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Jim Hines has a non-serious goblin series that starts with Goblin Quest. Goblin Quest by Jim C. Hines There were 3 books that were disappointing. None of them were awful or pathetic, but they just weren't that good for me.
Goblin Quest by Jim C. Hines
The Alchemyst by Michael Scott
The Stepsister Scheme by Jim C. Hines
and one that was a touch lower on the scale:
Ginnie Come ... ... Come Lately by Carola Dunn
13. Griffin's Castle by Jenny Nimmo
14. The Game by Diana Wynne Jones
15. Goblin Quest by Jim C. Hines
16. Twisted Tales From Shakespeare by Richard Armour
17. Remake by Connie Willis
18. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman ... ... hmmm...
I would have to say...
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide by Douglas Adams because of the humor, and Goblin Quest by Jim C. Hines because it was the first book where I met the author.
I just recently found a copy of my favorite book since I was a child, The Giver ... From reading your description Goblin Quest and The Stepsister Scheme are similiar, but, imo, he succeded with The Stepsister Scheme. I check your thread so I will be looking for your impressions of this one. >23 I'm going to be reading that book in a week or so for a book group on the 24th. See my thread for a review of Goblin Quest by the same author. Sounds like this is similar in tone. ... Dunn (msg 53)
13. Griffin's Castle by Jenny Nimmo (msg 61)
14. The Game by Diana Wynne Jones (msg 62)
15. Goblin Quest by Jim C. Hines (msg 72)
16. Twisted Tales From Shakespeare by Richard Armour (msg 76)
17. Remake by Connie Willis
18. The Graveyard Book by ... I was in the tunnels and caves of a mountain created by the Rod of Creation in Goblin Quest. #15 Goblin Quest by Jim C. Hines.
I picked this one up because it promised "one of the funniest dungeon-delving epics ever." Sigh.
Why do I ever put any credence in book blurbs?
Okay, the premise is this. Take your usual quest gang. Hero, wizard, dwarf, elf. And add a goblin, a short- ... #15 Goblin Quest by Jim C. Hines.
I picked this one up because it promised "one of the funniest dungeon-delving epics ever." Sigh.
Why do I ever put any credence in book blurbs?
Okay, the premise is this. Take your usual quest gang. Hero, wizard, dwarf, elf. And add a goblin, a short-s ... ... Dunn (msg 53)
13. Griffin's Castle by Jenny Nimmo (msg 61)
14. The Game by Diana Wynne Jones (msg 62)
15. Goblin Quest by Jim C. Hines (msg 72)
16. Twisted Tales From Shakespeare by Richard Armour (msg 76)
17. Remake by Connie Willis (msg 83)
18. The Graveyard B ... Goblin Quest by Jim C. Hines was in my door last night when I got home from work. Woohoo! ... C. Wrede, and if you don't mind being seen by the YA shelves, her Dealing with Dragons (and sequels) as well.
Goblin Quest, Jim C Hines (and sequels)
Majyk by Accident, Esther Friesner (anything by her, really)
A Voice for Princess, John Morressy (and sequels)
A ... ... fun: Skulduggery Pleasant, Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat (more middle school end of spectrum), Dread Locks, GoblinQuest and its sequels, and Anne Ursu's Cronus Chronicles.
A second (3rd?0 on the Dragonriders of Pern and the Harper Hallseries by Anne McCaffrey. After ... ... fun: Skulduggery Pleasant, Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat (more middle school end of spectrum), Dread Locks, GoblinQuest and it's sequels, and Anne Ursu's Cronus Chronicles.
A second (3rd?0 on the Dragonriders of Pern and the Harper Hallseries by Anne McCaffrey. Afte ... ... Dune Frank Herbert
The original Dune series, I have not tried any of the "other" Dune books from Brian Herbert.
21. Goblin Quest Jim C. Hines
22. Goblin Hero Jim C. Hines
23. Goblin War Jim C. Hines
The adventures of Jig the Goblin. I love books that make me laugh.
24. C ... ... to pick up the next book! I usually tuck a paperback in my purse to haul to work to read on my breaks, and I've already got Goblin Quest by Jim C. Hines set aside for that duty, but beyond that, I've no idea what else I'll get to in the coming days.
Cheryl Fifty-Seventh book - Goblin Quest by Jim C. Hines
Review -
Jig the Goblin is small and meek compaired to other goblins. He is even still charged with doing the tasks assigned to goblin children. Then one day the Captain decides to use Jig to scare up some game and Jig happens upon a ... ... that :( It did sound good when I read the description.
After I'm done with the book I'm reading now (a fantasy called Goblin Quest) I'm going to read Secrets of a Summer Night which was my suggestion for one of the myspace book groups I'm on. You really got me hooked on those Kleypas ... Today I started Goblin Quest by Jim C. Hines. I told my son if I really like it I'm going to buy him a copy. It sounds like something he'd like a lot.
edited to get touchstones to work Hello all,
I'm a relatively new author with DAW Books (one of the big SF/F publishers). My first book Goblin Quest came out last month, and Goblin Hero is coming out in May. I'm looking to see what I can do to promote the book.
A number of authors have talked about doing mailings to ...
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