This is the third of a three post series on Mike Phillips' book.
by Mike
Phillips
Guest Post:Heroes and Villains
Hello
everyone, and thank you for reading my guest post. My name is Mike Phillips and
my new book is The World Below. I
have been asked to talk about some of the more interesting characters in the
book.
Writing
about goblins was a riot! Goblins live on the fringes of human society. They
make their homes in junk yards, abandoned buildings, sewer systems, and
anywhere else people try to avoid. Once they find a likely spot, the get to
work. Goblins are clever with tools and machinery. They will use and repurpose
anything they can get their hands on, so many of their dwellings look like they
were designed by frat-boys. Not always the best of neighbors, goblins have to
take security seriously. They construct elaborate pitfalls to keep themselves
safe from enemies like collapsing tunnels, pongee pits, and mechanical traps.
Goblins,
like their human counterparts, each have a unique personality. They live in
what they call crews, a sort of family, a lot like college dorm-mates. Each
goblin has a special skill. One might be a bully (a most desirable skill in the
goblin world). Another might be crafty at making traps. Some use sorcery or
poison. Others are good at machinery. Some just eat a lot (another desirable
skill). Goblins, in general, have a loose sense of morality. If it doesn’t hurt
another member of the crew, with the obvious exception of fighting, then it’s
usually okay. Fighting is always acceptable behavior, though if an enemy is
around, a goblin is expected to stop fighting the other crew member and start
fighting the enemy. Common sense rules like that are the
cornerstone of goblin society.
That
brings us to the topic of goblin social structure. Goblin society is feudal.
They organize in crews, bound by familial ties or friendship. These
associations are loosely formed, and if a goblin wants to go it alone, no one
holds a grudge. A crew may have two or three leaders at a time. It is not
unusual for goblins to disagree, so sometimes they have no real leader at all.
Though they fight with each other like crazy, but they are deeply loyal in
times of trouble and would do anything for the other members of their crew. No
female goblins appear in The World Below,
but that is a topic for another time.
Thank
you so much for joining me. I hope you enjoy The World Below. Please visit me at mikephillipsfantasy.com.
General Information:
Title: The
World Below
Author: Mike
Phillips
Author
Website: http://mikephillipsfantasy.com
Print
ISBN: 978-1-61572-886-2
Digital
ISBN: 978-1-61572-885-5
Synopsis:
In ancient times,
magical creatures inhabited the earth. They lived on mountaintops, in trees, at
the bottom of lakes and rivers. But that was long ago, before the human race
declared war on the creatures they feared and hated. Now the enchanted peoples are
all but gone. Those few that remain fear being stretched out on an examination
table in some secret, governmental facility. The only place they can hide from
the ever increasing number of satellites and smart phones is in the World Below.
Mitch Hardy is going through a hard time in his life. In his early
twenties, he was working his way through college when he suffered an accident
that left him flat broke and physically deformed. When Mitch decides to make a
fresh start in a new town, things start looking up. He finds a place to live, a
decent job, good friends. He even meets a nice girl. Unknown to Mitch, his new
girlfriend is one of the Elder Race,
what some call the Faerie Folk. Mitch
doesn’t know that Elizabeth is looking for a father she never knew. The key to
finding him is somehow tied up with the mysterious Blade of Caro. Desperate,
she steals the Blade from its protector, the despotic ruler of the World Below, the Dragon of Worms, Baron
Finkbeiner. When Elizabeth is kidnapped by the Baron, Mitch is pulled into a
world or magic and monsters he never imagined.
This book may have been received free of charge from a publisher or a publicist. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.
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