Tak! reviewed Ogres by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Ogres
4 stars
An all-too plausible take on the future of economic disparity. The last few pages really made this one for me.
Published March 14, 2022
Ogres are bigger than you. Ogres are stronger than you. Ogres rule the world.
It’s always idyllic in the village until the landlord comes to call.
Because the landlord is an Ogre. And Ogres rule the world, with their size and strength and appetites. It’s always been that way. It’s the natural order of the world. And they only eat people sometimes.
But when the headman’s son, Torquell, dares lift his hand against the landlord’s son, he sets himself on a path to learn the terrible truth about the Ogres, and about the dark sciences that ensured their rule.
An all-too plausible take on the future of economic disparity. The last few pages really made this one for me.