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The adventuring industry drives the economy of Arth, a world much like our own but with more magic and fewer vowels. Monsters' hoards are claimed, bought by corporate interests, and sold off to plunder funds long before the Heroes' Guild actually kills the beasts. Of course, that's a terrible arrangement for the Shadowkin; orcs, goblins, kobolds, and their ilk must apply for to become Noncombatant Paper Carriers (or NPCs) to avoid being killed and looted by heroes.

After establishing the Society of Assured Prosperity and successfully disguising his insurance business as a charity, Willem heads to the capital of the kingdom to expand into a new market....

What do you get when you throw together a PTA president, a dissipated rake, a poor little match-girl, a colonial nun, and an elderly revolutionary? No, it’s not the start of a joke; it’s the cast of undead characters sharing a Victorian mansion in Santa Monica, California. The motley housemates can usually keep the bickering to a minimum—but when their clashing personalities get stuck in a rut, they suffer what could be a terminal case of déjà vu.

Die unübertroffene Parodie auf Der Herr der Ringe in einer neuen, modernen, politisch einigermaßen korrekten Übersetzung. Der Millionenbestseller endlich wieder auf Deutsch lieferbar! Eine fluchtartige Abreise, ein dräuender Krieg, ein verwunschener Ring – alles gute Vorwände, um eine Hochzeit zu canceln. Doch ein kleiner, pelziger Halbheld namens Froyo macht sich auf den Weg, um sein heimeliges Gauland und am Ende sogar ganz Untererde vor dem Untergang zu retten, vielleicht aber auch nicht, denn hier wird nicht gespoilert.

Pussy is the story of Prince Fracassus, heir presumptive to the Duchy of Origen, famed for its golden-gated skyscrapers and casinos, who passes his boyhood watching reality shows on TV, imagining himself to be the Roman Emperor Nero, and fantasizing about hookers.

He is idle, boastful, thin skinned and egotistic. He has no manners, no curiosity, no knowledge, no idea and no words with which to express them. Could he, in that case, be the very leader to make the country great again?