Omnibus from the author of the multiple World Fantasy Award and Philip K. Dick Award winner. Two magical novels set in magical California, where witchcraft and miracles are possible. The story of three friends who discover a passage to the mysterious Land of Dreams during the Solstice holiday and the arrival of an ominous carnival. And Mr. Penniman wanders around the coastal town in search of the silver pieces of Judas, which separate him from immortality, and the world from the apocalypse. When a shoe the size of a boat and giant glasses wash up on the shore, three town orphans - Jack, Skeezix and Helen - realize what is happening something is wrong, and the old ghost in the attic of the orphanage is inclined to agree with them. A sinister carnival comes to town, led by a gloomy gentleman who has the ability turn into a raven. A mouse-sized man hiding in the forest leaves Jack an elixir that may allow him to travel to another world during the Solstice, to the mysterious Lands of Dreams, where the key to Jack's past is kept and where their adventures will begin. Two thousand years ago there lived a man. , who sold valuable information to the authorities for thirty pieces of silver. His name was Judas, and then he hanged himself. However, the coins still exist - and still wield an elusive power over all who lay claim to them. Especially Mr. Penniman, who is just a few silver coins away from collecting them all, gaining immortality and triggering the end of the world... “Beautiful, scary and exciting at the same time. This book is for lovers of living language and for those who share the author’s dreams. Blaylock – wizard!" – Orson Scott Card on Dreamland “A wonderful train journey into an atypical fantasy.” - Patricia McKillip "Mr. Blaylock is an original writer with an eye for the classics, but one who suddenly surprises you not only with what he writes, but how he writes." – Philip K. Dick “The Extraordinary American Storyteller.” – William Gibson “This is Blaylock's best novel—powerful, magical, suspenseful, and funny, as it sails through the uncanny depths of the northern California coast, and no reader will ever be able to leave its landscape of sleepy coastal towns, strange songs wafting from the sea, and vast, unknown cities visible on the twilight horizons. The author is the best of modern writers, and this novel is destined to become a classic in its genre.” – Tim Powers on "Dreamland" "A stunning and beautifully realized surreal fantasy... Strange, complex, wise, original, delightful - don't miss it!" — Kirkus Reviews on Dreamland "This novel should legitimize the author's position as a literary trendsetter who does not simply explore the old, but breaks new ground." — San Francisco Chronicle on The Last Piece of Silver "Against the lyrical backdrop of the Southern California coast, all sorts of conspiracy theories collide in a merry carnival to create yet another weird and wonderful book." – Publishers Weekly on The Last Piece of Silver “Strange and wonderful things abound. The author makes good use of the coastal setting, extracting his own brand of magic from familiar places and familiar things. Although biblical conspiracies Revisionist writings are now at the peak of popularity; Blaylock pre-empted interest in them by several years.” – SFF Chronicles on The Last Piece of Silver “A surprising and mysterious charm, filled with characters typically found in John Irving novels.” – Booklist about “The Last Piece of Silver”