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J. Zachary Pike: Orconomics (Paperback, 2014, Gnomish Press LLC) 4 stars

Review of 'Orconomics' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

This isn't the most sophisticated read - "What would a world with an economy that's a mashup of D&D and capitalist-dystopia be like?" is the premise, with some The Boys style ideas of "heroes" doing it purely for the loot. There's some unsurprising feeble puns and backronyms. The plot start tortuously obviously. The people who are misfits need to be taught one 30s lesson and then now they're almost an unbeatable team the likes of which etc etc.

But it's a very easy read. And then towards the end, the plot progressed in a cheesy but much more interesting way than I would have expected. The geo-political commentary is slightly more subtle, but that's not saying much.

And I really liked it.