Goblin Quest

I was some 200 plus pages through some other trashy fantasy epic when the boredom factor hit my threshold. And I was in the mood for some other different fantasy story, something light, and this looked like fun.... A story about a puny, blue-skinned goblin named Jig with bad eyesight who finds himself pressed into service as a guide underneath the mountain where he lives. His captors are a vain prince, his half-mad wizard brother, a surly dwarf, and a thieving elf girl. And it's got a sense of humor. Jig and his pet fire-spider, Smudge, endure some dungeon-delving escapades with wit and style. (It was mentioned that one character would lose a battle of wits with his shadow.) I enjoyed this tale. Someday, I'll get around to Jig's next adventure, Goblin Hero.