Tolkien with a dash of Gemmell and a sprinkling of George R.R. Martin MALAZAN EMPIRE on Markus Heitz
Markus Heitz was born in 1971 in Germany. He studied history, German language and literature, and won the German Fantasy Award in 2003 for his debut novel SHADOWS OVER ULLDART. His Dwarves series is a bestseller across the Continent. Markus Heitz lives in Zweibrucken.