Orconomics: A Satire

By: J. Zachary Pike

Orconomics skewers our society through the lens of a high fantasy world where professional heroes are hired by investment firms to kill monsters.

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Book Description

Professional heroes kill and loot deadly monsters every day, but Gorm Ingerson's latest quest will be anything but business as usual.

The adventuring industry drives the economy of Arth, a world much like our own but with more magic and fewer vowels. On Arth, professional heroes are hired to slay fantastic creatures with magic weapons. The beasts' treasure and corpses are hauled back to town and divided among investors. It's a lucrative system for Lightlings like Dwarves and Elves, but Shadowkin, such as Orcs and Goblins, can only escape the guild by applying to become Noncombatant Paper Carriers (NPCs) and taking menial jobs.

When Gorm Ingerson, a Dwarven ex-hero with a checkered past, stands up for an undocumented Goblin, he inadvertently singles himself out for recruitment for a legendarily suicidal quest. But there's more to Gorm's new job than an insane prophecy: powerful corporations and governments have shown an unusual interest in his progress. If his party of eccentric misfits can survive the intrigue, lizard men, purse kobolds, healing potion addicts, and other threats long enough to complete their quest, Gorm might be able to turn a bad deal into a golden opportunity.

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