“Challenging, invigorating, and unique.” –Scott Lynch, bestselling author of The Lies of Locke Lamora, Nominated for the Nebula and Hugo awards, and a World Fantasy Award Finalist

“Katherine Addison’s The Goblin Emperor is a vividly imagined fantasy of court intrigue and dark magics.” –Unbound Worlds 100 Best Fantasy Novels of All Time

“The Goblin Emperor is hard to beat… Witty, elegant, kind.” –Francis Spufford, The Guardian

“Spellbinding… Unreservedly recommended.” –Kirkus, starred review

“Fantastic.” –Library Journal, starred review

“Subtle, intricate, fascinating worldbuilding.” –Katherine Arden, author of The Bear and the Nightingale

“Impressively elaborate worldbuilding underpins this lovely fantasy novel, but I couldn't put it down because of the heart-grippingly sympathetic main character.” –Kate Elliott, bestselling author of Unconquerable Sun

“Ambitious and meticulously executed.” –Publishers Weekly

“Addison has built a completely believable world, complete with its own language, customs, and history, but there are tantalizingly familiar elements (such as newspapers and pocket watches) that make us wonder from whence this world came and whether it might have sprung from our own, in a distant future.” –Booklist

“The Goblin Emperor has one of the most lovable characters we’ve met in ages… Remarkably compelling and fascinating.” –io9