The Orc of Many Questions

A well-written, darkly humorous fantasy tale about the misadventures of a young orc. The main protagonist is Talking-Wind, the aforementioned young Orc, who is reflective and curious--traits that are not appreciated by most of his tribe, especially father who gets annoyed by his son's incessant questioning and lashes out at him when sufficiently enraged. Leaving for a raid with the other adult orcs and his wife, his father implores his son to basically act like an orc, get into fights, and protect the family's belongings. What ensures is a comedy of errors as Talking-Wind tries to navigate being alone with his fellow young orcs, or bluncs as the author calls them. What I liked was deftly intertwine humor into the story to help alleviate much of the darkness from certain scenes. And while the story does dip into some mean-spiritedness in some moments, the humor and plotring is so well intertwine that the story remains quite enjoyable. Definitely recommend.

Sorry had to write it. This book was a lot better than some of the books I've read from Google books. Didn't know orc children were called bluncs. I knew that they were thick in the head. This book is a good read if you're interested in reading it do it, this author is a damn good writer. 5 stars doesn't seem to be enough so I'll give it 7. Thanks.

I stumbled across this book by accident and other than stopping to make a coffee or two read it in one sitting, a great journey and thank you to the author!!