Grunts! - Revision history

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	* [http://www.greenmanreview.com/book/book_gentle_grunts.html Green Man review], by Maria Nutik		* [http://www.greenmanreview.com/book/book_gentle_grunts.html Green Man review], by Maria Nutik


			==Further reading==
			* While not humorous, the [[Boneshaker]] / [[Bonewreaker]] duology by [[Jacqueline Carey]] also inverts Tolkien / LOTR quest fantasy, and similarly takes on the "[[damned races]]" ideology, gender roles, and so forth.

	[[Category:1992 publications]]		[[Category:1992 publications]]

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	[[Image:Gentle-gruntsArt-LesEdwards.jpg\|thumb\|right\|125px\|Grunts! cover by Les Edwards]]		[[Image:Gentle-gruntsArt-LesEdwards.jpg\|thumb\|right\|125px\|Grunts! cover by Les Edwards]]
	[[Image:Gentle-1995-Grunts.jpg\|thumb\|right\|125px\|Grunts! US edition]]		[[Image:Gentle-1995-Grunts.jpg\|thumb\|right\|125px\|Grunts! US edition]]
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	'''Grunts!''' ([[1992]]) is a fantasy novel by [[Mary Gentle]].		'''Grunts!''' ([[1992]]) is a fantasy novel by [[Mary Gentle]].

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Ide Cyan: /* Quotes */ correcting errors I made in transcribing

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	:"Corporal, your squad needs a colour designation. Call yourself Red Squad, or Blue Squad, or ..."		:"Corporal, your squad needs a colour designation. Call yourself Red Squad, or Blue Squad, or ..."
	:"Yes, sir, ma'am!" Barashkukor slammed a salute. "Please, ma'am, permission to designate this squad Black Squad?"		:"Yes, sir, ma'am!" Barashkukor slammed a salute. "Please, ma'am, permission to designate this squad Black Squad?"
	:"No!" The female orc glared. "We already have fifteen Black Squads, twelve Dark Squads, four Raven Squads, three Midnight Squads, one Sable Squad, one Ebony Squad, and," she consulted a sheet of paper, "one Pink Squad. Hmm. Yes. Well ... We're all a ~~bit~~ worried about Pink Squad ..."		:"No!" The female orc glared. She rattled the sheaf of papers under Barashkukor's pointed nose. "We already have fifteen Black Squads, twelve Dark Squads, four Raven Squads, three Midnight Squads, one Sable Squad, one Ebony Squad, and," she consulted a sheet of paper, "one Pink Squad. Hmm. Yes. Well ... We're all a little worried about Pink Squad ..."
	:Shaking her head, she moved on past Barashkukor. He watched out of the corners of his long eyes as she halted in front of Marukka's all-female squad with their black unit tattoos, whose helmets had "BADGURLZ" stencilled on their camouflage-covers.		:Shaking her head, she moved on past Barashkukor. He watched out of the corners of his long eyes as she halted in front of Marukka's all-female squad with their black unit-tattoos, whose helmets had "BADGURLZ" stencilled on their camouflage-covers.

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	;from page 451		;from page 451
	:"The history of an Age," Oderic said, puffing smoke-rings that lurched, lopsided, into the air. "I'm going to tell the real story about halflings, orcs, the Dark Lord, and the final victory. The halflings are going to be cheery and moral and know their place; the orcs will be cowardly, and they'll lose; there won't be any mention of arms trading, and at the end of it the Dark Lord ~~wil~~ be male, and very, very dead!"		:"The history of an Age," Oderic said, puffing smoke-rings that lurched, lopsided, into the air. "I'm going to tell the ''real'' story about halflings, orcs, the Dark Lord, and the final victory. The halflings are going to be cheery and moral and know their place; the orcs will be cowardly, and they'll lose; there won't be ''any'' mention of arms trading, and at the end of it the Dark Lord will be male, and very, very dead!"

	== Reviews, references, etc. ==		== Reviews, references, etc. ==

Ide Cyan: Quotes from the book. Some of the best, and the worst... also fixed pub. year & sectioned the page

2007-09-07T04:59:14Z

Quotes from the book. Some of the best, and the worst... also fixed pub. year & sectioned the page

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	[[Image:Gentle-1995-Grunts.jpg\|thumb\|right\|125px\|Grunts! US edition]]		[[Image:Gentle-1995-Grunts.jpg\|thumb\|right\|125px\|Grunts! US edition]]

	'''Grunts!''' is a fantasy novel by [[Mary Gentle]].		'''Grunts!''' ([[1992]]) is a fantasy novel by [[Mary Gentle]].

	Told primarily through the point of view of the [[orc]]s, this book turns [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]-inspired fantasy clichés on their heads.		Told primarily through the point of view of the [[orc]]s, this book turns [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]-inspired fantasy clichés on their heads.

	It's hilarious, but extremely violent, and includes jokes about [[rape]].		It's hilarious, but extremely violent, and includes jokes about [[rape]]. However, it also addresses many of the gender issues often found in derivative [[high fantasy]].


	[[Category:~~1993~~ publications]]		== Quotes ==

			{{spoiler}}


			;from page 58
			:"Corporal, your squad needs a colour designation. Call yourself Red Squad, or Blue Squad, or ..."
			:"Yes, sir, ma'am!" Barashkukor slammed a salute. "Please, ma'am, permission to designate this squad Black Squad?"
			:"No!" The female orc glared. "We already have fifteen Black Squads, twelve Dark Squads, four Raven Squads, three Midnight Squads, one Sable Squad, one Ebony Squad, and," she consulted a sheet of paper, "one Pink Squad. Hmm. Yes. Well ... We're all a bit worried about Pink Squad ..."
			:Shaking her head, she moved on past Barashkukor. He watched out of the corners of his long eyes as she halted in front of Marukka's all-female squad with their black unit tattoos, whose helmets had "BADGURLZ" stencilled on their camouflage-covers.


			;from page 194
			:"And pass me another elf, Sergeant. This one's split."


			;from page 451
			:"The history of an Age," Oderic said, puffing smoke-rings that lurched, lopsided, into the air. "I'm going to tell the real story about halflings, orcs, the Dark Lord, and the final victory. The halflings are going to be cheery and moral and know their place; the orcs will be cowardly, and they'll lose; there won't be any mention of arms trading, and at the end of it the Dark Lord wil be male, and very, very dead!"

			== Reviews, references, etc. ==
			* [http://www.greenmanreview.com/book/book_gentle_grunts.html Green Man review], by Maria Nutik


			[[Category:1992 publications]]
	[[Category:Fantasy novels]]		[[Category:Fantasy novels]]
	[[Category:Novels]]		[[Category:Novels]]
			{{titlestub}}

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	~~Fantasy~~ novel by [[Mary Gentle]].		[[Image:Gentle-gruntsArt-LesEdwards.jpg\|thumb\|right\|125px\|Grunts! cover by Les Edwards]]
			[[Image:Gentle-1995-Grunts.jpg\|thumb\|right\|125px\|Grunts! US edition]]

			'''Grunts!''' is a fantasy novel by [[Mary Gentle]].

	Told primarily through the point of view of the [[orc]]s, this book turns [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]-inspired fantasy clichés on their heads.		Told primarily through the point of view of the [[orc]]s, this book turns [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]-inspired fantasy clichés on their heads.

	It's hilarious, but extremely violent.		It's hilarious, but extremely violent, and includes jokes about [[rape]].

	~~Includes~~ jokes about [[rape]].

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	[[Category: 1993 publications]]		[[Category:1993 publications]]
	[[Category:~~Works of fantasy~~]]		[[Category:Fantasy novels]]
	[[Category:Novels]]		[[Category:Novels]]

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	[[Category: 1993 publications]][[Category:~~Fantasy novels~~]]		[[Category: 1993 publications]]
			[[Category:Works of fantasy]]
			[[Category:Novels]]

Ide Cyan: brief outline

2007-02-15T00:12:37Z

brief outline

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Fantasy novel by [[Mary Gentle]].

Told primarily through the point of view of the [[orc]]s, this book turns [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]-inspired fantasy clichés on their heads.

It's hilarious, but extremely violent.

Includes jokes about [[rape]].

[[Category: 1993 publications]][[Category:Fantasy novels]]