Jim Hines closes off the trilogy with another winner. The tone is changed in this one, of necessity. When it comes to getting in trouble, Jig has nowhere to go but up. Oh, and he does.

I kept imagining a God slap-fest every time Jig's deity started explaining how the pantheons worked. I found myself chuckling and laughing throughout the entire thing, which earned me plenty of quizzical glances from my wife.

If you like the funny, read these books! ( )

Eine abgeschlossene Trilogie! Ohne viertem Band oder noch mehr. Ohne Nachfolge-Trilogien. Wie erfrischend!

Jig, der Goblin hat weiterhin grosse Probleme zu bewältigen, allen voran sein Goblin-Sein. Es macht Spass, ihm dabei zu folgen. ( )

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...

Fast paced, fun dialogue, and bouncy descriptions wrapped up in a humorous package. Jig makes a great anti-hero. Hines brings a fun but well-written genre to life and makes this a engaging story even for those that don't have extensive background in fantasy in general and this series in particular. ( )

A fitting finale to the trilogy. ( )

Mix in gods with goblins, hobgoblins, and ogres, and everything gets complicated. Add in men, and things get even more confusing. Poor Jig; he just can't avoid being a hero! ( )