George MacDonald

Princess Irene lives in a beautiful castle on a wild, lonely mountain. She spends her days playing and exploring, unaware of the dark secrets lurking deep beneath her home. Hidden in the subterranean caverns are the goblins—a strange, mischievous, and bitter race of creatures who despise the humans living above them. When the goblins hatch a sinister plot to kidnap the young princess and flood the mines, Irene finds herself in terrible danger. Her only hope lies in Curdie, a brave young miner boy who knows the twisting tunnels better than anyone, and a mysterious, magical great-grandmother who spins invisible thread in the castle's highest tower. Together, Irene and Curdie must outsmart the goblin king and his monstrous pets in a thrilling adventure of courage, friendship, and hidden magic.