The outsorcerer's apprentice

387 pages

English language

Published Aug. 5, 2014

ISBN:
978-0-316-36879-7
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OCLC Number:
862589187

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"A happy workforce, it is said, is a productive workforce. Mmmm. Try telling that to an army of belligerent goblins. Or the Big Bad Wolf. Or a professional dragons layer. Who is looking after their well-being? Who gives a damn about their intolerable working conditions, lack of adequate health insurance, and terrible coffee in the canteen? Thankfully, with access to an astonishingly diverse workforce and limitless natural resources, maximizing revenue and improving operating profit has never really been an issue for the one they call "the Wizard." Until now. Because now a perfectly good business model -- based on sound fiscal planning, entrepreneurial flair, and only one or two of the infinite parallel worlds that make up our universe -- is about to be disrupted by a young man not entirely aware of what's going on. There's also a slight risk that the fabric of reality will be torn to …

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There were spots where the pacing was a bit wonky, but overall I really enjoyed the book. The conversion from standard medieval agrarian to exploited masses to a market economy mixed with the hero's journey and a ton of self-aware humor made for a great story.

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Subjects

  • Personnel management
  • Fiction