James P. Blaylock

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born

September 20, 1950 in Long Beach, California, The United States

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male

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http://www.sybertooth.com/blaylock

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Science Fiction & Fantasy

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James Paul Blaylock 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 "fabulism" — that is, fantastic things happen in our present-day world, rather than in traditional fantasy, where the setting is often some other world. His...more

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Books by James P. Blaylock

Average rating: 3.79 · 3,402 ratings · 248 reviews · 57 distinct works

	The Last Coin 4.05 avg rating — 292 ratings — published 1988 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Paper Grail 3.89 avg rating — 189 ratings — published 1991 — 3 editions	My rating:
	All The Bells on Earth 3.94 avg rating — 156 ratings — published 1995 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Homunculus 3.55 avg rating — 174 ratings — published 1986 — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Elfin Ship 3.90 avg rating — 159 ratings — published 1982 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Rainy Season 3.45 avg rating — 154 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Knights of the Cornerstone 3.25 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Digging Leviathan 3.62 avg rating — 135 ratings — published 1984 — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Disappearing Dwarf 4.01 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 1983 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Lord Kelvin's Machine 3.46 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 1992 — 7 editions	My rating:

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“Strange things are said to have happened in this world some are said to be happening still but half of them, if I'm any judge, are lies.”
― James P. Blaylock, Paper Dragons

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