The Goblin Corps
The Few, the Proud, the Obscene
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The Goblin Corps
Narrated by:
James Fouhey
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Narrated by:
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James Fouhey
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Ari Marmell
About this listen
Welcome to the Goblin Corps. May the best man lose.
Morthûl, the dreaded Charnel King, has failed. Centuries of plotting from the heart of the Iron Keep, deep within the dark lands of Kirol Syrreth—all for naught. Foiled at the last by the bumbling efforts of a laughable band of so-called heroes. Still, after uncounted centuries of survival, the Dark Lord isn’t about to go down without a fight, particularly in battle against a mortal! No, the Charnel King still has a few tricks up his putrid and tattered sleeves, and the only thing that can defeat him now may just be the inhuman soldiers on whom he’s pinned his last hopes.
©2011 Ari Marmell (P)2023 Blackstone PublishingThe story however was a let down Spoilers ahead.
Biggest reason for that it that it's very slow. Relatively early on the Big bad evil guy (Charnel King) is facing an imminent invasion by an alliance of "good" nations, the war will not begin until almost the end of the book and we barely see any of it. Vast majority of the story is training and our characters being sent on fetch quests without any interaction with the forces of the alliance. The relationships between the characters barely change during that time. With some exceptions they are all hostile and snarky from start to practically finish.
Hours and hours are spent listening to very similar interactions take place over and over, while waiting for the main event to take place and when it does, only glimpses.
It wasnt a miserable time but it left me disappointed as I wasn't expecting side quests to be the main dish.
Interesting start, ultimately disappointing
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Rooting for Demon Squad
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Other titles have promised this and not delivered or lacked the resolve to be really bad and ruthless. The Goblin Corps embrace this it's who they are and won't apologise for it, if they do they won't mean it.
The insight into how the enemy acts was enjoyable too.
The characters are varied, they are direct, cunning, stupid and bickering is a part of life. There are some very funny lines, great insults and very creative metaphors. I laughed until my sides hurt. The humour I don't think will appeal to everyone but I loved it.
The narrator does an exceptional job, the voices bring the characters to life and lets their personality shine through. I found the text harder to appreciate the audiobook has been a joy to listen to. Some characters could not have been easy to voice.
The story is long which I like as it allowed the story to be explored fully in a single story not divided into a trilogy which makes a nice change. The pace is good I was never bored. There are some nice twists but I was sad when the story ended.
The author and narrator deserve thanks for their hard work. I would recommend this title to anyone who likes the villain. A highly entertaining listen.
A unique and outstanding audiobook
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The shape shifter was wasted sadly and the Ohh perfect troll was jarring.
I'm shocked that the squad was never discovered due to their stench.
The humans, elf and dwarfs were painfully stupid most of the time.
The Kobold is the best.
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