![]() ![]() That feeling doesn’t seem to extend to comedy fantasy novels as my continued gushing praise for the Critical Failures series shows and now my love of this novel by J. Purchase: Audible UK, Audible US, Amazon UK, Amazon USĪs of late I’ve been struggling to read fantasy. 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. 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. ![]() 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. 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. Monsters’ hoards are claimed, bought by corporate interests, and sold off to plunder funds long before the Heroes’ Guild actually kills the beasts. The adventuring industry drives the economy of Arth, a world much like our own but with more magic and fewer vowels. Professional heroes kill and loot deadly monsters every day, but Gorm Ingerson’s latest quest will be anything but business as usual. ![]()
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