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  • An Orc on the Wild Side

  • By: Tom Holt
  • Narrated by: Ray Sawyer
  • Length: 13 hrs and 50 mins
  • 3.0 out of 5 stars (3 ratings)

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An Orc on the Wild Side

By: Tom Holt
Narrated by: Ray Sawyer
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Publisher's summary

Winter is coming, so why not get away from it all?

Being the Dark Lord and Prince of Evil is not as much fun as it sounds, particularly if you are a basically decent person. King Mordak is just such a person. Technically he's more goblin than person, but the point is that he is really keen to be a lot less despicable than his predecessors.

Not that the other goblins appreciate Mordak's attempts to redefine the role. Why should they when his new health-care program seems designed to actually extend life expectancy, and his efforts to end a perfectly reasonable war with the dwarves appear to have become an obsession?

With confidence in his leadership crumbling, what Mordak desperately needs is a distraction. Perhaps some of these humans moving to the Realm in search of great homes at an affordable price will be able to help?

An Orc on the Wild Side is the latest comic masterpiece from one of the funniest writers in fantasy.

©2019 Tom Holt (P)2019 Hachette Audio UK
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Critic reviews

"Uniquely twisted...cracking gags." (Guardian)

"Holt doesn't skimp on the flashes of brilliance." (SFX)

"Clever, funny, tirelessly inventive." (Christopher Moore)

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Top notch narrator

Top knotch narrator makes a great satirical book even funnier and more entertaining. Highly recommended!

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very tom holt but a bit meh

A very Tom Holt story with familiar characters. but... i don't care for any of them... LOTR jokes but never actually fun... i like the "new evil" concept...might work as a political party nowadays...

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