Goblins and Greatcoats
Description
A goblin with too many pockets and a disturbing affinity for cutlery, a rain-soaked night, four adventurers, a pair of corpses, a junk-drawer knife, some unfortunate taxidermy, and a beleaguered Gatewarden.
Reviewed on 28th June 2025
A fun little (free) short-story set in an inn, where a group of adventurers has found two of their number dead in the night.
It took me a few pages to get my head into the narrative, but once there it flowed smoothly. The only thing I found slightly tricky was that the character's speech was written with impecable spelling, but then described as heavily accented, and I had to replay in my head to get it sounding right.
I get the impression that this is an introduction to a character that will be making more of a mark in the author's forthcoming third cosy fantasy, so I'm looking forward to that.
