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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 truly be better dead than face his newest assignment. Ogre Company is the legion's dumping ground - a motley, undisciplined group of…

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I did not see that end coming, and to this day, this book has one of the most twisted twists that ever twisted my undergarments. 

I‘ve been a fan of Mr. Martinez since Gil‘s All Fright Diner, so I knew to expect a twisted humour; and I do love the humour in this book very much. The premise itself is so funny, you just have to read it.

But in regards to the apocalypse, it showed me the apocalypse might be just around the corner, and if anything, it starts with me, and with us. We are the ones…

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