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Die Goblins / Der Krieg Der Goblins / Die Rückkehr Der Goblins (2009)

by Jim C. Hines(Favorite Author)

4.27 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

3828997031 (ISBN13: 9783828997035)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Weltbild

review 1: I was first introduced to Jig the Golbin in "When the Hero Comes Home", to my delight and fear I discovered that Jig had three complete books. The Legend of Jig Drangonslayer is the compilation of Jig's three full length adventures. I am not a big fan of serials, as I find I am often disappointed by the sequel books, but Jig was a delightful surprise.Goblin Quest:By far my favourite of the three stories, but isn’t that always the case with book 1? Not ways.Jig, a runt of a Goblin, is a bullied survivor. He bases his actions on how to keep himself alive. To his despair, he is captured and forced to guide a band of “heroes” through his mountain. These heroes are, of course, the archetypes we all know and love/hate in adventure stories, games, movies, etc. There is the ... moreWarrior with more brans than brains, the wizard who’s magic you're just not sure about along with his mental state, the Rogue or thief who is well a thief and too sneaky for you to trust full, and the “Oh, I have one of those” backpack full of who knows whats. We all know them and we all groan when we read them, see them, or have to play against them. To my delight Hines’ uses them brilliantly.Goblin Hero:Jig’s is now a hero, much to his despair, and a new threat as entered his mountain.How does on top Goblin Quest? I went into Goblin Hero, excited for another adventure with Jig but worried. Hines’ brilliantly developed a second book with a new adventure, new obstacles, and the same old Jig. By alternating the point of view the reader is able to see both what is happening with Jig and what is occurring “behind the scenes”. It’s enough to refresh and not hinder or be off putting. Bravo.Goblin War:Jig has proven himself twice, can he do it a third time? Again Hines’ changes up the narrative to give the reader someone else’s perspective, aside from Jig, and its different enough from Goblin Hero not to be hot hat. The conclusion to Jig’s trilogy, left me happy, satisfied, and a bit sad, just like it should.
review 2: This is an excellent collection. Jig Dragonslayer quickly became one of my favorite characters. The stories were interesting and complex. My only complaint was that, by the time I got to the third story, it seemed as though it contained just more of the same. But, upon reflection, that was not really the case. I think if I had spaced out my reading of the stories I would not have felt this way. On the other hand, with all three Jig stories in one place, I did not want to put it down... less

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