Orconomics: A Satire
The Dark Profit Saga, Book 1
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Orconomics: A Satire
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Czyta:
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Doug Tisdale Jr.
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Autor:
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J. Zachary Pike
Professional heroes kill and loot deadly monsters every day, but Gorm Ingerson's latest quest will be anything but business as usual.
The adventuring industry drives the economy of Arth, a world much like our own but with more magic and fewer vowels. Monsters' hoards are claimed, bought by corporate interests, and sold off to plunder funds long before the Heroes' Guild actually kills the beasts. Of course, that's a terrible arrangement for the Shadowkin; orcs, goblins, kobolds, and their ilk must apply for to become Noncombatant Paper Carriers (or NPCs) to avoid being killed and looted by heroes.
When Gorm Ingerson, a Dwarven ex-hero with a checkered past, stands up for an undocumented goblin, he inadvertently singles himself out for recruitment by a prophet of the mad goddess to undertake a suicidal quest. But there's more to Gorm's new job than an insane prophecy: Powerful corporations and governments have shown an unusual interest in the quest. If his party of eccentric misfits can stop fighting each other long enough to recover the Elven Marbles, Gorm might be able to turn a bad deal into a golden opportunity.
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Charakter Progression and story development were well done, too. I'll buy the second book for sure!
Only the audio / speech quality was not as good as audiobooks are usually nowadays. Or the speaker was not compatible with me :-) I had to listen at 90% speed.
Surprisingly good
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A witty and entertaining fantasy
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Voll mit humorvollen Anspielungen mit Augenzwinkern. Ein Held den man schnell ins Herz schließt für seine direkte, undiskrete Art und Weise.
Ich freu mich auf den nächsten Teil.
DnD inspirierte Fantasy vollgepackt mit Humor
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Doug Tisdale gives voice and character to all the different Shadowkin, Orcs, Goblins, Dwarfs, Fairies, Trolls, you name it. He really did an outstanding job and listening to him is pure fun.
The storyline is not overly complex. Gorm Ingerson, a dwarf and former hero and sometimes berserker, who fell into disgrace by some mysterious past misfortunes, gets a chance to reestablish himself. He has to take on the suicidal quest of recapturing the stolen Elven marbles. In his company are a priest, a goblin, a bard, an elf, a solomancer, a necromancer, a weapons master and a troll. Most of them are pressed into the job, by a similar misconduct or misfortune in their past. Gorm, the protagonist of the narrative has not only to fight with the obsessions and egos of this bizarre team, powerful organizations took a huge interest into the outcome of the quest and some of them would rather see Gorm dead than alive.
It is decent entertainment to listen to the adventures of these eccentric heroes, if you do not expect too much. There is no nail biting tension or elegiac prose, everything is simple and straight forward. It is not the story, but rather the characters, you might grow fond of. If you have enough of soapy fantasy, this might be the right book.
Orcs, Goblins and a Dwarf practice Class Struggle
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Lots of likeable characters, engaging plot and funny references. Mature storytelling with juvenile fun. Great reader.
Very happy to look forward for more.
Pratchett would be proud
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