Gizzard Stones
by Garth Upshaw
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Pub Date Sep 12 2017 | Archive Date Sep 11 2017
Description
In a dangerous world corrupted by dark magic, an immortal Queen keeps a stranglehold on the source of her power — goblins bred like cattle and knowing no other life than their dank mud towers and the Queen's culling pens.
Nail didn’t mean to become the first goblin in hundreds of years to escape the Queen's clutches. But escape he did. Now, he must make his way in a hostile, unfamiliar world on a quest to free his kin — one lowly goblin against the Queen's overwhelming power.
Lianne, a young human on the cusp of adulthood, struggles to find her place in a society that sneers at her immigrant forbears. When she finds evidence of high-level corruption involving the people she's been taught to trust, she must decide where her loyalties lie. Will she find the courage to rebel?
As the desperate Queen tightens her grip, Nail and Lianne join together. Everyone they care about must rise to the challenges of a new world… a world that comes at a deadly cost.
In this fast-paced adventure tale, fantastical characters battle with stealth, wit, and exciting new magic in a setting you've never encountered before. Gizzard Stones will delight and surprise you.
A Note From the Publisher
A goblin and a teenage mutant as protagonists? This is the quintessential misfits versus overwhelming odds story, set in a gritty, oppressed, gaslight fantasy realm.
Marketing Plan
"Will appeal to fans of Henson's Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal and the work of Froud, as well as those who are drawn more to titles such as Paul Durham's The Luck Uglies and N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth setting..."
Available Editions
EDITION | Paperback |
ISBN | 9781945528507 |
PRICE | $14.95 (USD) |
PAGES | 310 |
Featured Reviews
Imaginative YA novel that features excellent world-building and strongly realised characters. Although it's aimed at younger readers, I found plenty to interest older age-groups, and the way in which the author arouses our sympathy for both opposing species is skilfully done - I was rooting for both Nail and Lianne. The plot and milieu are so well-constructed that a sequel has to be compulsory!
In this story, there is magic, goblins and humans which engaged me into a well built fantasy world. There is a nasty queen who wants more and more power. She gets her power by eating the gizzard stones of the goblins. It doesn't matter to her that the goblins must be killed in order to get them. Also in the story is a girl named Leanne who has been somewhat isolated from other humans due to her father. She seems to not completely to understand why her father is involved with the underground resistance group called the "Believers." Nail is a goblin that helps the goblins escape from the Queen's clutches. How did he do it?
The writing is excellent. The characters are engaging. Yet I was a little confused as to why Leanne's story was included with the goblin Nail. I don't really think it was made clear enough as how they worked together. When you read the story, you will hopefully see what I meant. Perhaps the author intends to write a sequel to this novel? It is worth reading.