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James P Blaylock


USA flag (b.1950)

aka William Ashbless

James P. Blaylock is the author of numerous novels, including the Philip K. Dick Award-winning Homunculus, The Digging Leviathan, Land of Dreams, The Paper Grail, All the Bells of Earth, and The Rainy Season. He lives in California.
 

Awards: WFA (1997), Dick (1986)  see all

Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction
 
Novels
   Axolotl Double A-1 (1986)
   Land of Dreams (1987)
   The Magic Spectacles (1991)
   Home Before Dark (2000)
   The Man in the Moon (2002)
   The Knights of the Cornerstone (2008)
   Pennies From Heaven (2022)
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Collections
   13 Phantasms (2000)
   In For a Penny (2003)
   The Devils in the Details (2003) (with Tim Powers)
   Metamorphosis (2009)
   The Shadow on the Doorstep (2009)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Paper Dragons (1985)
   Thirteen Phantasms (1996)
   Old Curiosity Shop (1999)
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Books containing stories by James P Blaylock
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Speaking of the Fantastic IV (2018)
(Speaking of the Fantastic, book 4)
edited by
Darrell Schweitzer
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Queen Victoria's Book of Spells (2013)
An Anthology of Gaslamp Fantasy
edited by
Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling

More books 


Awards
1997 World Fantasy Award for Best Short Story : Thirteen Phantasms
1986 World Fantasy Award for Best Short Story : Paper Dragons
1986 Philip K Dick Award : Homunculus

Award nominations
2015 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : The Adventure of the Ring of Stones
2012 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : The Affair of the Chalk Cliffs
2009 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : The Knights of the Cornerstone
2009 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : The Adventures of Langdon St. Ives
2004 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : In For a Penny
2002 World Fantasy Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : His Own Back Yard
2002 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Thirteen Phantasms
2000 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Rainy Season
2000 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : The Rainy Season
1998 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : Winter Tides
1997 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award (nominee) : Thirteen Phantasms
1996 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel (nominee) : All the Bells on Earth
1996 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature (nominee) : All the Bells on Earth
1993 World Fantasy Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Lord Kelvin's Machine
1993 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature (nominee) : The Paper Grail
1993 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Lord Kelvin's Machine
1992 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Paper Grail
1992 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : The Magic Spectacles
1990 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : The Stone Giant
1989 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Last Coin
1989 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award (nominee) : The Last Coin
1989 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : The Last Coin
1988 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : Land of Dreams
1987 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : Homunculus
1986 Nebula Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Paper Dragons


James P Blaylock recommends
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The Bookman (2010)
(Bookman Histories, book 1)
Lavie Tidhar
"A stunningly imaginative remix of history, technology, literature, and Victorian adventure thats impossible to put down... simply the best book I've read in a long time."
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Infernal Devices (1986)
(George Dower, book 1)
K W Jeter
"This is the real thing - a mad inventor, curious coins, murky London alleys and windblown Scottish Isles ...a wild and extravagant plot that turns up new mysteries with each succeeding page."
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The Drawing of the Dark (1979)
Tim Powers
"The seamless and seemingly effortless blend of action and humor, the wonderful characters, the rich settings, the brilliant plot - all of it is perfect."

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