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Review of In the Company of Ogres
- An uproarious new novel in the tradition of Robert Asprin and Terry Pratchett!
For someone whoās 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.ĀOgre Company is the legionās dumping ground--a motley, undisciplined group of monsters whose leaders tend to die under somewhat questionable circumstances. Thatās where Nedās rather unique talents come in. As Ogre Companyās 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 daredevil pilot, a walking tree with a chip on its shoulder, and a suspiciously goblinesque orc.ĀNed has only six months to whip the Ogre Company into shape or face an even more hideous assignment, but thatās not the worst of his problems. Because now that Ned has found out why 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 Martinezās previous novel, Gilās All Fright Diner, did for horror--and elves and goblins may never be the same!
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- Posted on 2008-04-20
Love Never Dead Ned
I really enjoyed this one. There's just something really amusing about a man who can get killed in a variety of ways and is never truly dead. He's just mostly dead.
Score: 4
- Posted on 2008-01-18
Fun easy read-- the whole point of escapism
A. Lee Martinez has a great sense of humor. This is a fun story packed with irrevant digs at his own hero and some of life's craziest moments. For instance, the devil runs the tax collection business which ensues a whole tortuous scene much like how I felt when I needed to call the IRS last year over a few dollars. If you want just a quick lark while you need to wait at the airport or for your child to get out of ballet or karate-- this is a good bet.
Score: 4 - Posted on 2007-10-14
Witty and well-written
A. Lee Martinez is one of my favorite new authors. His writing style is pitch-perfect: he creates strong, memorable characters; he describes scenes and action perfectly without getting bogged down in extraneous details; and he knows how to tell a joke. IN THE COMPANY OF OGRES displays Martinez's talents to the fullest.
In OGRES, an accountant named Never Dead Ned is put in charge of a military company of supernatural misfits. It's a little bit like "Bad News Bears" set in Middle-earth. What makes this book work so well is Martinez's treatment of the fantasy genre and the "fish out of water" cliche. He brings a fresh perspective to everything he touches, and the result is a hilarious, well-written, and even heart-warming novel.
I laughed out loud many times while reading OGRES - it was a book I couldn't put down. I highly recommend it to anyone who's a fan of Terry Pratchett, Peter S. Beagle, and similar authors. I also recommend it to anyone who appreciates good humor and a great writing style. I can't rave enough about this book!
Score: 5
- Posted on 2007-09-26
A Riot to Read
A quick and entertaining read, this book is populated by some creative and engaging characters. The author included lots of twists on the standard story line you're expecting to see make this an easy page turner. Highly recommended!
Score: 4 - Posted on 2007-09-04
Entertaining 2nd novel
As a follow up to Gil's All Fright Diner, A. Lee Martinez's In the Company of Ogres provides all of the off-beat humor to be expected from one of his novels. I'm not regularly a fan of fantasy or science fiction, but I love this story for how relatable the characters are and how it doesn't take itself too seriously like so much of the fantasy books out there tend to do.
This book's cast of characters is like nothing else I've ever read. It has everything from conjoined twin Ogres named Martin and Lewis, a feminist Amazon Warrior that can only have sex with a man if he can defeat her in battle, a shape-shifting goblin, and a seductive siryn with a killer body- if you can manage to look past the fish face. And of course the hero of the story, Never Dead Ned. Despite the fact that Ned's been killed countless times in his life, he always comes back to life.
Oh, and there's also something about fate of the entire Universe being at stake or something. You know. No big deal.
Score: 5