The Goblin Emperor

Extracts From A Handbook for Travelers in the Elflands

This section features passages on “Pronunciation,” “Names,” “Forms of Address,” and “The Emperors.” They offer historical and cultural context for the novel’s world, as well as technical details about pronunciation and naming conventions, and etiquette in the elven language and culture.

A Listing of Persons, Places, Things, and Gods

This listing acts as a glossary for the novel and its universe. It includes information about the people, places, and historical and cultural artifacts important to the world.

The narrative follows Maia, the half-goblin, half-elven fourth son of the Emperor of Ethuveraz, who has spent his life in isolated exile. At the remote lodge of Edonomee, Maia is awakened, late one night, by his abusive cousin and guardian, Setheris Nelar, to receive an urgent messenger from the imperial court. The messenger reports that the imperial airship, the Wisdom of Choharo, has crashed with no survivors. Emperor Varenechibel IV and his three older sons are dead, making Maia the new emperor.

The messenger delivers a letter from Ethuveraz’s Lord Chancellor, Uleris Chavar, that details funeral arrangements but omits any mention of a coronation.