The Goblin Emperor (novel)

The Goblin Emperor is the first novel in The Chronicles of Osreth. It was first published in English on April 1st, 2014. The novel was also officially published in German in 2016 (Fischer Tor), in Spanish on November 6th, 2018 (LA ESFERA DE LOS LIBROS, S.L.), and in Japanese and Turkish (Ithaki Yayinlari). It was also released in Hungarian on November 10th, 2016 (GABO).

The novel was later adapted into an audiobook narrated by Kyle McCarley, released on June 22, 2021, along with the release of The Witness for the Dead and its audiobook.

Summary
The youngest, half-goblin son of the Emperor has lived his entire life in exile, distant from the Imperial Court and the deadly intrigue that suffuses it. But when his father and three sons in line for the throne are killed in an "accident," he has no choice but to take his place as the only surviving rightful heir.

Entirely unschooled in the art of court politics, he has no friends, no advisors, and the sure knowledge that whoever assassinated his father and brothers could make an attempt on his life at any moment.

Surrounded by sycophants eager to curry favor with the naïve new emperor, and overwhelmed by the burdens of his new life, he can trust nobody. Amid the swirl of plots to depose him, offers of arranged marriages, and the specter of the unknown conspirators who lurk in the shadows, he must quickly adjust to life as the Goblin Emperor. All the while, he is alone, and trying to find even a single friend... and hoping for the possibility of romance, yet also vigilant against the unseen enemies that threaten him, lest he lose his throne – or his life.

Details
See: Articles relating to The Goblin Emperor

The Goblin Emperor includes a wide cast of characters, peoples, multiple belief systems, locations, and associations.

Trivia

 * "Lora Selezh" is a short story focusing on Vineän Brenhazin coming to Thara Celehar with a problem.
 * "Min Zemerin’s Plan" is a short story prequel to "The Witness for the Dead", which would be an earlier chronological follow-up to "The Goblin Emperor", but "The Cemeteries of Amalo" series is a spin-off series from "The Goblin Emperor", not a direct sequel, though it does take place afterward.
 * The novel was adapted into an audiobook narrated by Kyle McCarley.

External Articles

 * "My Favorite Moments Writing The Goblin Emperor" by Katherine Addison (Tor, February 21st, 2019)