He wanted a blend of ancient and familiar. For title alone, he says, he consulted the dictionaries of five dead languages.
He studied linguistics and mythology to create the unique but plausible fantasy world. Jobin says the idea for the tale came to him as a young boy exploring the forest surrounding his home in Toronto. Following the disappearances of other children from the village, they go on a mission to find them and instead uncover what history has distorted. The story’s heroes are three children seen as misfits by their village: a girl too tall and tomboyish a boy too short and scholarly for a village that doesn’t value literacy and a mistreated slave boy. This fantasy tale for young readers, by SCU anthropology lecturer Matthew Jobin, pivots on harrowing decisions that have both short-term impact and long-term consequences. They pause only in the presence of greater evil. Hunger-ceaselessly gnawing in their bellies-drives them to ravage the land. When attacked, they ooze thick blue-black liquid. Books Arthur has narrated include Spring Chicken by Bill Gifford, Picketts Charge by Charles. The world of The Nethergrim (Puffin Books) teems with vicious, bloodthirsty, otherworldly creatures.
The Nethergrim was a finalist for the 2015 Monica Hughes Science Fiction and Fantasy Award and was named a Best Book for Teens by the New York Public Library. The Nethergrim, his debut fantasy series for young readers, was published by Philomel a division of Penguin-Random House. Anthropology lecturer Matthew Jobin’s The Nethergrim delivers young readers into a creepy but plausible world. Matthew Jobin is an anthropologist and author. Evil, bloodthirsty creatures and three misfit children on a quest.
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