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  <name><![CDATA[James P. Blaylock]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[&lt;b&gt;James Paul Blaylock&lt;/b&gt; is an American fantasy author. He 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. Many of his books are set in Orange County, California, and can more specifically be termed &quot;fabulism&quot; — that is, fantastic things happen in our present-day world, rather than in traditional fantasy, where the setting is often some other world. His works have also been categorized as magic realism.

He and his friends [author:Tim Powers|8835] and [author:K.W. Jeter|1003655] were mentored by [author:Philip K. Dick|4764]. Along with Powers he invented the poet [author:William Ashbless|205455]. Blaylock and Powers have often collaborated with each other on writing stories, including &lt;i&gt;The Better Boy&lt;/i&gt;, [book:On Pirates|358617], and [book:The William Ashbless Memorial Cookbook|496018].

Blaylock is also currently director of the Creative Writing Conservatory at the Orange County High School of the Arts, where Powers is Writer in Residence.]]></about>    <gender>male</gender>  <hometown>Long Beach, California</hometown>  <born_at>09/20/1950</born_at>    
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Last Coin]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[James P. Blaylock]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.09</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>113</ratings_count>
  <published>1988</published>  
  
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        <book id="421035">
  <id>421035</id>
  <title><![CDATA[The Paper Grail]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[James P. Blaylock]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.75</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>76</ratings_count>
  <published>1991</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Rainy Season]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[James P. Blaylock]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.51</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>74</ratings_count>
  <published>1999</published>  
  
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  <id>421028</id>
  <title><![CDATA[All the Bells on Earth]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[James P. Blaylock]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.98</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>65</ratings_count>
  <published>1995</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Elfin Ship]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[James P. Blaylock]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.13</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>53</ratings_count>
  <published>1982</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Disappearing Dwarf]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[James P. Blaylock]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.15</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>40</ratings_count>
  <published>1983</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Digging Leviathan]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[James P. Blaylock]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.40</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>47</ratings_count>
  <published>1984</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Homunculus]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[James P. Blaylock]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.50</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>44</ratings_count>
  <published>1986</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Winter Tides]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[James P. Blaylock]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.71</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>41</ratings_count>
  <published>1997</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Knights of the Cornerstone]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[James P. Blaylock]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.22</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>46</ratings_count>
  <published>2008</published>  
  
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