In Blackthorn Keep, knowledge is power—and goblins aren't allowed to have either.
Grimz has spent his seventeen years as he's expected to: scrubbing floors, polishing dangerous artifacts, and never, ever asking questions. In the shadow of the tyrannical Nightshade family, goblins exist to serve, not to think. One misstep could cost him everything.
But when three-year-old Morgana—the Nightshade heir herself—discovers Grimz in a forgotten corner of the magical repository and decides to t...
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In Blackthorn Keep, knowledge is power—and goblins aren't allowed to have either.
Grimz has spent his seventeen years as he's expected to: scrubbing floors, polishing dangerous artifacts, and never, ever asking questions. In the shadow of the tyrannical Nightshade family, goblins exist to serve, not to think. One misstep could cost him everything.
But when three-year-old Morgana—the Nightshade heir herself—discovers Grimz in a forgotten corner of the magical repository and decides to teach him his letters, everything changes. What begins as innocent alphabet lessons quickly becomes dangerous as Grimz discovers the transformative power of literacy in a world determined to keep him ignorant.
As Grimz learns to decode not just words but the unjust reality around him, he and his unlikely teacher forge a forbidden friendship that challenges centuries of oppression. When their secret is discovered, Grimz faces a punishment worse than death—the complete erasure of his newfound knowledge and identity.
The Goblin Manifesto is a darkly magical novella about the revolutionary nature of education, the courage to question tyranny, and how the smallest creatures can spark the biggest changes. Because sometimes all it takes to start a revolution is twenty-six letters and the dangerous idea that everyone deserves to learn.
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