Daniel stood on an earthy path at the gates of a bustling village, surrounded by lush fields and gentle hills. All around him were players and npcs dressed in the most outlandish clothes and preposterous armours that mind could conceive, carrying absurdly large weapons, and accompanied by small bears, giant squirrels, orbs of fire, floating swords, and a thousand other non-playable allies both useful and jocular. Daniel Flynn has been through some hard times. The past twenty-years of his life, in fact, have been little more than hard times. But now he has a new job, a new flat, and a new attitude. It's only appropriate that he be introduced to a new world: the fantastical and terrible world of Shanawan. Roughly 6,000 words.

A disgraced Dwarven hero. A band of deadbeat adventurers. His last shot at redemption could get him killed. If Gorm Ingerson really wanted to drink himself to death, he never should have helped the Goblin. When his good deed lands him in a bad contract, Gorm finds himself entangled in a quest that will pit him against business magnates, the king of the Freedlands, and a mad goddess trying to fulfill a suicidal prophecy. But Gorm’s tarnished circumstances may be hiding a golden opportunity. If he and his half-baked party can overcome deep conspiracies and dark magics, he just might redeem himself and his career enough to be a professional hero once more. Orconomics: A Satire is the first book in The Dark Profit Saga, a trilogy so funny it’s epic. If you like down-and-out heroes, sidesplitting misadventures, and ingenious world-building, then you’ll love J. Zachary Pike’s dark and delightful ribbing of high fantasy. Buy Orconomics to join the campaign for a high-energy, hilarious fantasy adventure today!