The Hunter’s Blades Trilogy, Book I

THE THOUSAND ORCS

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Cover art by Todd Lockwood First Printing: October 2002 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2001097175

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US ISBN: 0-7869-2804-2 UK ISBN: 0-7869-2805-0 620-88619-001-EN

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