It’s time once again to go Tough Travelling with Fantasy Faction,  On the first day of each month, with a pre arranged theme in mind, we will all come up with out own individual selection of books that take us travelling through the tropes of fantasy.  This month’s theme:

 MINIONS.

Minions of the DARK LORD can be male or female, though he tends to favour males (who seem to be more susceptible to the Evil One’s wiles). They can take many forms: BAD KINGS, ENCHANTRESSES, HIGH PRIESTS, EUNUCHS, DUKES, REGENTS or WITCHES. Additionally, there are the non-human minions, such as ORCS, TROLLS, GOBLINS and random OTHER PEOPLES . . . not to mention MUTANT NASTIES, carefully selected MONSTERS, UNDEAD, and DEMONS.

So, is there anybody at all who didn’t immediately think of these guys??:

Moving on:

Talk of the Dark Lord – you know I have to go there – Tolkien’s LotRs, Ors and lets not forget Saruman  and his army of Uruk-hai:

The Sa’ba Taalor from James Moore Seven Forges series.  A whole army of people who serve the will of their Gods.

The Death Eaters.  JK Rowlings Harry Potter and Lord Voldermort’s army of witches and wizards:

Wolves, dwarves, giants and others who serve the White Witch in CSLewis’s Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe:

Renfield – Count Dracula’s human minion from Bram Stoker’s Dracula:

And, can I just add these guys for good measure: