Orconomics by J Zachary Pike Paperback Book 9780990859628

High Comedy Meets High Fantasy in an AwardWinning Best Selling SatireWinner for Humor and Finalist for Fantasy in the 10th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards ampnbspampldquoFight kill loot get credit Repeat until youamprsquore deadamprdquo The adventuring industry drives the economy of Arth where professional heroes are hired to risk their lives to slay fantastic creatures After said slaying the loot gets hauled back and divided among investors banks plunder funds adventurers and the Heroesamprsquo Guild This works out well for everyone but the ShadowkinampmdashOrcs Goblins Kobolds and the likeampmdashwho must apply to become Noncombatant Paper Carriers or NPCs to avoid being killed and looted by heroes When Gorm Ingerson a disgraced and drunken Dwarven exhero with a checkered past stands up for an undocumented Goblin he is forced to accept a suicidal quest to save himself and his new friend from certain death With one shot at redemption Gorm must get his party of eccentric misfits to stop fighting each other long enough to recover a stolen treasure and stay one step ahead of the powerful organizations showing an unusual interest in their progress Through a series of...