Book Review: Og-Grim-Dog: The Three-Headed Ogre

My rating: 5 Ogre-sized stars

for a badass old-school type of humorous fantasy with a quirky modern twist.

ARC received from the author in exchange for an honest review.
Thank you Jamie Edmunson. This was one hell of a ride!



Two heads are better than one.
Three can be a real pain in the arse.

Meet Og-Grim-Dog - the Landlord of The Flayed Testicles and an Ogre of Three Heads.

We are Og-Grim-Dog!
We have been loved and reviled! We have been the Hero of the Hour, the Darkest Villain, and everything in between! We have saved this world and travelled to worlds beyond it! We have deployed weapons of death beyond your imagination! They have called us The Destroyer! The Unclassifiable! We graduated top of our class in Rhetoric! ...

And you can imagine Og-Grim-Dog's surprise and anger when a stranger stranger visits their inn intending to have his life story recorded for posterity. Well mostly anger that is. :D

'You think you can distil the life of Og-Grim-Dog into some words on a page?'
'Maybe,' squeaked the man.

And so the challenge is accepted. The man needs to make sure he gets it all proper, or both him and the inn's regulars will face their death at Og-Grim-Dog's hands.

And the Ogre doesn't plan on making it simple. His heads debate and decide to start in the middle.
'Why the hell would we start there?' demanded the first head angrily.
'A non-linear narrative is more flamboyant,' explained the third head.
'More pretentious,' countered the first.

The start should have already given you an idea about the type of book this is. Hilarious, action packed and full of surprising twists from the beginning to the very end.
From the name of the places to the situations the motley band of adventurers find themselves in, as well as the very characters themselves, this book dishes one surprise after another.

Allow me to give you just a little hint.
At a certain time during his travels, Og-Grim-Dog joins a little party, 'Team Shove It Up Your Ass' by name. Unaccustomed with company of any kind, Og-Grim-Dog must now get along with an exceptionally grumpy looking dwarf with a mean looking axe strapped to his back, a baby faced cleric that keeps flicking water in the Ogre's faces, a wizard who's name makes everyone else ask him 'are you for real?' , an elf with hippie parents and... well, you get the gist. A motley crew that will have you cracking up at almost every page.

In their company you'll get to decide if 'Gurin Fuckaxe' is a proper nickname, sue the Bureau of Dungeoneering, hit dungeons and fight goblins, and much more.

Written in a very easy to follow prose, this first installment in the “Me Three” series is lighthearted, funny and amazingly entertaining. Fast-paced and easily flowing, it will keep you guessing at the mystery till the very last page. And despite the fact that it is full of hilarious situations, this great satire presents a few timeless themes: prejudice and resentment, friendship and honor, as well as standing up for others even when they're different than yourself.

If you're in a mood for an awesome fantasy adventure that will keep you chuckling, pick this one up and you won't be disappointed.

It is badass awesome!

Check out this book and more of Jamie Edmundson over at http://www.jamieedmundson.com/