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In For a Penny by Blaylock, James P. is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is In For a Penny about?
This mesmerising collection from World Fantasy Award-winner James P. Blaylock offers seven brilliant excursions into one of the most idiosyncratic imaginations of our time. Highlighted by the acclaimed novella, *The Trismegistus Club* - a brilliant riff on the antiquarian ghost story - *In for a Penny* goes from strength to strength, taking us deep into the heart of a quirky, deeply engaging fictional world that no one but Blaylock could have created.Other high points include "Home Before Dark", which chronicles one man's first few hours in the afterlife. Its thematic companion, "Small Houses", recounts an aging widower's last few hours on Earth. Both stories constitute deeply felt, lovingly detailed farewells to the things and places of this world.In "The Other Side", a minor precognitive episode leads the hero to an obsessive fascination with the hidden mysteries of the universe. In "His Own Back Yard", a story worthy of the great Jack Finney, a middle-aged man finds himself stranded in the haunted territory of his childhood. The blackly funny "War of the Worlds" uses a bowling ball and the imminent end of Life As We Know It to illuminate the fault lines in a modern marriage.Fina
Who reads In For a Penny?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Blaylock, James P.
- Publisher
- Subterranean Press
- Published
- 2003
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781931081825
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Fantasy, Horror
- Rating
- 3.71 / 5 (522 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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