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''Uniquely twisted . . . cracking gags'' - Guardian

''Holt doesn''t skimp on the flashes of brilliance'' - SFX

''Clever, funny, tirelessly inventive'' - Christopher Moore

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 healthcare 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 t

An Orc on the Wild Side

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      Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 12/09/2019
      ISBN13: 9780356506715, 978-0356506715
      ISBN10: 0356506711
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''Uniquely twisted . . . cracking gags'' - Guardian

      ''Holt doesn''t skimp on the flashes of brilliance'' - SFX

      ''Clever, funny, tirelessly inventive'' - Christopher Moore

      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 healthcare 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 t

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