DnD gets meta

Well written with alluring characters and great comedy. Will immediately be starting the second book in the series.

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Great

Excellent narrator and a very solid story.

Whilst it seems to start off a bit generic, it has excellent characters who you really care for by the end, and the satire of the global financial system was very clever. I went straight into the next book in the series and can't wait for the third book to come out!

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Absolutely loved this book!

As a roleplayed I fully appreciated the characters & their higinks. A great story and well narrated, can't wait for book 2 to be released!!!

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Late to the party

Myself i mean, I don’t know how I missed this gem of a book, it’s funny, sad, ironic and fun, loved it, on to book 2 now!

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Brilliant, funny and enjoyable.

Full of great characters I really enjoyed this and can't wait to read the sequel and find out what happens next.

Great narration loved all the voices.

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really a good book

Loved the world building, loved every character in the book, loved the narration too can't wait for the second book..

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Absolutely loved this funny fantasy romp

Orconomics won the Mark Lawrence's Self Published Fantasy Blog Off in 2018 and I have been meaning to read it ever since. I'm glad I held off and opted for the audio version instead as Doug Tisdale Jr brings not only the book, but the characters to life in ways I wouldn't have been able to in my head. His voice of the goblin is especially wonderful.

Unlike most comedy novels, this one revolves around economics and the trials and tribulations of making and losing money in an adventuring world where adventure-based profit is rapidly drying up. That may sound dull and tedious, but it really isn't. It provides an excellent backdrop to a wonderfully told fantasy story.

The characters and the rivalries or relationships between them made for an interesting party to follow. A boisterous bard (who's an ex thief), a pair of mages who's respective orders are bitter rivals, a disgraced dwarf with a fondness of goblins and so many more intriguing characters make up for a fairly unique party.

I didn't go into this expecting a range of emotions much beyond polite giggles and general laughter. What I was treated to were emotions ranging from happiness, to sadness, laughter to shock and, above all, that 'why ... just why would you do that?' kind of betrayal feeling when an author goes and does something you don't expect. Certain aspects of this novel hit me far harder than any 'serious' novel I have read int he past.

Orconomics is also one of those rare comedy novels that doesn't rely on dick jokes or swearing or any form of crass humour. It features intelligent, subtle or situation-based humour that made me feel as though the story being told could work as either comedy or serious.

I can fully see why Orconomics won in 2018 and I'll certainly be trying out many more offerings from J. Zachary Pike. Some authors are so talented that you just wanted to give them your money as you're desperate to help them keep creating content for you to enjoy for years to come. Pike is one of those authors.

Anyone who's in a rut and not sure what to read, I'd highly recommend this novel to you. It'll lift you, knock you down and make you feel engaged in ways you seriously wouldn't have expected.

It also has a purse kobold. What's cooler than that? For those of you not aware of what a purse kobold might be ... picture a cute little dog being carried around in Paris Hilton's handbag ... and swap it out for a cute little fantasy monster instead.

I'll certainly be trawling through the old SPFBO novels from years past. Can't be missing out on so many hidden gems.

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Well done satire, funny & subverts fantasy tropes

The references to business and capitalism are ever present and work well within the world's guild of hero's and monetary system. it's a humorous book that often doesn't take itself too seriously but the stakes are there and it can deal with the darker side of hero's killing orcs for loot. What about the orcs? the goblins who are hunted down and starving, just trying to find food. Its well performed with a lot of variation on the voices.

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Worthy successor to Pratchett satire

At last a book worthy to sit along side my discworld collection. I thought I would never find another like Pratchett but JZ Pike is definitely in the right vain.
Fantastic Satire for our economic Times.

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Refreshingly different

It's like Terry Pratchett or Jim Butcher doing dungeons and dragons. Fun characters and a dry/cynical plotline. With excellent narration.

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