Dance of the Goblins is the first in The Goblin Trilogy series of fantasy novels written by Jaq D. Hawkins about a race of goblins who live under the human world. They befriend the leader of the human world above, Count Anton, who becomes hunted by humans who feel he has betrayed them by his friendship with the goblins, and unwelcome in the goblin world where all humans are considered the enemy. Count Anton ultimately incurs the wrath of Haghuf, the goblin elder, after bedding the latter’s twin daughters. Anton spends the better part of half the book being pursued by goblins under instruction to remove his wayward appendage.

The book is followed by Demoniac Dance, then Power of the Dance. There are side projects attached to the series which tell the stories of some of the more important characters. these include; Goblin Rune; Le-ina's Sorrow; and a collection of short stories called Goblin Tales as well as a story within another collection, Liber Malorum, called In Dreams of Gold, where the goblins dance among the tulips.

An adaptation of the book is reportedly being filmed by Goblin Films Limited, starring Kevin McNally as the goblin elder, Haghuf. Currently, a listing on IMDB shows the film as being in post-production, with a release date slated for the 1st May 2008. The director listed is David Heinemann, whose most recent film appears to be a 16-minute short in 2000. The plot summary on IMDB is by the author of the book herself, under her real name Denise Channing. Kevin McNally is not included in the cast in the IMDB listing, possibly indicating that he is either not involved with this production, that the status is incorrect, or most likely he is associated yet has sought to apply pressure on the filmmakers to distance his name from the project following its embarrassing mention on the BBC's Dragons' Den programme.

The author appeared on the BBC2 programme asking for £175,000 to aid in the production of this film adaptation. None of the dragons were prepared to make an offer. The dragons commented harshly on her statement that she planned to pay a "top actor" £1m to appear in the film, but would not reveal his name as well as her inability to name any film her Director of Photography had worked on previously despite his "18 years of experience". It would appear the "top actor" was Kevin McNally, as she mentioned appearances in The Phantom of the Opera and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, both films in which he had supporting roles.

The dragons also expressed surprise by the author's statement that only 2000 copies of the book had been sold during the two years since its publication, and that its publisher only had two books on his list (the other having been written by himself).