Mostly Murders

We’ve had a perfectly modern city for years, and now, all of a sudden, there’s ancient things everywhere.

A cute, cozy fantasy full of heart about Wisp, a goblin who grows up on the mean streets of Liston, a fantasy port town full of commerce, prospects and prejudice. Wisp does her best to scrape by in the slums to support herself and, more importantly, the orphanage where she was brought up after losing her parents in a tragic mining accident.

But one day Wisp stumbles across the opportunity of a lifetime when she is chosen as a guide by Idris, a scholarly centaur eager to explore the history and architecture of Liston. What follows is a fun, whimsical and humorous adventure that will introduce tourism to Liston, reinvigorate the city’s art and archaeology scene, and perhaps even change the way the world views goblins.

Goblins & Guides is like a cozy, gentle version of Discworld, weaving important themes of discrimination, history, capitalism and modern societies into a fun, cozy fantasy with a hint of romance and loads of found family and friendship defying the boundaries of different species. It is a story of forgiveness, second chances, of letting go and never giving up, of believing in yourself, and of taking the opportunities you encounter in life and making the best of them.

Highly recommended for cozy fantasy fans looking for a relaxing, low-stakes read, for readers who believe that it is never too late to change or make amends for past wrongs, and for anyone who feels like goblins have been hard done by in traditional fantasy and wants to see how cute they can be in the hands of a cozy author.

Cozy fantasy