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Sales Rank: 1366388
Category: Book
Author: James P. Blaylock
Publisher: Ace Hardcover
Studio: Ace Hardcover
Manufacturer: Ace Hardcover
Label: Ace Hardcover
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Pages: 328
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7 x 5 x 1
ISBN: 0441113818
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780441113811
ASIN: 0441113818
Publication Date: November 1, 1988
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Product Description
An evil man strives for immortality by collecting the thirty pieces of silver that once belonged to Judas but somehow ended up in California, and only a sing coin stands between the world and certain apocalypse. Reissue. PW.
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 I've never forgotten this book August 10, 2008
I just want Mr Blaylock to know that even though I read The Last Coin many years ago, decades even, and have read it several times since, I've never forgotten what a perfect treasure this book is. In my closing middle age now, I'm currently putting together a list of books I want on my bookshelf and this is one of them. It's a precurser to The Da Vinci Code to say the least. A mind-blowing, fantastic, fun as hell kind of read that anyone could ask for. Thank you so much for this book!! I've read all your other books - and am always pleased with those also - but The Last Coin will remain my most favorite. Just wanted you to know.
Satisfying as a Bowl Of Cerial at Midnight July 7, 2008
This novel is just plain fun. The characters are whimsical and endearing, even the evil Mr. Pennyman. The plot is serious, the consequences of failure dire, but what is the fate of the known world compared to the satisfaction of prank calling your mortal enemy?
There are unexpected insights into human nature everywhere, but they are never shoved in your face. You can spot them if you want or stroll merrily on past. There are moments of brilliant literalism, for example a horrendously ill wind, that doesn't blow any one any good and in fact saves our intrepid hero hours of work scraping paint.
It's an easy read and you keep turning the pages just to see what happens next. I recommend it to anyone who enjoys sticking rubber octopuses in the toes of socks, stealing the toy out of the cerial box, and going to bed in the hopes that the kitchen will miraculously clean itself over night.
 A different kind of Fantasy novel March 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This isn't for everyone, but it is entertaining. Yes, there are some goofy scenarios w/ some ridiculously quirky comedic characters that don't always act rationally, but so what. It's entertaining & sure to make you laugh.
Anyways, this is for people who want to be entertained while at the same time immerse themselves in a place that's not that dif. from where they live.
Offbeat Genius December 5, 2004
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Like most of Blaylock's contemporary fantasies, this book left me with the odd but pleasurable sensation that the author was either a scant few inches from discovering the secrets of the Universe, or he was a complete idiot. Although I've met Mr. Blaylock on two or three occasions, I still can't make up my mind. In either case, this book is one of my very favorites. Only Blaylock would pit a delightfully quirky would-be Innkeeper like Andrew Vanbergen against the demonic Pennyman when the fate of the world hung in the balance. The plot, including its absurd references to the current street address of Judas Iscariot, is so wildly improbable that I have to suspect that it's true. This book is a must-read for anyone who's ever wondered if miracles and toaster ovens can co-exist in the same kitchen. Oh, and if you happen to run into Mr. Blaylock... ask him about the pig.
Jeff Edwards, Author of "Torpedo: A Surface Warfare Thriller"
Foibles Foil the Apocalypse June 17, 2002
The evil Jules Pennyman is out to collect 30 ancient silver coins, each one a magical talisman, paid to Judas to betray his Master two millenia ago. The last coin lies somewhere in Southern California, and Andrew Bergen, a foolish, but likeable loser is its unwitting caretaker. In this unlikely setting, Blaylock unfolds a realist-fantasy of subtle humor and adventures that don't quite cross over the border into farce. Populated with such delightful obscurities of American culture as Wheetabix (used to be Ruskets, no sugar added, got mushy real fast) cereal and a Nash Metropolitan, the novel delights as much with trivial backdrops as with plot and character. The plot unfolds as a competition between the court jester (Bergen) and the evil magus (Pennyman). Thinking himself a great schemer, Bergen's innocence keeps getting him into misadventures that slowly advance and unfold the plot. Pennyman, meanwhile, acts directly, and with Knowledge. Although he sees through Bergen, cannot fathom his behavior, and therein lies the possibility of saving the world. Quirky. Adventurous. More fun than a barrel full of hobbits. A must read unless your fantasy just =HAS= to be populated with dragons, orcs, and the like. ...
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