A review by wyrmbergmalcolm
An Orc on the Wild Side by Tom Holt

4.0

This was a very clever and silly twist on The Lord of the Rings where it does help to have a reasonable working knowledge of the books or the films as many of the aspects, creatures and objects feature here in some form. Although being a parody, this is very much its own story with its own plot and lead characters. The story also subverts a lots of the tropes it lampshades making for a refreshing read.
There is a large build-up to the plot actually making itself known, the first chunk of the book is largely a series of things happening and it's not until much later that these things become relevant to each other. I didn't mind this as I was enjoying the humour of it all.
A lot of fun ideas and doesn't take itself too seriously.