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Penfold's Menu of Magic and Malice: A Collection of Dark Tales

Penfold's Menu of Magic and Malice: A Collection of Dark Tales - Paperback

by Valerie B. Williams
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Availability:In StockContributor:Valerie B. WilliamsPublish date:10/17/2025Pages:236
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Penny Books PublishingISBN-13:9798999443724UPC:9798999443724Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Horror, FantasyBook Topic:Collections & Anthologies, Occult & SupernaturalSize:8.00 x 5.00 x 0.54 inchesWeight:0.236Product ID:SCVMK4ZEVJ

A multi-course meal deserves to be consumed slowly, taking the time to appreciate each course. A short story collection is very much like such a meal. In her first collection of dark fiction, Valerie B. Williams has collaborated with one of her characters, Bartley Penfold, to construct an elegant repast that will leave the reader satiated, with a lingering sense of unease.

The sixteen stories contained herein cover subjects as varied as evil children, myths and legends, cursed objects, and wee folk-something for everyone. Please enjoy this amuse-bouche, courtesy of Mr. Penfold.

  • A mysterious visitor to a Civil War hospital offers comfort to the wounded by offering a glimpse of their families, if they will only look into his camp mirror.
  • Two boys foraging for wild mushrooms discover a new species of fungus at the same time it discovers them.
  • A woman introduces her granddaughter to the matriarchal skill-the ability to charm a carnivorous swamp cryptid.
  • A pirate ship's bounty includes a hogshead containing the body of a young woman, and rumors fly that she is a mermaid.
  • A grave-robbing gnome and his family meet a rookie detective determined to solve the crime and make his name.
  • In a post-apocalyptic world, a father battles his estranged daughter for command of their tribe.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Penny Books PublishingISBN-13:9798999443724UPC:9798999443724Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Horror, FantasyBook Topic:Collections & Anthologies, Occult & SupernaturalSize:8.00 x 5.00 x 0.54 inchesWeight:0.236Product ID:SCVMK4ZEVJ
Williams, Valerie B.: - Valerie B. Williams' short speculative fiction has been published in more than twenty anthologies and magazines. Highlights include Space and Time magazine (April 2025), Dastardly Damsels anthology (October 2024), Dark Corners of the Old Dominion anthology (September 2023), and American Gothic Short Stories anthology (May 2019). Her debut novel, a story of supernatural suspense titled "The Vanishing Twin," was released in October 2024. She is an Active member of the Horror Writers Association (HWA). Valerie spins twisty tales from her home in central Virginia, which she shares with her very patient husband and equally patient Golden Retriever. For more details and her most recent work, see Valerie's website at: www.valeriebwilliams.com
Publisher: Penny Books Publishing

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