The Dwarves (The Dwarves, #1)

by Markus Heitz

“Dwarves and mountains have one thing in common: It takes an almighty hammer and a tremendous amount of persistence to overcome them.” — Traditional saying from the Murk region, northeast Idoslane.

Grumbling wouldn’t get him there any faster, but it vastly improved his mood.

“There’s no such thing as having the odds against you,” Boïndil broke in. “Some challenges are bigger than others; that’s all there is to it.”