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Thirteen Phantasms and Other Stories

1 review
James P. Blaylock

Ace, 2005

An Important Collection From a Master of Fantasy Fiction
This book collects almost all of Blaylock's short fiction and includes an introduction by the author which is just as entertaining as any of his stories. The pieces included here were originally published in various magazines and anthologies and most of them have never been reprinted. Blaylock is one of the quirkiest and most original writers around and if you've never read anything by him this ...

Thirteen Phantasms (13 Phantasms)

1 review
James P. Blaylock

Subterranean Press, 2005

Astounding future
The year is 1997, and Landers has just rented a house. Mrs Cummings, the widow who lived there, has moved into a retirement home 20 years after the death of her husband. While exploring the attic, Landers discovers four large, neatly tied boxes maked 'ASTOUNDING'. Untying one he finds a collection of 'Astounding Science Fiction,' and begins reading with the first issue, dated 1947. The back ...