Nine Goblins: A Tale of Low Fantasy and High Mischief by Kingfisher, T.

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.

Author: T. Kingfisher
Publisher: Tordotcom
Published: 01/20/2026
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 8.47h x 5.63w x 0.68d
ISBN: 9781250400116

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 01/05/2026
Publishers Weekly 10/20/2025
Library Journal 11/01/2025 pg. 55

About the Author
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.