Jim C. Hines

Jim C. Hines

10 Series

Jim C. Hines is an American author renowned for his Goblin Quest, Magic Ex Libris, and Princess series. He debuted in 2006 with "Goblin Quest," the first book in the Goblin Quest series. Hines has established himself as a prominent figure in fantasy literature with these works.

In "Goblin Quest" by Jim C. Hines, Jig, a timid goblin, is drafted to guard the goblin tunnels. When intruders arrive, Jig's lack of bravery leads him to surrender. Consequently, he is coerced into guiding a group of adventurers through the mountain's tunnels in search of an ancient magical artifact. Jig's reluctant journey forms the crux of this engaging tale.

Jig the Goblin

Goblin Quest

(2004)

Goblin Hero

(2007)

Goblin War

(2008)

Princess

The Stepsister Scheme

(2008)

The Mermaid's Madness

(2009)

Red Hood's Revenge

(2010)

The Snow Queen's Shadow

(2011)

The Faery Taile Project

Red's Tale / Lobo's Tale

(2008)

Magic Ex Libris

Libriomancer

(2012)

Codex Born

(2013)

Unbound

(2015)

Chupacabra's Song

(2015)

Revisionary

(2016)

Imprinted

(2018)

Fable

Fable

(2015)

Janitors of the Post-Apocalypse

Terminal Alliance

(2017)

Terminal Uprising

(2019)

Terminal Peace

(2022)

Standalone Novels

Rise of the Spider Goddess

(2014)

Tamora Carter: Goblin Queen

(2020)

Amelia Sand and the Silver Queens

(2023)

Short Story Collections

Goldfish Dreams

(2003)

Kitemaster and Other Stories

(2011)

Sister of the Hedge & Other Stories

(2012)

The Goblin Master's Grimoire

(2013)

Non-Fiction

Invisible: Personal Essays on Representation in SF/F

(2014)

Invisible 2

(2015)

Invisible 3

(2017)

Anthologies

The Book of All Flesh

(2001)

The Book of More Flesh

(2002)

Modern Magic

(2005)

Bash Down the Door and Slice Open the Badguy

(2007)

Prime Codex

(2007)

Magic in the Mirrorstone

(2008)

Misspelled

(2008)

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 25, October 2008

(2008)

Time in a Bottle, Volume 1

(2010)

Happily Ever After

(2011)

When the Hero Comes Home

(2011)

When the Villain Comes Home

(2012)

The Modern Fae's Guide to Surviving Humanity

(2012)

Clarkesworld: Year Three

(2013)

Unidentified Funny Objects 2

(2013)

Speculative Fiction 2013

(2014)

Unidentified Funny Objects 3

(2014)

The Death of All Things

(2017)

Unidentified Funny Objects 6

(2017)

Robots vs. Fairies

(2018)

Where the Veil Is Thin

(2020)

Familiars

(2024)

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