Book excerpt: The day of reckoning has arrived. But what use does a goblin war party have for a sage-in-training? Thistle will go to any lengths to get payback on the humans who murdered her family and to ensure that such a tragedy will never happen again. Leading the goblins is the warrior Noe. Her solution the human problem? Kill them all or drive them away from the goblin homeland. Thistle will discover that the world has changed since the goblins isolated themselves in the hills north of the Inland Sea. Three factions of humans with shifting allegiances vie for dominance. As the goblins begin their attack, Thistle realizes that for her kind to avoid destruction, they must learn to understand their enemy. War and diplomacy are skills the goblins have forgotten. Thistle will have to become a quick learner. Pick up the fourth installment of the dark fantasy Goblin Reign series!