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James P Blaylock

USA  (1950 - )
aka
William Ashbless
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About James P Blaylock
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.
 
Non fiction
Steampunk: The Beginning
 
Anthologies containing stories by James P Blaylock
Imaginary LandsThe Year's Best Science Fiction Third Annual CollectionNebula Awards 21The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Third Annual Collection
Dragons!Christmas ForeverCthulhu 2000: A Lovecraftian AnthologyModern Classics of Fantasy
The Year's Best Science Fiction Fourteenth Annual Collection
 
Short stories
Paper Dragons (1985)Nebula (nominee)
World Fantasy
The Shadow on the Doorstep [short story] (1986)
Unidentified Objects (1987)
We Traverse Afar (1993) (with Tim Powers)
Thirteen Phantasms (1996)World Fantasy


Awards
Nebula Best Short story nominee (1986) : Paper Dragons
Philip K Dick Award Best Novel winner (1986) : Homunculus
World Fantasy Best Short story winner (1986) : Paper Dragons
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature Best Novel nominee (1989) : The Last Coin
World Fantasy Best Novel nominee (1989) : The Last Coin
World Fantasy Best Novel nominee (1992) : The Paper Grail
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature Best Novel nominee (1993) : The Paper Grail
World Fantasy Best Collection nominee (1993) : Lord Kelvin's Machine
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature Best Novel nominee (1996) : All the Bells on Earth
World Fantasy Best Novel nominee (1996) : All the Bells on Earth
World Fantasy Best Short story winner (1997) : Thirteen Phantasms
World Fantasy Best Novel nominee (2000) : The Rainy Season


James P Blaylock recommends
The Drawing of the Dark
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."
Infernal Devices
Infernal Devices (1986)
(Infernal Devices , 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."
The Bookman
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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