Books by James P. Blaylock
James P. Blaylock Biography & Notes
James P. Blaylock (born September 20, 1950) is an American fantasy author.
Blaylock is noted for his distinctive style. He writes in a humorous way: His characters never walk, they clump along, or when someone complains (in a flying machine) that flight is impossible, the other characters agree and show him why he's right!
He was born in Long Beach, California; studied English at California State University, Fullerton, receiving an M.A. in 1974; and lives in Orange, California, teaching creative writing at Chapman University.
He invented the poet William Ashbless along with Tim Powers.
Blaylock is noted for his distinctive style. He writes in a humorous way: His characters never walk, they clump along, or when someone complains (in a flying machine) that flight is impossible, the other characters agree and show him why he's right!
He was born in Long Beach, California; studied English at California State University, Fullerton, receiving an M.A. in 1974; and lives in Orange, California, teaching creative writing at Chapman University.
He invented the poet William Ashbless along with Tim Powers.
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13 Phantasms and Other Stories by James P. Blaylock ( 2000) |
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The Adventures of Langdon St. Ives by James P. Blaylock ( 2008) |
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Axolotl Double A-1 by Tim Powers, James P. Blaylock ( 1986) |
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The Devils in the Details by Tim Powers, James P. Blaylock ( 2003) |
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The Digging Leviathan by James P. Blaylock ( 2002)
Two groups of eccentric "gentlemen scientists," one led by the sinister Hilario Frosticos and the other by the possibly insane William Hastings, compete in a race to the center of the Earth, which both groups believe to be hollow. Frosticos's team is building a digging machine propelled by a perpetual motion engine, while Hastings' is hard at work finding a really deep chasm in the ocean floor into which they can descend via a specially built diving bell. And at the heart of both of their plans is Giles Peach, a rather unusual teenager obsessed with the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs.
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The Disappearing Dwarf by James P. Blaylock ( 1983) |
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The Ebb Tide A Langdon St. Ives Adventure by James P. Blaylock ( 2009) |
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The Elfin Ship by James P. Blaylock ( 1988) |
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Home Before Dark by James P. Blaylock ( 2000) |
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Homunculus by James P. Blaylock ( 1986)
As a dirigible flies on a decades-long journey, powered by the will of a tiny man with the ability to drive men mad, the hunchback Narbondo and his assistant attempt to bring the dead back to life.
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The Knights of the Cornerstone by James P. Blaylock ( 2008)
"Dedicated to his work and to his collection of rare and quirky books, a reclusive Calvin Bryson finally takes the time to visit his aunt and uncle in the tiny town of New Cyprus, California, only to come face to face with a town hiding strange secrets and an enigmatic group, an incarnation of the Knights Templar, dedicated to the preservation of holy relics."
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The Knights of the Cornerstone by James P. Blaylock ( 2009) |
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Land of Dreams by James P. Blaylock ( 1988)
An alternate-universe California coastal town is the scene of evil carnivals, boat-sized shoes, and wild, unpredictable events.
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The Last Coin by James P. Blaylock ( 1988) |
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Lord Kelvin's Machine A Novel by James P. Blaylock ( 1992)
Langdon St. Ives, despondent after his wife's murder by the diabolical Dr. Ignacio Narbondo, pursues his archnemesis through the arctic region of Norway and uses Lord Kelvin's machine to travel back in time and confront Narbondo as a helpless child.
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The Man in the Moon by James P. Blaylock ( 2003) |
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Metamorphosis by James P. Blaylock ( 2009) |
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Night Relics by James P. Blaylock ( 1996)
Attempting to come to terms with a failed marriage and longing for his son, Peter Travers's struggle to build a new life is haunted by mysterious visions of a woman and child as the spirits of the past come alive and a dark and terrible secret refuses to die. Reprint. AB.
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On Pirates by William Ashbless ( 2001) |
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Pilot Light by Tim Powers, James P. Blaylock ( 2007) |
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The Stone Giant by James P. Blaylock ( 1989) |
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Winter Tides by James P. Blaylock ( 1997)
In "Winter Tides", the sunny California of Blaylock's fertile imagination is eclipsed by a past--and a life--that refuse to die...
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