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October 2, 2026 at 10:24 AM
haroldfjord.bsky.social
I really thought orconomics was neat
September 30, 2026 at 3:48 PM
quitebrief.bsky.social
I'm gonna have to go with Orconomics. Especially because, while it is its own thing, Terry Pratchett fans should love it, and I know that there's more than a few of us out there :)

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quitebrief.bsky.social QuiteBrief @quitebrief.bsky.social · Mar 30
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Fan of:
- D&D
- Adventuring start ups
- Redemption!
- Economic satire
- Funny & clever writing.
Try:
@jzacharypike.bsky.social's
Orconomics
jzacharypike.com/pages/orcono...
A disgraced dwarf leads a team of misfits on a quest with low odds of success that is more than it seems.
Cover of J. Zachary Pike's Orconomics A background that looks like a banded treasure chest with borders and a shield with crossed swords where the keyhole would be has a burning five Giltin note on top of it. (And George Sellas deserves an award for this cover because there are so many clever references in it to both book events and actual currency that it really reflects the spirit of the book, as well as being awesome in it's own right) The note looks like a United States 5 dollar bill, where all the elements have been replaced with look alike images and text. There's The Bearded orc portrait (Orc-raham Lincoln?) the Five Gitlin across the bottom ORCONOMICS printed as the bill's serial number The Freedlands in top right The watermark of the dragon holding a spellbook in it's right rear claw and a sword in it's left rear claw while holding a shield with a star on it and grasping a banner with Latin written on it in it's mouth. it's stamped with a medallion that is Great Seal of The Heroes guild with a sword piercing something. The signature is Weaver Ortson Cover text reads J. Zachary Pike "One of my favorite fantasy trilogies of all time." -Nicholas Eames, author of Kings of The Wyld Orconomics A Satire Book 1 The Dark Profit Saga
September 19, 2026 at 3:50 PM
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September 16, 2026 at 3:57 PM
drrachaelf.bsky.social
We’re doing Orconomics for book club this month, and it’s reminding me why I stopped reading Tolkienesque fantasy.
September 16, 2026 at 2:16 AM
esmeweatherwax8.bsky.social
If you like dinniman, I think you'd really love orconomics.

Im not sure piazza is right for you. IIRC, youre not a big dark fantasy person and thats a fairly fucked up book. Incredible. But very dark.
September 13, 2026 at 4:02 PM
katenab.bsky.social
Orconomics made me laugh and, thus, I have put it on my TBR.

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September 8, 2026 at 4:44 PM
quitebrief.bsky.social
*listens for brakes*
A bookshelf with the following titles: The Passage What if ? 2 Orconomics Dragonfired Son of a Liche Stillbright Waypoint Kangaroo Seasons at Eagle Pond The Postman The Life Eaters The River of Time Cryptonomicon Kings of the Wyld Paradox Bound The Fold 14 Ex Patriots The Majipoor Chronicles Bleak Seasons Harrison Squared City of Blades Red Team Blues Time Pressure World War Z Limits Starter Villain Tales From The New Twilight Zone Wild Cards III Jokers Wild The Forever War Sung In Blood Phineas and Ferb, Wild Surprise & Thrill O Rama Around The World in 80 Days - by Michael Palin Professor at Large
September 1, 2026 at 4:45 PM
hlfowlerbooks.bsky.social
For fans of Kings of the Wyld, Orconomics, and TTRPG-inspired fantasy: meet the Bard of Seven Oaks and hear how he became unforgettable.

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September 1, 2026 at 11:22 AM
esmeweatherwax8.bsky.social
I WANT AMAZING AUDIOBOOKS

My top audiobook performances for reference:

1. Steven Pacey - First Law trilogy
2. Nick Podehl - Arcane Ascension
3. Jeff Hayes - dungeon crawler carl
4. Doug Tisdale - Orconomics
5. Indira Varma - witches discworld series

Grateful for any additional suggestions!
August 30, 2026 at 2:33 PM
cosmosrebellion.bsky.social
A few things. I finished Al Ewing El Sombra Trilogy (really good stuff). Read the first Orconomics book by from J. Zachary Pike. Finished the first Magica Riot book and am now reading the second on. And also finished Superman Miracle Monday.
August 28, 2026 at 11:21 AM
zarpaulus.bsky.social
Gorm Ingersson in Orconomics
August 25, 2026 at 4:31 AM
herrnethar6.bsky.social
Anything written by Terry Pratchett, the Discworld novels especially. If you already read those I can also recommend the Dark Profit Saga by J. Zachary Pike. The first book is Orconomics. It is only D&D-esque in a satirical way of "What if the subprime mortgage crisis happened in a fantasy world"
August 24, 2026 at 5:42 AM
gordonbwhite.bsky.social
This is right. We’ve all learned that trickle-down orconomics is untenable.
August 23, 2026 at 7:56 PM
mcbookaldson.bsky.social
Orconomics is the first book in a very fun series and a similar vibe to DCC. The Devils is a bit darker but still funny, Joe Abercrombie does dark humour really well!
August 12, 2026 at 8:59 PM
mcbookaldson.bsky.social
Orconomics by J. Zachary Pike. The Devils by Joe Abercrombie.
August 12, 2026 at 7:24 PM
bft.wtf
If you like that stuff you should read Orconomics if you haven’t
August 7, 2026 at 7:23 PM
jason.energy
probably stuff you’ve already read but sole I’ve enjoyed (sci-fi/fantasy-leaning):

- A Memory Called Empire
- all of Discworld
- Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
- Murderbot
- Dungeon Crawler Carl
- Slow Gods
- Orconomics
- Red Rising
- This Is How You Lose the Time War
- Gideon the Ninth
July 29, 2026 at 5:48 AM
cosmosrebellion.bsky.social
I love that Gorm is what I can best describe as "aggressively acesexual"
Orconomics by J Zachary Pike
July 21, 2026 at 3:49 PM
davidearle.bsky.social
From Crypt Currency: A Lesson in Orconomics by J. Zachary Pike.
Taking someone's money without delivering commensurate value is a crime, unless it's done by a business. Exploiting the law to ruin another person's life or livelihood is unsavory, unless it's done for business. Crushing the weak, abandoning the sick, exploiting the desperate-all of these sins can be excused when done in pursuit of profit. Under the protective shroud of business, such acts are no longer acts at all, but the result of a market force, an unavoidable reality of economics, a certain outcome of a rational system and not—as would otherwise be the case - evidence of a depraved turpitude so rank that it leaves a greasy residue on the soul. This is why the ruthless are quick to give their victims and detractors alike stringent assurances that their cutthroat tactics are "just business"—often garnished with a polite smile and incongruous well-wishes.
July 21, 2026 at 3:21 PM
baltech.bsky.social
yes, Orconomics
July 21, 2026 at 6:07 AM
baltech.bsky.social
i need to emphasize that this is a mix of fantasy and financial satire that can stand with the exploits of one Moist v Lipwig
July 20, 2026 at 8:42 AM
tentaclepanther.bsky.social
Literally just told someone an hour ago "Orconomics is one of my favorite books. You should ILL it. I gave a copy to my local library so I know for sure they'll send it to you."
dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social DC Public Library @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social · Jul 18
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July 19, 2026 at 4:34 AM
cosmosrebellion.bsky.social
A book I'm enjoying a lot right now is Orconomics. A story where a group of fuck-up, washed heroes navigate a fantasy world that works through the nightmare of late stage capitalism. I am having a ton of fun with it! Gorm and his part are some of the most fun characters I've read about.
July 18, 2026 at 12:03 AM
matgopack.bsky.social
It's more classically litrpg though, orconomics seems a different genre to me. Tough line to draw though (similar to where to place progression fantasy, where Cradle fits that DCC threshold for me in a genre that I usually find poorly written)
July 17, 2026 at 5:10 PM