Same books, bigger type. Every J.F. Penn novel is available as a large print paperback: the complete, unabridged text set in 16-point type on 6 x 9 inch pages, with wider line spacing and cream paper. They are for readers who prefer larger print, readers with low vision, anyone whose eyes are tired of screens, and for giving to a parent or grandparent who reads a series at a time. Libraries and reading groups can order every edition through Ingram using the ISBNs below.
Buy direct from my own store, where each book is printed to order and shipped worldwide, or from Amazon. The store also has the large print bundles, which are the best value if you want a whole series.
Large print bundles
- ARKANE 12-book large print bundle, £65. Stone of Fire to Tomb of Relics in one box.
- ARKANE large print bundle 1 (books 1 to 3), bundle 2 (4 to 6), bundle 3 (7 to 9) and bundle 4 (10 to 12), £18 to £20 each.
- Brooke and Daniel large print trilogy, £25. The three Dark London crime thrillers.
- Mapwalker large print trilogy, £22. The complete dark fantasy trilogy.
ARKANE thrillers in large print, in reading order
Archaeological adventure thrillers with a supernatural edge, for fans of Dan Brown and James Rollins. Each book is a complete story, but the characters change over the series, so reading in order is best. The ARKANE world page has the full background.
| Book | ISBN | Buy |
|---|---|---|
1. Stone of Fire An ancient power. A desperate quest. The clock is ticking. | 978-1-913321-97-0 | Direct, £8.99 Amazon |
2. Crypt of Bone Two billion people are about to die, and they are the lucky ones. | 978-1-915425-00-3 | Direct, £8.99 Amazon |
3. Ark of Blood The Ark of the Covenant is the most dangerous weapon in existence. | 978-1-915425-03-4 | Direct, £8.99 Amazon |
4. One Day in Budapest A stolen relic, a nationalist coup, and one day to stop it. | 978-1-912105-04-5 | Direct, £6.99 Amazon |
5. Day of the Vikings A siege at the British Museum and the summoning of Ragnarok. | 978-1-912105-39-7 | Direct, £6.99 Amazon |
6. Gates of Hell The Remnant is dying and the gates of Hell are swinging wide. | 978-1-912105-08-3 | Direct, £8.99 Amazon |
7. One Day in New York The blood of an angel can grant any wish, at any price. | 978-1-912105-06-9 | Direct, £6.99 Amazon |
8. Destroyer of Worlds A relic of Shiva, a mad scientist, and a race across India. | 978-1-912105-10-6 | Direct, £8.99 Amazon |
9. End of Days Seven seals, a serpent cult, and a four-thousand-year prophecy. | 978-1-912105-12-0 | Direct, £8.99 Amazon |
10. Valley of Dry Bones The Hand of Ezekiel is raising the dead in New Orleans. | 978-1-912105-16-8 | Direct, £8.99 Amazon |
11. Tree of Life A map to the Garden of Eden and a Seed that rekindles life from death. | 978-1-913321-38-3 | Direct, £8.99 Amazon |
12. Tomb of Relics A relic stolen from Canterbury and a killer who turns death into art. | 978-1-913321-84-0 | Direct, £6.99 Amazon |
13. Spear of Destiny The holy lance, a curse in Morgan’s blood, and a race from Vienna to Tibet. | 978-1-915425-53-9 | Direct, £8.99 Amazon |
Dark London crime thrillers in large print
Detective Jamie Brooke and reluctant psychic Blake Daniel in a trilogy about body, mind and city, for fans of Mo Hayder and Tess Gerritsen. Read in order. See the Dark London world page.
| Book | ISBN | Buy |
|---|---|---|
1. Desecration A murder at the Royal College of Surgeons and a collector of human specimens. | 978-1-912105-75-5 | Direct, £8.99 Amazon |
2. Delirium A psychiatrist dead at the Imperial War Museum and patients who vanish. | 978-1-912105-50-2 | Direct, £8.99 Amazon |
3. Deviance A priest flayed at Winchester Palace and Southwark’s outcasts disappearing. | 978-1-912105-49-6 | Direct, £8.99 Amazon |
Mapwalker dark fantasy trilogy in large print
One story in three parts, set in Bath and the Borderlands beyond the map, for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Neil Gaiman. See the Mapwalker world page.
| Book | ISBN | Buy |
|---|---|---|
1. Map of Shadows A map shop in Bath, a murdered grandfather, and a world off the edge of the map. | 978-1-913321-04-8 | Direct, £8.99 Amazon |
2. Map of Plagues A fragment of a deadly map recovered from a London plague pit. | 978-1-913321-00-0 | Direct, £8.99 Amazon |
3. Map of the Impossible A journey through the realm of the dead to the Tower of the Winds. | 978-1-913321-33-8 | Direct, £8.99 Amazon |
Stand-alone thrillers, horror and memoir in large print
| Book | ISBN | Buy |
|---|---|---|
Catacomb Beneath Edinburgh, a monster demands its yearly sacrifice. | 978-1-915425-36-2 | Direct, £6.99 Amazon |
Blood Vintage A Somerset vineyard that keeps an older calendar. Folk horror. | 978-1-915425-70-6 | Direct, £9.99 Amazon |
Death Valley A sandstorm turns a luxury desert resort into a killing ground. | 978-1-915425-89-8 | Direct, £10.99 Amazon |
Bones of the Deep Stolen relics aboard a tall ship, and the sea wants them back. | 978-1-917252-03-4 | Direct, £9.99 Amazon |
The Buried and the Drowned Eleven dark short stories, from an Icelandic church to the Pacific deep. | 978-1-913321-43-7 | Direct, £8.99 Amazon |
Risen Gods (with J. Thorn) The old gods will rise. Humanity will fall. | 978-1-912105-22-9 | Amazon |
A Thousand Fiendish Angels Three dark stories inspired by Dante’s Inferno. | 978-1-912105-33-5 | Amazon |
Pilgrimage (memoir) Three solo walks on ancient ways, and the lessons of the road. | 978-1-915425-21-8 | Direct, £10 Amazon |
Ask your library to order them
Every large print edition on this page is available to libraries and bookshops through Ingram, so any public library in the UK, US, Canada or Australia can order it. The easiest way is a stock request at the desk or on your library’s website. Give them the title, the author (J.F. Penn), the words “large print edition” and the ISBN from the table above. Two lines is enough: “Please could you order the large print edition of Stone of Fire by J.F. Penn, ISBN 978-1-913321-97-0.” Care homes and reading groups can order the same way through any bookshop.
Large print questions
What size is the type?
16-point, which is the size the RNIB counts as large print, with wider line spacing than the standard paperback. The standard editions are 11 to 12-point.
How big are the books?
6 x 9 inches, about the size of a hardback, with more pages than the standard paperback because of the larger type. They are still paperbacks, so they are lighter than a hardback of the same size.
Are they abridged?
No. Every large print edition is the complete text of the book, exactly as published in the standard paperback and ebook.
Can I buy them outside the UK and US?
Yes. My store ships worldwide and the books are printed to order, so delivery is usually one to two weeks. Amazon stocks the large print editions in most of its stores too.
Is there a large print audiobook?
Audiobooks do not have a print size, but if reading is tiring, most of my books are available as audiobooks too, narrated by Veronica Giguere for the ARKANE series and by me for the short stories.
Do you write nonfiction in large print?
Yes, as Joanna Penn. The books for writers are listed on the Creative Penn large print page.