From New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award-winning author T. Kingfisher comes Nine Goblins, a novella 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, despite a path filled with elves, trolls, monsters, and that most terrifying of creatures…a human being.

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Praise for this book

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




About the AuthorT. 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 husband.
Title: Nine Goblins : A Tale of Low Fantasy and High Mischief
Author(s): T. Kingfisher
ISBN: 9781250400123
Copyright 2025
Release Date: March 18, 2025
Publisher: Tor Publishing Group
Countries: United States, Canada | Learn more about available countries
Language: English
Format: mobi,ePub | Learn More about our supported formats
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