Helpful Score: 6
If you've ever played any sort of medieval role-playing game in which your intrepid adventurers has beaten up on pitiful little goblins, you're going to love this book. Our 'hero' is Jig, a pathetic goblin that pretty much is at the bottom of the goblin hierarchy. He's likable enough, at least he becomes so as you begin to understand the nuances of goblin society [as it were], and just where Jig fits in, or doesn't. He's scrawny for a goblin. He's picked on and bullied. He's nearsighted. He doesn't expect to survive long, even though he's smarter than the average goblin.
Enter the band of adventurers. Jig is swept up into a quest to find a magical rod against his will, and he suspects he won't live to see the end of the adventure. I won't give away any more about the plot, but it really opens your eyes to how your adventuring party is thought of by the denizens of the current dungeon delve.
When all is said and done, this is a coming of age story, more or less. Jig grows to become more than the sniveling little weakling that you meet at the beginning of the book. It's about the journey, not the destination. There's lots of character-driven motivation along with the action and advenure.
Bottom line: If you've ever rolled a d20 or read much fantasy, you should give this book a chance. I bet you'll be rooting for Jig the Goblin like I was, and praying that he survives to get experience!
Enter the band of adventurers. Jig is swept up into a quest to find a magical rod against his will, and he suspects he won't live to see the end of the adventure. I won't give away any more about the plot, but it really opens your eyes to how your adventuring party is thought of by the denizens of the current dungeon delve.
When all is said and done, this is a coming of age story, more or less. Jig grows to become more than the sniveling little weakling that you meet at the beginning of the book. It's about the journey, not the destination. There's lots of character-driven motivation along with the action and advenure.
Bottom line: If you've ever rolled a d20 or read much fantasy, you should give this book a chance. I bet you'll be rooting for Jig the Goblin like I was, and praying that he survives to get experience!
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