If you’re a fan of the film, then you are in for a treat! WINTERSONG has a similar feel to it, but the story is a much more traditional one – Liesl’s sister is not wished away, but choses to go with the Goblin King enchanted by his magic.

With time running out and the old laws against her, Liesl finds herself with an impossible choice.Īs a fan of the film Labyrinth (1986) as soon as I read the blurb of WINTERSONG I was instantly intrigued.

Despite the warnings, Liesl finds herself drawn to the Underground and the Goblin King. When the Goblin King takes her sister, Liesl risks everything to follow her into the Underground to try and win her back. Yet his influence still lingered in her music. But as she grew older, she drew further and further away from his magic as she was forced to grow-up. Eighteen-year-old Liesl has heard stories of the stunning and perilous Goblin King all her life, she even played with him as a child. With time and the old laws working against her, Liesl must discover who she truly is before her fate is sealed. Drawn to the strange, captivating world she finds – and the mysterious man who rules it – she soon faces an impossible decision. Now eighteen, Liesl can’t help but feel that her musical dreams and childhood fantasies are slipping away.īut when her sister is taken by the Goblin King, Liesl must journey to the Underground to save her. They’ve enraptured her spirit and inspired her musical compositions. Publisher: Titan Books (7th February 2017)Īll her life, Liesl has heard tales of the beautiful, dangerous Goblin King.

Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones