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Homunculus

(1986)
(The first book in the Langdon St. Ives series)
A novel by

 
 
Awards
Philip K Dick Award Best Book
In 1870s London, a city of contradictions and improbabilities, a dead man pilots an airship and living men are willing to risk all to steal a carp. Here, a night of bangers and ale at the local pub can result in an eternity at the Blood Pudding with the rest of the reanimated dead.


Genre: Fantasy

Praise for this book

"No one should be spared the unique perversity of Jim Blaylock's world view." - Robin McKinley

"A writer of great vigor, charm, and perception." - Bruce Sterling


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