The Goblin and the Dancer

A Retelling of the Steadfast Tin Soldier (A Villain's Ever After)

De: Allison Tebo

Narrado por: Johnathan Welsh

Grik the goblin spends his days as a janitor cleaning the Metropolitan Dance Hall, drawn to the Elvish world and tired of the darkness of his underground home. He secretly pines for the ballet company’s lead dancer, Rosanna, but his own ugliness and shyness stand in the way of confessing his love.

When a handsome soldier named Paul appears on the scene to make a bid for Rosanna's affections, Grik’s jealousy bubbles over and he commits the unthinkable, plunging all of them into the river and down into the depths of the earth.

Determined to redeem himself, Grik leads Rosanna and Paul through the place he calls home: but even a goblin can’t be prepared for everything that is found underground. Trapped in the dark, nightmares both within and without rise to the surface, threatening to destroy them all.

A magical and heartfelt retelling of The Steadfast Tin Soldier about finding your worth.

The Goblin and the Dancer is one of 12 short novels in A Villain's Ever After, a collection of stand-alone stories featuring villainous twists on some of your favorite classic fairy tales. Listen to the series in any order for magical adventures…and fall in love with villains as you've never seen them before. Who said villains can't have happily-ever-afters?

©2021 Allison Tebo (P)2023 Allison Tebo

good story but iffy retelling.

the tin soldier is no longer a toy. now he is a man and his dancer is a real dancer on the stage.

Now the Goblin is only misunderstood and the tin soldier, named Paul, is a bit of a bigot.

overall a nice story about learning the value of an individual and to not judge based on race or social class.

it was also neat how the the goblin world was shown to be beautiful in its own right and how the character of the goblin learned a lesson too about speaking up and valuing himself.

the narrator was fantastic with the voices and felt like a timeless storyteller bringing weight to this new tale.

Very cool twist on the story of the Tin Soldier!

Having a main character and love interest that is a goblin is such a refreshing change of pace! I love how the emphasis is on who the characters are inside and how sometimes first impressions are wrong. I also love Grik's personal journey through the story, and the resolution between him and his rival was very satisfying. He really did turn out to be a hero to root for even after his mistakes in the beginning. The narration was fantastic and it drew me into the story and held me there!