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Hobs
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“Ah told yeh lad, this ain’t no fairytale!”
The legends are HOBS are real. Except these aren’t pixies or elves or any other such fairytale nonsense; they’re aliens.
Stranded on Earth for hundreds of years, the Hobs have made a new home, deep below the Derbyshire countryside; a secret city called Narrowdark. It’s hidden, secure and safe. But when an ancient power is released into the world above, they have to act.
Because all that power just crashed into a rather shocked 12-year-old human, called Jac…
An old English legend…
A secret underground city…
And a boy with an ancient power.
★★★★★ "Great book, My daughter was captivated by the first chapter and couldn't put it down. She thoroughly enjoyed it and is already asking when the next one is out. Superb debut novel..."
Amazon review
★★★★★ "A very brilliant book!"
Amazon review
★★★★★ "Great read for my daughter, aged 12, and myself. We both loved this book!"
Amazon review
“Ah told yeh lad, this ain’t no fairytale!”
The legends are HOBS are real. Except these aren’t pixies or elves or any other such fairytale nonsense; they’re aliens.
Stranded on Earth for hundreds of years, the Hobs have made a new home, deep below the Derbyshire countryside; a secret city called Narrowdark. It’s hidden, secure and safe. But when an ancient power is released into the world above, they have to act.
Because all that power just crashed into a rather shocked 12-year-old human, called Jac…
An old English legend…
A secret underground city…
And a boy with an ancient power.
★★★★★ "Great book, My daughter was captivated by the first chapter and couldn't put it down. She thoroughly enjoyed it and is already asking when the next one is out. Superb debut novel..."
Amazon review
★★★★★ "A very brilliant book!"
Amazon review
★★★★★ "Great read for my daughter, aged 12, and myself. We both loved this book!"
Amazon review
337 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 21, 2023
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July 5, 2023
I loved it. Read it in an afternoon. For that brief time I totally believed it all, and it was a great adventure. Fun and scary and requiring a lot of courage and quick thinking under pressure. Yes, it's a kid's book. In my opinion, a good kid's book is usually much better written than your average book for adults. Also, I firmly believe that growing older may be inevitable but growing up is optional. So give me a well written book in which a couple of kids band together with the "little people" to save the world, and I'm happy. It ends well, but with a hint that there's more to come.
June 13, 2023
A cracking read. Had to buy a second copy as my daughter (12) won't give hers up and is rereading it instead.
Interesting use of Derbyshire vernacular that grounds the story in the real world and makes it that little bit different to some of the other books out there.
Looking forward to the next in the series.
Interesting use of Derbyshire vernacular that grounds the story in the real world and makes it that little bit different to some of the other books out there.
Looking forward to the next in the series.
July 19, 2023
hobs
Quite an interesting and novel approach. Kept my interest all the way through! I hope for more to follow along this line!
Quite an interesting and novel approach. Kept my interest all the way through! I hope for more to follow along this line!
July 13, 2023
This book was so much fun, small chapters which I love. The story kept you captivated right up to the very last page. I loved it.
March 25, 2024
Good YA adventure tale
This story was … fun. I can’t call it good, because it was full of eye-rolling scenes. It reminded me of American B-movie scripts. I ignored all the bad science and chemistry and just focused on the story.
As an American, I had a lot of trouble sussing out the context of the Hobs’ speech patterns. The author’s writing style had similar discrepancies. I imagine if I were to visit the English village in the story, I’d have to hire a translator. What they speak isn’t exactly English. (To be fair, I had the same problem in Montreal.) Other than having to slow my reading pace to a crawl when any Hob spoke, I found the pace and ambience of the story to be great fun. Incidentally, I’m a big Iron Maiden fan, so I could appreciate the reference made concerning the cyborgs.
This story was … fun. I can’t call it good, because it was full of eye-rolling scenes. It reminded me of American B-movie scripts. I ignored all the bad science and chemistry and just focused on the story.
As an American, I had a lot of trouble sussing out the context of the Hobs’ speech patterns. The author’s writing style had similar discrepancies. I imagine if I were to visit the English village in the story, I’d have to hire a translator. What they speak isn’t exactly English. (To be fair, I had the same problem in Montreal.) Other than having to slow my reading pace to a crawl when any Hob spoke, I found the pace and ambience of the story to be great fun. Incidentally, I’m a big Iron Maiden fan, so I could appreciate the reference made concerning the cyborgs.
October 15, 2023
great for children
great for children and young at heart. the reason i gave a four stars and not five is because i had problems understanding the hubs. they talk with a scottish accent and while it makes the story more real, it was hard to understand at time. maybe if read outloud it might help. Otherwise, intertaining. I love how the folklore like vampires, gnomes, dwarves, fairy etc have an explanation in the book.
great for children and young at heart. the reason i gave a four stars and not five is because i had problems understanding the hubs. they talk with a scottish accent and while it makes the story more real, it was hard to understand at time. maybe if read outloud it might help. Otherwise, intertaining. I love how the folklore like vampires, gnomes, dwarves, fairy etc have an explanation in the book.
February 23, 2024
the leprechauns have been replaced
Not really magical, hobs are something else, small, grumpy and more advanced than we humans. It takes a young human to save everyone, or maybe, he’s not quite human anymore. For a quick read this was fine, but it won’t be replacing Harry anytime soon.
Not really magical, hobs are something else, small, grumpy and more advanced than we humans. It takes a young human to save everyone, or maybe, he’s not quite human anymore. For a quick read this was fine, but it won’t be replacing Harry anytime soon.
November 13, 2023
Magical feelgood
A tremendous start to a new series. Easy reading and a cracking pace with likeable characters, and it's based on folklore. What's not to like.
A tremendous start to a new series. Easy reading and a cracking pace with likeable characters, and it's based on folklore. What's not to like.
June 1, 2025
Hobbs
Great little story but took a while to understand the way the Hobbs spoke but hope there's another book? Please 🙏
Great little story but took a while to understand the way the Hobbs spoke but hope there's another book? Please 🙏
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