Orcs: Army of Shadows
Stan Nicholls is the author of more than two dozen books,  most of them in the fantasy and science fiction genres, for both  children and adults.  His books have been published in over 20  countries.  Before taking up writing full-time in 1981, he co-owned and  managed West London bookstore Bookends,  and managed specialist SF bookshop Dark They Were and Golden Eyed.  He  was also Forbidden Planet's first manager, and helped establish and run  the New York  branch.  A journalist for national and specialist publications, and the  Internet, he was the science fiction and fantasy book reviewer for London listings magazineTime Outfor six years, and subsequently reviewed popular science titles for the magazine.  He received theLe'Fantastique Lifetime Achievement Award for Contributions to LiteratureinApril 2007.  Find out more about the orcs at www.theorcsarecoming.com.