Fixed imperishable by the Stamp, sold as slaves, escaped to run wild, fight dirty and plot revenge, Scruffians might look no more'n filthy guttersnipes, but it's a daft groanhuff who crosses em. From the Children's Crusades to the chimney sweeps of Ripper Vicky's London, from Jack Scallywag to the Beast of Buskerville, Scruffians have learnt the hard way to carry a shiv and mind yer mate's back. We'll learn you too, scamp, with these fabbles of Liberatings and Come-Uppances, carnival carnage and Christmas feasts. So cosy in and grab some grub. It's stew tonight, and if yer finds a finger... that's good luck!
Marking the release of the all-new A Scruffian Survival Guide in August, this chapbook and its companion A Scruffian Primer gather all stories previously published in various collections and anthologies, to consolidate the entire corpus-to-date as an ongoing series, with more volumes planned.
“The post- post- modern Victorian fables that comprise Hal Duncan’s The Scruffian Survival Guide inhabit a unique dark fantasy world – a feral dream. The language is mad genius.” -- Jeffrey Ford
"Hal Duncan's cheeky and charming Scruffian stories hide a steely shiv of inspection that digs uncompromisingly into the ribs of the establishment. This latest volume, populated as always with wonderful characters old and new, deepens that exploration and brings it bang up to date. I loved every word of it." -- Neil Williamson
Limited edition package: signed lettered illustrated first edition hardback; abridged ebook edition in epub format (minus The Taking of the Stamp); digital download of readings.
**DISCOUNT available for Patreon patrons.**
A Scruffian Primer (limited edition)
£20 GBP
A Scruffian Survival Guide (limited edition)
£25 GBP
A Scruffian Funferal (limited edition)
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A Scruffian Primer (signed trade paperback)
£8 GBP
A Scruffian Feastiary (signed trade paperback)
£8 GBP
A Scruffian Survival Guide (signed trade paperback)
£8 GBP
A Scruffian Funferal (signed trade paperback)
£8 GBP
A Scruffian Story-So-Far (limited editions)
£35 GBP
A Scruffian Story-So-Far (signed trade paperbacks)
£12 GBP
Testament (signed first edition hardback)
£20 GBP
Scruffians! (signed paperback)
£10 GBP
Rhapsody (signed paperback)
£10 GBP
Errata (signed paperback)
£8 GBP
Sodom / New Sodom (signed paperback)
£8 GBP
Signed French translation VELLUM (Lunes d'Encre edition)
£5 GBP
Signed French translation INK (Lunes d'Encre edition)
£5 GBP
Signed Finnish Edition VELLUM
£5 GBP
Signed Finnish Edition INK
£5 GBP
Signed French translation VELLUM (Folio SF edition)
£5 GBP
Signed French translation INK (Folio SF edition)
£5 GBP
Signed German edition VELLUM
£5 GBP
Signed German edition INK
£5 GBP
Signed French translation ESCAPE FROM HELL! (Folio SF edition)
£5 GBP
Signed Finnish Edition ESCAPE FROM HELL!
£5 GBP
Signed US edition INK
£5 GBP
Signed Spanish Edition INK
£5 GBP
Signed Bulgarian Edition VELLUM
£5 GBP
Signed Italian Edition VELLUM
£5 GBP
Escape from Hell! (ebook)
£1 GBP
Hal Duncan Glasgow, UK
Hal Duncan is the author of VELLUM and INK, more recently TESTAMENT, and numerous short stories, poems, essays, even a few musicals. Homophobic hatemail once dubbed him "THE.... Sodomite Hal Duncan!!" (sic), and you can find him online at www.halduncan.com or at his Patreon for readings, revelling in that role. ... more
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