- Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: Grafton; New edition edition (28 Jun 1990)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0586201785
- ISBN-13: 978-0586201787
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 10.6 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,677,073 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Jules Pennyman is on a mission - a quest for the thirty pieces of silver of Judas Iscariot. Other novels by this author include, "The Digging Leviathan", "Land of Dreams" and "Homunculus", the latter winning him the Philip K. Dick Award.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a wonderful book! The characters are colourful and endearing and the book is very well written. It had me giggling non - stop and the twists and turns were delightful. But most of all this is a well thought out story with an intricate and clever plot. It's the kind of book you can't read just once!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This was the first novel by James Blaylock that I ever read and remains the most fantastical and complelling of them all. I only wish he would leave-off the ghost stories for a while and revisit the pure fantasy scene similar to The Last Coin / The Paper Grail - come on Mr Blaylock I want more!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read this novel along with Winter Tides and All the Bells on Earth, and this novel far surpasses the others. Blaylock's sense of humor is at its best here, making this one of the most unique novels I've read.
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Brilliantly original - should be reprinted
The last coin is the thirtieth of the pieces of silver paid to Judas Iscariot for betraying Jesus. It's now owned, though he doesn't know it, by Andrew Vanbergen, owner of a... Read more
Published on 14 May 2007 by S. Bailey
Frustrating start, accelerated plot towards the end
I started reading James Blaylock as a result of the link with Tim Powers, and picked up a remaindered copy of The Homunculus, which was great - quirky, exciting,... Read more
Published on 2 Dec 1999
Brilliant modern fantasy
If you think fantasy is multi-volume novels about groups of midgets searching for lost jewelry then you probably won't like _The Last Coin_. Read more
Published on 16 Oct 1998
Ordinary Becomes Extraordinary!
I had the pleasure to meet Mr. Blaylock and was delighted to hear him speak. He tells stories with the cantor, grace, and humor of Sterling Grey. Read more
Published on 16 July 1998
Quirky, humorous--If it doesn't click right away, keep going
Several years ago, I sat down and tried to read this book. At the time, it just didn't click for me (maybe it was my mood--who knows?). Read more
Published on 30 Jun 1998
One of the best books I have ever read!!
The Last Coin is hilarious and I couldn't put it down. I liked it so much I read it twice and I never read a book more than once. The characters are quirky and entertaining. Read more
Published on 29 May 1998
Well written, whimsical, magic realism
I found this book delightful. The characters were engagingly odd and the plot definitely original. Humorous and a bit creepy by turns. The best Blaylock novel I've read so far. Read more
Published on 29 Sep 1997
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