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Ralph E. Laitres

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Born

in Portland, Maine, The United States

Website

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ThorgilBloodaxe

Genre

Fantasy, Adventure, Sword and Sorcery

Influences

Robert E. Howard, Morgan Llywelyn, Edgar Rice Burroughs, R.A. Salvator ...more

Member Since

June 2012

URL

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Ralph E. Laitres, born 6 February 1961 in Portland, Maine, is the creator and writer behind the character of Thorgil Bloodaxe.

Ralph served as a United States Marine (1980-1990) as a 1371, Combat Engineer, and is a retired Connecticut Correction Officer (1990-2011).

He is enjoying his retirement by traveling down another career road by becoming a noted author, and making the name of Thorgil Bloodaxe a household name with a cult following.

Books published;

"THORGIL BLOODAXE: ENTER THE WHITE QUEEN"

PUBLISHER; FriesenPress, Sept 2011
Book cover designed by Casper "Casper Art" Zelenko
interior picture inserts provided by Casper "Casper Art" Zelenko
https://www.amazon.com/Thorgil-Blooda...

"THORGIL BLOODAXE: SHADOW OF DEATH"

PUBLISHER; FriesenPress, Se ...more

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Average rating: 4.67 · 18 ratings · 5 reviews · 2 distinct works

	Thorgil Bloodaxe, Enter the White Queen by Ralph E. Laitres (Goodreads Author), Casper Art (Illustrator) 4.65 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thorgil Bloodaxe: The Vultures of Khurasan by Ralph E. Laitres (Goodreads Author), Pablo Marcos, Oscar Gonzalez it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Vultures of Khurasan

TITLE: Thorgil Bloodaxe: The Vultures of Khurasan
AUTHOR: Ralph E. Laitres
PUBLISHER: FriesenPress
GENRE; Fiction, Fantasy, Sword-&-Sorcery
FORMAT SIZE: 6 X 9
PAGES: 444
FORMATS: Hardcover, paperback, eBook
BOOKCOVER: Pablo Marcos (illustrator), Oscar Gonzalez (colorist)
ILLUSTRATED INSERTS (12): Pablo Marcos

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Hood (King Raven, #1)

by Stephen R. Lawhead

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Homeland (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #1)

by R.A. Salvatore

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“Brawl with a pig and you go away with his stink”
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