Book for D&D Geeks

Well, at least he wasn't on muck duty anymore. This was what he wanted, right? He was going on patrol. A clear step up in the world. So why wasn't he happier? Goblins spent years waiting for the day they could go from lighting fire bowls to helping protect the lair from adventurers.

Maybe that was it. Odds were, if you spent long enough looking for adventurers, sooner or later you were going to find some. Adventurers didn't fight fair. They brought magic swords and rings, wizards and spells, and warriors who cut through goblin patrols as quickly as Golaka's spicy rat dumplings passed through the old chief.

Goblin Quest, by Jim C. Hines, the first in a series.

Since no one wants to read anything serious for our "discussion group," I'll share the fun book I just finished reading. A D&D-style quest told from the point of view of a captive, near-sighted goblin. Fun without being silly, it exposes a lot of the conventions of the genre while still telling a good story and creating a protagonist you can root for. Highly recommended.