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An uproarious new novel in the tradition of Robert Asprin and Terry Pratchett! For someone who's immortal, Never Dead Ned manages to die with alarming frequency--he just has the annoying habit of rising from the grave. But this soldier might be better dead than face his latest assignment. Ogre Company is the legion's dumping ground--a motley, undisciplined group of monsters whose leaders tend to die under somewhat questionable circumstances. That's where Ned's rather unique talents come in. As Ogre Company's newly appointed commander, Ned finds himself in charge of such fine examples of military prowess as a moonstruck Amazon, a very big (and very polite) two-headed ogre, a seductively scaly siren, a blind oracle who can hear (and smell) the future, a suicidal goblin daredevilpilot, a walking tree with a chip on its shoulder, and a suspiciously goblinesque orc. Ned has only six months to whip the Ogre Company into shape or face an even more hideous assignment, but that's not the worst of his problems. Because now that Ned has found outwhy he keeps returning from dead, he has to do everything he can to stay alive. . . . In the Company of Ogres does for fantasy, what A. Lee Martinez's previous novel,Gil's All Fright Diner, did for horror--and elves and goblins may never be the same!… (more)
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Overall I found the characters fun and engaging, though they and their dialog felt a bit to modern for the fantasy setting and the “love triangle” was for the most part tired and annoying...though I did
The main plot twist in the story, while not all that original was well done and had a satisfying resolution and overall not one of the authors strongest books,it took me a few chapters to get into the feel of the world but once I did the rest of the book flew buy and was a fun and quick read.
Review: An interesting story about accepting yourself and appreciating others.