Nine Goblins: A Tale of Low Fantasy and High Mischief

Name: Nine Goblins: A Tale of Low Fantasy and High Mischief
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SKU: 9781250400116
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Praise for Nine Goblins:

"The comedy that goblins deserve! A spry, plucky book about a band of goblins who want what we all do: to slack off without getting executed or ingested. What's more relatable than that?"--John Wiswell, award-winning author of Someone You Can Build a Nest In

Praise for the works of T. Kingfisher:

"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."-- Paste

"Tucking into a T. Kingfisher book feels like coming home ... familiar, spectacular, and utterly surprising."-- Vulture

"Kingfisher never fails to dazzle."--Peter S. Beagle, Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award-winning author of The Last Unicorn

"Any new T. Kingfisher book is reason to take a personal day."-- NPR

"Kingfisher is a master."--Travis Baldree, New York Times bestselling author of Legends & Lattes

"Refreshing. . . . a true comfort read."-- The Washington Post

"Absolutely delightful and full of charm and truth."--Naomi Novik, New York Times bestselling author of A Deadly Education and Uprooted

"The natural and inevitable heir to the greats of her genre."--Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author of Every Heart a Doorway

"Immensely charming, unexpected, full of heart."--Katherine Arden, bestselling author of The Bear and the Nightingale

"An absolute joy....Kingfisher is endlessly inventive."--K.J. Charles, author of The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen

Brief Description:
"From New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes Nine Goblins, a tale of low fantasy and high mischief. 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. Unfortunately, between them and safety lies a forest full of elves, trolls, monsters, and that most terrifying of creatures...a human being"-- Provided by publisher.

Biographical Note:
T. KINGFISHER writes fantasy, horror, and occasional oddities, including Nettle & Bone, Thornhedge, A Sorceress Comes to Call, What Moves the Dead, and A House with Good Bones. Under a pen name, she also writes bestselling children's books. She lives in New Mexico with her dog, cats, and husband who is a dead ringer for Sings-to-Trees.

Publisher Marketing:

From New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes Nine Goblins, a tale of low fantasy and high mischief.

DELUXE EDITION--a gorgeous hardcover with endpapers illustrated by the author and a foil case stamp

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.

Unfortunately, between them and safety lies a forest full of elves, trolls, monsters, and that most terrifying of creatures...a human being.

Review Citations:

Booklist 01/05/2026 (EAN 9781250400116, Hardcover)
Publishers Weekly 10/20/2025 (EAN 9781250400116, Hardcover)
Library Journal 11/01/2025 pg. 55 (EAN 9781250400116, Hardcover) - *Starred Review

Contributor Bio:Kingfisher, T
T. KINGFISHER (she/her) writes fantasy, horror, and occasional oddities, including Nettle & Bone, What Moves the Dead, Thornhedge, A House with Good Bones, and A Sorceress Comes to Call. Under a pen name, she also writes bestselling children's books. She lives in New Mexico with her husband.