Dust jacket by Maurizio Manzieri

Subterranean Press is proud to announce a new novella by the author of Tea with the Black Dragon, A Trio for Lute, and other fantasy classics.

Ewen Young is just another up and coming young artist leaving one of his art shows when he is accosted by three Chinese thugs. After he fends them off, they leave him with a message: tell your uncle Jimmy Young we were here and we could have done much worse to you.

The next day Ewen goes to visit his uncle, and finds him lying in a pool of blood amidst the smell of gunpowder. As Ewen rushes to him, the thug emerges from the shadows to shoot Ewen too. Uncle Jimmy has died, but Ewen has just started his journey through the In Between.

Limited: 500 signed numbered hardcover copies

From Booklist:
“There isn’t any reason this spiritually supernatural novella couldn’t have sequels, and there are some hints that it will.”

From Publishers Weekly:
“Ewen’s story is ripe for more in-depth treatment, but there’s still plenty of good stuff in this slim package.”

From Green Man Review:
“I was deeply satisfied when I finished the story, and would definitely recommend it, quibbles and all, to anyone interested in art, the supernatural, healing, Buddhism, kung fu, bonsai, and a dozen other threads that weave through this particular tapestry.”