The Grey Bastards

Brutal, dirty, and entertaining as hell. A fine gritty dark fantasy.

Knew I should have stopped within the first couple of paragraphs, but pushed on through three chapters. Should’ve listened to my gut.

Half-orcs, eh? Not a bunch I'd particularly found appealing in the past, but I enjoyed this far more than I expected. The plot isn't quite a sieve, but I wouldn't try to carry water with it either. The characters are more vulgar than the hogs they ride - I guess they're half-orcs, right? The action sequences are a strength and the sheer amount of stuff chucked in as far as species, magical happenings, horror and filth keeps it from ever getting dull. Writing is okay, sometimes a bit clumsy, mostly it doesn't get in the way - my biggest gripe: the word is "dragged" not "drug".
Anyway, I'm not sure who I'd recommend it to, but I liked it.