ado . . .


The Great Orcish Bibliography Project


Anderson, Kevin J. The Orc's Treasure. New York: IBooks, 2005.

Argo, Sean-Michael. The Killing Spirit. Frederick, MD: PublishAmerica, 2004.

Dalmas, John. Orc Wars: The Yngling Saga, Books I & II. New York: Baen Books, 1992.

DeCandido, Keith R.A. World of Warcraft: Cycle of Hatred. New York: Pocket Books, 2006.

Farmer, Christopher J. Fallen Elves: The Second Neoluzian War. Lincoln, NB: iUniverse, 2004.

Gentle, Mary. Grunts. New York: ROC, 1992.

Golden, Christie. Warcraft: Lord of the Clans. New York: Pocket Books, 2001.
———. Warcraft: Rise of the Horde. New York: Pocket Books, 2006.

Hines, Jim C. Goblin War. New York: DAW, 2008.
(Third book in the Jig the Goblin series; only one to feature Orcs)

Howell, Morgan. Queen of the Orcs: King’s Property. New York: Del Rey, 2007.
———. Queen of the Orcs: Clan Daughter. New York: Del Rey, 2007.
———. Queen of the Orcs: Royal Destiny. New York: Del Rey, 2007.

Loeland, Kai Morgan. Battle of the Orcs. Milton Keynes: AuthorHouse UK, 2006.

Long, Nathan. Orcslayer. Nottingham: Black Library, 2006.

Lyons, Steve. Death World. Nottingham: Black Library, 2006.
(WH40K Orks)

Major, S.J. Children of the Orcs. Milton Keynes: AuthorHouse UK, 2006.

Mitchell, Sandy. Caves of Ice. Nottingham: Black Library, 2004.
———. Death or Glory. Nottingham: Black Library, 2006.
(WH40K Orks)

Nicholls, Stan. Bodyguard of Lightning*. London: Gollancz, 1999.
———. Legion of Thunder*. London: Gollancz, 1999.
———. Warriors of the Tempest*. London: Gollancz, 2000.
(*Also collected in the Orcs Omnibus)

Parker, Steve. Rebel Winter. Nottingham: Black Library, 2007.
(WH40K Orks)

Salvatore, R.A. The Thousand Orcs. Reston: Wizards of the Coast, 2003.
———. The Orc King. Reston: Wizards of the Coast, 2008.

Scanlon, Mitchell. Fifteen Hours. Nottingham: Black Library, 2005.
(WH40K Orks)

Tolkien, J.R.R. The Hobbit. New York: Ballantine Books, 1965.
———. The Lord of the Rings. New York: Ballantine Books, 1965.
———. The Silmarillion. New York: Ballantine Books, 1979.


Caveat: I'm merely compiling a bibliography; I don't vouch for the quality of any of the above works.