The Golden Goblin

A Spellmonger Novel

By: Terry Mancour

Narrated by: John Lee

Hell ride into the heart of shadow!

"Lilastien is missing." That's how Master Minalan the Spellmonger, the greatest wizard of the age, began the mission for his two former apprentices, Tyndal and Rondal. Both were men of means now, recently married and enjoying high positions as a reward for their past service in the war. But service does not end with an armistice; now that the war is over, the Spellmonger recruits them to track down the missing Alka Alon sorceress, Lilastien, whose knowledge of Callidore's ancient past has proven invaluable in recovering the crafts of the Ancients. She must be found and returned to safety. And they have to be quiet about it; this is a secret mission that could take them anywhere.

Thus begins an epic road trip with two brilliant young wizards who find themselves on a trail that leads through the Goblin Kingdom and into the cold, forbidding Minden mountain range, the very edge of humanity's settlement. Along the way, they see the horrors of the war's aftermath and hear tales of a legendary Golden Goblin—a unique golden-furred gurvani—which may well be a fulfillment of prophecy. They see the despair and destitution amongst the gurvani, the goblins who are attempting to settle formerly human lands they took in the war, and the humans who are exploiting them for their own profit. They discover the deep disquiet the goblins feel after the war is over, and the troubling murmurs of revolt and rebellion.

Dodging cults, goblin courtiers, bandits, and spies, the two follow the obscure trail of the Sorceress from the palace of the Goblin King into the bleakness of winter. To aid them, the Spellmonger has provided them with one of the remarkable vehicles of the Ancients, a wondrous carriage recovered from a ruin that serves as their transport, their security, and their temporary home.

But the news they learn along the way is troubling: rumors of a mysterious wizard who lives beyond the glacial wastes, the Adrian, a figure of legend amongst the goblins, who seems to be raising an army. Who is this shadowy figure? What has he to do with Lilastien? How are the enemies of humanity involved in her disappearance?

The road through the darkest mountains is troubling and leads to adventure and danger... and ultimately to the last place in the world they want to find themselves. For the forces of darkness are real, and their plots and schemes against humanity did not end when the war did. In the very heart of darkness, Tyndal and Rondal are challenged to face their worst nightmares... and discover the secrets of the Golden Goblin!

©2025 Terry Mancour (P)2025 Podium Audio

Always a good time

Gotta love the boys
I do feel like it was a bit of a tease an wish it was longer

Pretty good

There were definitely some parts with sexual innuendo that I did not like, and at times it felt like the majority of the book was nothing but exposition, but, even with wading through all of that, it was still a decent ride.
I’m not sure why there was two epilogues though… on my first listen through, is seemed like there was at least one subtle difference between them, but otherwise, they sounded near word for word identical.

Boys work well together

I’m not going to spoil it for you but from the first word to the epilogue it is by far one of the best of the spellmonger series, well done Terry Mancour, outstanding presentation by John Lee.

Another great entry into the series

He’s done it again!!

Great adventure and develops the Lore of the world!

Small audiobook problem. The epilogue plays twice. Once as attached to the last chapter and then once again by itself. This is as of (07/16/2025)

lemons and gold

Another amazing installment in the spellmonger series. the only negative I would have is they spent more time on the journey than the importance of what actually happened, though the journey sets up a lot of what needs to happen in the end. And twists and terms are always welcome here