The Goblin Chronicles

“Slowly,” his voice was deep, calming and soothing.

I pulled at the string with a nervous energy – frantically.

“Slowly,” he said again, more loudly this time with a tinge of frustration and a hint of …

“I don’t know if this is a wise decision,” mother murmured anxiously, rolling the golden chain between her fingers. It was fair to say that she hadn’t leapt at the idea when I suggested it to her. In…

I awoke with a shiver. Opening my eyes, I was astonished to see that I could – well – see! I could see I was in a huge cave, comfortably one hundred times the size of our small home that we had left …

We stopped. I don’t know when. I didn’t know how long we’d been moving. I’d walked; I’d cried; I’d dragged at mother; I’d been dragged by mother; I’d been carried by mother. Through the caves, we’d t…

It was a strange noise: a cross between a bark and a hiss that seemed to come from behind us and rush around us into the depths of the mines, where it reverberated back up, slithering along the floor…

My mother was on me in an instant, crouched in front of me and pulled me close to her. “Listen to me now. Father Leiter is going to take us through the mines. Hold my hand and whatever you do, don’t …

I was eating a bowl of mashed potato when my life changed forever. I can remember how it was ever so slightly saltier than I was used to. As I spooned another scoop into my mouth, there was an urgent…