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    <body><![CDATA[<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://the-iceberg.blogspot.com/2009/06/gils-all-fright-diner-by-lee-martinez.html">I know I said</a> that Martinez' first book, <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/225606.Gil_s_All_Fright_Diner" title="Gil's All Fright Diner by A. Lee Martinez">Gil's All Fright Diner</a>, was hilarious ... but <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/109986.In_the_Company_of_Ogres" title="In the Company of Ogres by A. Lee Martinez">In the Company of Ogres</a> is about four times funnier. Oh, and if you are a Terry Pratchett fan this one has even more similarities.<br/><br/><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/109986.In_the_Company_of_Ogres" title="In the Company of Ogres by A. Lee Martinez">In the Company of Ogres</a> is another comedy of the supernatural featuring...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59786290">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;An uproarious new novel in the tradition of Robert Asprin and Terry Pratchett!<br/><br/>For someone who’s immortal, Never Dead Ned manages to die with alarming frequency--he just has the annoying habit of rising from the grave. But this soldier might be better dead than face his latest assignment.<br/>&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ogre Company is the legion’s dumping ground--a motley, undisciplined group of monsters whose leaders tend to die under somewhat questionable circumstances. That’s where Ned’s rather unique talents come in. As Ogre Company’s newly appointed commander, Ned finds himself in charge of such fine examples of military prowess as a moonstruck Amazon, a very big (and very polite) two-headed ogre, a seductively scaly siren, a blind oracle who can hear (and smell) the future, a suicidal goblin daredevil pilot, a walking tree with a chip on its shoulder, and a suspiciously goblinesque orc.<br/>&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ned has only six months to whip the Ogre Company into shape or face an even more hideous assignment, but that’s not the worst of his problems. Because now that Ned has found out <em>why</em> he keeps returning from dead, he has to do everything he can to stay alive. . . .<br/><br/><em>In the Company of Ogres</em> does for fantasy, what A. Lee Martinez’s previous novel, <em>Gil’s All Fright Diner</em>, did for horror--and elves and goblins may never be the same!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;]]>
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    <![CDATA[For someone whos immortal, Never Dead Ned manages to die with alarming frequencyhe just has the annoying habit of rising from the grave. But this soldier might truly be better dead than face his newest assignment. Ogre Company is the legions dumping grounda motley, undisciplined group of monsters whose leaders tend to die under somewhat questionable circumstances. Thats where Neds rather unique talents come in. As Ogre Companys newly appointed commander, Ned finds himself in charge of such fine examples of military prowess as a moonstruck Amazon, a very big (and very polite) two-headed ogre, a seductively scaly siren, a blind oracle who can hear (and smell) the future, a suicidal goblin daredevil pilot, a walking tree with a chip on its shoulder, and a suspiciously goblinesque orc. Ned has only six months to whip Ogre Company into shape or face an even more hideous assignmentbut thats not the worst of his problems. Because now that Ned has found out why he keeps returning from the dead, he has to do everything he can to stay alive. In the Company of Ogres does for fantasy what A. Lee Martinezs bestselling novel, Gils All Fright Diner, did for horrorand elves and goblins may never be the same!]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Occasionally Dead Ned doesn't have quite the right ring to it, but Never Dead Ned sounds just fine. <br/><br/>In the Company of Ogres is funny and inventive, with a horde of strange and amusing characters. My particular favorites are Ace the goblin (who at the ripe old age of three must know <em>somet...</em><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47400332">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a hilarious book..If you like Terry Pratchett or Terry Brooks Andover Try this book!Never Dead Ned is a great character though his name sounds like he can't die its more lke he can't stay dead he dies all the time..When he ends up in charge of Ogre Company his life as it is will change fore...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78239590">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[My friend Sarah lent me the book during last school year, urging me to read it and get it back to her before she moved [which I did, thank you very much]. I'm glad I did, because it was quite funny. The main character is Ned, who has a habit of dying quite often. Filled with Tweedle-Dee and Tweedle-...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5439077">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;An uproarious new novel in the tradition of Robert Asprin and Terry Pratchett!<br/><br/>For someone who’s immortal, Never Dead Ned manages to die with alarming frequency--he just has the annoying habit of rising from the grave. But this soldier might be better dead than face his latest assignment.<br/>&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ogre Company is the legion’s dumping ground--a motley, undisciplined group of monsters whose leaders tend to die under somewhat questionable circumstances. That’s where Ned’s rather unique talents come in. As Ogre Company’s newly appointed commander, Ned finds himself in charge of such fine examples of military prowess as a moonstruck Amazon, a very big (and very polite) two-headed ogre, a seductively scaly siren, a blind oracle who can hear (and smell) the future, a suicidal goblin daredevil pilot, a walking tree with a chip on its shoulder, and a suspiciously goblinesque orc.<br/>&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ned has only six months to whip the Ogre Company into shape or face an even more hideous assignment, but that’s not the worst of his problems. Because now that Ned has found out <em>why</em> he keeps returning from dead, he has to do everything he can to stay alive. . . .<br/><br/><em>In the Company of Ogres</em> does for fantasy, what A. Lee Martinez’s previous novel, <em>Gil’s All Fright Diner</em>, did for horror--and elves and goblins may never be the same!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not only is this book funny but it also interjected male, military humor in it that very much piqued my interest.  I was a fan before but this one had me turning pages very quickly.  Hilarious.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[For someone whos immortal, Never Dead Ned manages to die with alarming frequencyhe just has the annoying habit of rising from the grave. But this soldier might truly be better dead than face his newest assignment. Ogre Company is the legions dumping grounda motley, undisciplined group of monsters whose leaders tend to die under somewhat questionable circumstances. Thats where Neds rather unique talents come in. As Ogre Companys newly appointed commander, Ned finds himself in charge of such fine examples of military prowess as a moonstruck Amazon, a very big (and very polite) two-headed ogre, a seductively scaly siren, a blind oracle who can hear (and smell) the future, a suicidal goblin daredevil pilot, a walking tree with a chip on its shoulder, and a suspiciously goblinesque orc. Ned has only six months to whip Ogre Company into shape or face an even more hideous assignmentbut thats not the worst of his problems. Because now that Ned has found out why he keeps returning from the dead, he has to do everything he can to stay alive. In the Company of Ogres does for fantasy what A. Lee Martinezs bestselling novel, Gils All Fright Diner, did for horrorand elves and goblins may never be the same!]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is my favorite A. Lee Marinez book. This is why I keep buying them. Yeah, &quot;Gil's All Fright Diner&quot; is great but I really like fantasy, not just horror, so this is great because it's a look at the army of evil that will one day sweep over the land in the moments before they are called ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4083089">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;An uproarious new novel in the tradition of Robert Asprin and Terry Pratchett!<br/><br/>For someone who’s immortal, Never Dead Ned manages to die with alarming frequency--he just has the annoying habit of rising from the grave. But this soldier might be better dead than face his latest assignment.<br/>&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ogre Company is the legion’s dumping ground--a motley, undisciplined group of monsters whose leaders tend to die under somewhat questionable circumstances. That’s where Ned’s rather unique talents come in. As Ogre Company’s newly appointed commander, Ned finds himself in charge of such fine examples of military prowess as a moonstruck Amazon, a very big (and very polite) two-headed ogre, a seductively scaly siren, a blind oracle who can hear (and smell) the future, a suicidal goblin daredevil pilot, a walking tree with a chip on its shoulder, and a suspiciously goblinesque orc.<br/>&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ned has only six months to whip the Ogre Company into shape or face an even more hideous assignment, but that’s not the worst of his problems. Because now that Ned has found out <em>why</em> he keeps returning from dead, he has to do everything he can to stay alive. . . .<br/><br/><em>In the Company of Ogres</em> does for fantasy, what A. Lee Martinez’s previous novel, <em>Gil’s All Fright Diner</em>, did for horror--and elves and goblins may never be the same!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I had a lot of fun reading Martinez's first book, Gil's All Fright Diner.  I'm excited to follow his progress and his sophomore book looks right up my ally: comedy fantasy fiction.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is SO different from the books that I normally read. It's a science fiction book, which I normally hate, but it was actually really good [and funny too!:]]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A local Fort Worth Arthur wrote this book and several others to follow. this is still by far my favorite though his first book was a blast.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Wonderful fantasy read about a guy cursed never to die leading the fantasy world's worst army against a terrible evil.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I breezed through the first part of this book but I found the end a little slow. I still really enjoyed it.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;An uproarious new novel in the tradition of Robert Asprin and Terry Pratchett!<br/><br/>For someone who’s immortal, Never Dead Ned manages to die with alarming frequency--he just has the annoying habit of rising from the grave. But this soldier might be better dead than face his latest assignment.<br/>&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ogre Company is the legion’s dumping ground--a motley, undisciplined group of monsters whose leaders tend to die under somewhat questionable circumstances. That’s where Ned’s rather unique talents come in. As Ogre Company’s newly appointed commander, Ned finds himself in charge of such fine examples of military prowess as a moonstruck Amazon, a very big (and very polite) two-headed ogre, a seductively scaly siren, a blind oracle who can hear (and smell) the future, a suicidal goblin daredevil pilot, a walking tree with a chip on its shoulder, and a suspiciously goblinesque orc.<br/>&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ned has only six months to whip the Ogre Company into shape or face an even more hideous assignment, but that’s not the worst of his problems. Because now that Ned has found out <em>why</em> he keeps returning from dead, he has to do everything he can to stay alive. . . .<br/><br/><em>In the Company of Ogres</em> does for fantasy, what A. Lee Martinez’s previous novel, <em>Gil’s All Fright Diner</em>, did for horror--and elves and goblins may never be the same!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is about a man named Never Dead Ned, who is always dying and coming back to life. Because of his talent, he is sent to be commander of Ogre Company, whose commanders have the habit of dying in accidents. <br/>I didn't like this book as much as A. Lee Martinez's first book &quot;Gil's All ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78848923">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;An uproarious new novel in the tradition of Robert Asprin and Terry Pratchett!<br/><br/>For someone who’s immortal, Never Dead Ned manages to die with alarming frequency--he just has the annoying habit of rising from the grave. But this soldier might be better dead than face his latest assignment.<br/>&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ogre Company is the legion’s dumping ground--a motley, undisciplined group of monsters whose leaders tend to die under somewhat questionable circumstances. That’s where Ned’s rather unique talents come in. As Ogre Company’s newly appointed commander, Ned finds himself in charge of such fine examples of military prowess as a moonstruck Amazon, a very big (and very polite) two-headed ogre, a seductively scaly siren, a blind oracle who can hear (and smell) the future, a suicidal goblin daredevil pilot, a walking tree with a chip on its shoulder, and a suspiciously goblinesque orc.<br/>&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ned has only six months to whip the Ogre Company into shape or face an even more hideous assignment, but that’s not the worst of his problems. Because now that Ned has found out <em>why</em> he keeps returning from dead, he has to do everything he can to stay alive. . . .<br/><br/><em>In the Company of Ogres</em> does for fantasy, what A. Lee Martinez’s previous novel, <em>Gil’s All Fright Diner</em>, did for horror--and elves and goblins may never be the same!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is such a creative and hilarious book. A. Lee Martinez is a wonderful author and this and A Nameless Witch are incredibly fun books everyone should read.]]></body>
    
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