The Goblin Corps
Pyr · Paperback · July 26, 2011
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- Who it’s for
- A thwarted Dark Lord turns to inhuman soldiers, with mordant humor shadowing the fantasy.
- Themes
- A Dark Lord fights to survive, Inhuman soldiers as a last hope
- Genres
- Military Fantasy, Humorous Fantasy, Dark Fantasy
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Welcome to the Goblin Corps. May the best man lose. Morthûl, the dreaded Charnel King, has failed. Centuries of plotting from the heart of the Iron Keep, deep within the dark lands of Kirol Syrreth--all for naught. Foiled at the last by the bumbling efforts of a laughable band of so-called heroes. Still, after uncounted centuries of survival, the Dark Lord isn't about to go down without a fight, particularly in battle against a mortal!
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No, the Charnel King still has a few tricks up his putrid and tattered sleeves, and the only thing that can defeat him now may just be the inhuman soldiers on whom he's pinned his last hopes.
Darkly Comic Fantasy
A thwarted Dark Lord turns to inhuman soldiers, with mordant humor shadowing the fantasy.
Come here for
- A darkly comic take on a Dark Lord’s last stand
- Bumbling heroes and a villain who refuses to quit
Expect
- Mordant humor alongside dark-fantasy stakes
- A stubborn villain’s perspective on the heroes’ victory
Where it sits
| Humorous Fantasy | 65% |
|---|---|
| Dark Fantasy | 52% |
| Military Fantasy | 42% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Action & Adventure
- Dark Fantasy
- Horror
- Authors
- Ari Marmell
- Publisher
- Pyr
- Published
- July 26, 2011
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- A Dark Lord fights to survive · Inhuman soldiers as a last hope
- Reading lane
- Action & Adventure