Jig is a scrawny little nearsighted goblin-a runt even among his puny species. Captured by a party of adventurers searching for a magical artifact, and forced to guide them, Jig encounters every peril ever faced on a fantasy quest.

After barely surviving an adventure he never wanted, the scrawny little nearsighted goblin called Jig is now known as Jig Dragonslayer, and has the power of healing, thanks to the forgotten god he worships. But being a hero isn't all it's cracked up to be. Not when the goblin leader wants him dead, and everyone else actually expects him to keep doing heroic-and incredibly dangerous-things.

If you think it’s hard being a hobgoblin or a human, try living a goblin’s life for a while. In fact, try imagining what it’s like to be the runtiest goblin in the caves, the lone worshiper of a god who’s been forgotten for a good reason, and the target everyone points to at the first hint of trouble. Try picturing yourself as Jig Dragonslayer, and see how you like it…Despite impossible odds, Jig was still alive. He’d survived an adventurer’s quest against a dragon and a necromancer, a pixie invasion that had ogres and trolls dropping like flies, and, most frightening of all, the threat of being made chief of the goblins. He wasn’t sure how much more he could stand. Naturally, he was about to find out.War was brewing in the world outside the Mountain, and when the goblin’s lair was invaded by human warriors in search of the Rod of Creation, Jig knew it was just the start of another really bad day…

Everyone knows that heroes should triumph, dragons should be slain, and maidens should be rescued. But what if things don't go according to plan? Here are 16 fun tales of magic gone awry - from an author whose unicorn protagonist takes control of the story to a person who can hear food talking with strange events and surprising consequences in between. “Introduction” copyright © 2006 by Brittiany A. Koren “The Poisoned Chalice” copyright © 2006 by Brian Stableford “Battle of Wits” copyright © 2006 by Mickey Zucker Reichert “The Hero of Killorglin” copyright © 2006 by Fiona Patton “Goblin Lullaby” copyright © 2006 by Jim C. Hines “Crumbs” copyright © 2006 by Esther M. Friesner “Fellow Traveler” copyright © 2006 by Donald J. Bingle “Food Fight” copyright © 2006 by Thranx, Inc. “Moonlighting” copyright © 2006 by Devon Monk “The Rose, the Farmboy and the Gnome” copyright © 2006 by Phaedra M. Weldon “A Day at the Unicorn Races” copyright © 2006 by Christina F. York “Dragonslayer: Being the True and Terrible Tale of a Fearsome Meeting Between a Man and a Monster” copyright © 2006 by Jana Paniccia “The Murder of Mr. Wolf” copyright © 2006 by Josepha Sherman “New Yorke Snow” copyright © 2006 by Susan Sizemore “Meet the Madfeet” copyright © 2006 by Michael Jasper “Finder’s Keeper” copyright © 2006 by Janny Wurts “Is This Real Enough” copyright © 2006 by Lisanne Norman

A short story first published in [Fantasy Gone Wrong](http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20929) (2006).

In diesem Sammelband erleben Sie die Goblins von ihrer quirligsten Seite. Vier brandneue Abenteuer mit Jig dem Goblin lassen den Leser mitzittern. Spannung pur, bei der auch der Humor nicht zu kurz kommt. Ob es um ein Goblin-Schlaflied, einen Drachenmeister oder gar Hirn-Burger geht: Hier zeigt Hines sein volles Spektrum und beweist, dass er nicht nur zu den besten Fantasy-Autoren der Gegenwart zählt.

A vengeful ghost trapped in a goblin's ear ... a flaming spider who must help stop a goddess from conquering a science fiction convention ... a goblin nursery worker who finds herself trapped in the middle of a war. This collection features five humorous short stories that explore the fantasy realm from the perspective of the lowest of the low, the unlikeliest of the goblins.Includes the following stories from the author of the GOBLIN QUEST LullabyThe Haunting of Jig's EarGoblin HunterSchool SpiritMightier than the SwordEach story includes an afterword by the author.