Orconomics: A Satire
Oct 2014 · The Dark Profit Saga Book 1 · Gnomish Press
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A disgraced Dwarven hero. A band of deadbeat adventurers. His last shot at redemption could get him killed.
If Gorm Ingerson really wanted to drink himself to death, he never should have helped the Goblin. When his good deed lands him in a bad contract, Gorm finds himself entangled in a quest that will pit him against business magnates, the king of the Freedlands, and a mad goddess trying to fulfill a suicidal prophecy.
But Gorm’s tarnished circumstances may be hiding a golden opportunity. If he and his half-baked party can overcome deep conspiracies and dark magics, he just might redeem himself and his career enough to be a professional hero once more.
Orconomics: A Satire is the first book in The Dark Profit Saga, a trilogy so funny it’s epic. If you like down-and-out heroes, sidesplitting misadventures, and ingenious world-building, then you’ll love J. Zachary Pike’s dark and delightful ribbing of high fantasy.
Buy Orconomics to join the campaign for a high-energy, hilarious fantasy adventure today!
If Gorm Ingerson really wanted to drink himself to death, he never should have helped the Goblin. When his good deed lands him in a bad contract, Gorm finds himself entangled in a quest that will pit him against business magnates, the king of the Freedlands, and a mad goddess trying to fulfill a suicidal prophecy.
But Gorm’s tarnished circumstances may be hiding a golden opportunity. If he and his half-baked party can overcome deep conspiracies and dark magics, he just might redeem himself and his career enough to be a professional hero once more.
Orconomics: A Satire is the first book in The Dark Profit Saga, a trilogy so funny it’s epic. If you like down-and-out heroes, sidesplitting misadventures, and ingenious world-building, then you’ll love J. Zachary Pike’s dark and delightful ribbing of high fantasy.
Buy Orconomics to join the campaign for a high-energy, hilarious fantasy adventure today!
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4.8
16 reviews
alex baer
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July 9, 2024
Oh wow. To make a perverse read of Poe's Law: the greatest satire is indistinguishable from the genuine article. This is a beautifully realized world full of compelling characters, with many concepts you'll find comfortable and familiar, doing recognizably sword-and-spell 5e kinda things. It is also a scathing takedown of the bloodsoaked ways of the invisible hand of The Market. This book checks a lot of my boxes, but ironically anything but formulaic or perfunctory. I'm hooked for this series. Justice for blessed boy Tib'rin
Alex Six
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December 24, 2019
My overall opinion of Orconomics: 4-4.5/5. Strong characters, witty dialogue, good satire. Engaging prose and imagery. Plot lagged at some points, particularly in the middle, as if the author was not sure how to move from Important Plot Point A to B. Last third or so of the book is very strong and, in my opinion, makes up for the weaker middle. I am looking forward to reading its sequel, Son of a Liche.
Andrew Dillon
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March 9, 2024
Great. Had me laughing so much. very well done! Can't wait to read what's next.
About the author
J. Zachary Pike was once a basement-dwelling fantasy gamer, but over time he metamorphosed into a basement-dwelling fantasy writer. His debut novel, Orconomics: A Satire, won a National Indie Exellence Award for Humor and was a finalist for Fantasy.
He has written and directed several award-winning shorts, including Zelig Award winner "The Toll" and "Endurance Challenge: Mordred's Isle" starring Billy West.
A New Englander by birth and by temperament, Zack writes strangely funny fiction on the seacoast of New Hampshire.
He has written and directed several award-winning shorts, including Zelig Award winner "The Toll" and "Endurance Challenge: Mordred's Isle" starring Billy West.
A New Englander by birth and by temperament, Zack writes strangely funny fiction on the seacoast of New Hampshire.
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