From New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes Nine Goblins, a novella of low fantasy and high mischief, perfect for fans of Legends & Lattes.
No one knows exactly how the Goblin War began, but folks will tell you that goblins are stinking, slinking, filthy, sheep-stealing, henhouse-raiding, obnoxious, rude, and violent. Goblins would actually agree with all this, and might throw in "cowardly" and "lazy" too for good measure.
But goblins don't go around killing people for fun, no matter what the propaganda posters say. And when a confrontation with an evil wizard lands a troop of nine goblins deep behind enemy lines, goblin sergeant Nessilka must figure out how to keep her hapless band together and get them home in one piece, despite a path filled with elves, trolls, monsters, and that most terrifying of creatures…a human being.
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Praise for the works of T. Kingfisher:
"Full of melancholy charm. . . . it's such a pleasure to read."-The New York Times
"T. Kingfisher's delicate, bittersweet style of fantasy is like nothing else on shelves at the moment. . . . a perfect blend of sharp-edged humor and horror-tinged heart."-Paste
"Kingfisher never fails to dazzle."-Peter S. Beagle, Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award-winning author of The Last Unicorn
"Kingfisher's fairyland is full of teeth, wonder and horror; what's dark is very dark, but what's good will give you warmth. By the last page, my heart was mended."-NPR
"A wonderful entwining of darkness & whimsy."-Travis Baldree, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Legends & Lattes
"Refreshing. . . . a true comfort read, in which gentleness endures despite outrageous cruelty."-The Washington Post
"Absolutely delightful and full of charm and truth."-Naomi Novik, New York Times bestselling author of A Deadly Education and Uprooted
"Haunting and unusual." -Tamora Pierce, New York Times bestselling author of the Tortall series
