GOBLIN WAR is the third book in the Jig the Goblin series,
which may (or may not be) a trilogy. And considering some
trilogies, this third book may or may not actually be the
final book of the trilogy. If there is a fourth book, I'll
gladly read it. In the meantime, I'm tempted to dig up
books one and two and give them a read.
The Jig the Goblin series chronicles the adventures
of...wait for it...a goblin named...wait...ready?...Jig.
Well, I assume they do, as I haven't read the first two
books, but I think it's a safe supposition. I should
perhaps merely state that Goblin War concerns the adventures
of Jig the Goblin. (Goblin Quest and Goblin
Hero may be about the adventures of Archibald the
kumquat.) GOBLIN WAR is basically a traditional fantasy
told from the perspective of one of the bad guys - or
rather, from the perspective of one of the victims of the
alleged heroes. From that basic conceit, the author weaves
a lighthearted fantasy romp as Jig and company stumble into
heroic exploits to save the day and survive until their next
meal.
GOBLIN WAR tries awfully hard to be funny, and very often
succeeds. More than once I found myself laughing out loud
while reading on an airplane - no small feat. And while it
sometimes fails to be funny, it is at least amusing and
always entertaining. GOBLIN WAR may not be high art, but it
is a refreshing and lighthearted take on an often stale and
somber genre. Definitely worth the read - Mr. Hines isn't
quite up to the zany inventiveness of Terry Pratchett, but
he's in the same ballpark.
Despite impossible odds, Jig was still alive. He'd survived
an adventurers' quest against a dragon and a necromancer, a
pixie invasion that had ogres and trolls dropping like
flies, and most frightening of all, the threat of being made
chief of the goblins. He wasn't sure how much more he could
stand.
Naturally, he was about to find out.
War was brewing in the world outside the mountain, and when
the goblins' lair was invaded by human warriors, Jig knew it
was only the start of another really bad day. . . .
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