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James P. Blaylock

James P. Blaylock is an American fantasy author renowned for his Narbondo series and the Balumnia trilogy. He received the Philip K. Dick Memorial Award for his Steampunk novel, Homunculus. Residing in southern California, Blaylock is recognized for his contributions to steampunk literature and is regarded as one of the genre's pioneers. In addition to writing, he works as an educator, having started his teaching career in composition in 1976. He is now a tenured professor at Chapman University, where he oversees both the graduate and undergraduate creative writing programs.

James P. Blaylock became a published novelist in 1982 with the novel The Elfin Ship. Below is a list of James P. Blaylock's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of The Balumnia Trilogy Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Elfin Ship (1982) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Disappearing Dwarf (1983) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Stone Giant (1989) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of The Christian Trilogy Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Last Coin (1988) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Paper Grail (1991) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
All the Bells on Earth (1995) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of The Ghosts Trilogy Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Night Relics (1994) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Winter Tides (1997) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Rainy Season (1999) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Narbondo Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Digging Leviathan (1984) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Homunculus (1986) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Lord Kelvin's Machine (1992) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Adventures of Langdon St. Ives (2008) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Ebb Tide (2009) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Affair of the Chalk Cliffs (2011) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Zeuglodon (2012) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Aylesford Skull (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Adventure of the Ring of Stones (2014) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Beneath London (2015) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Further Adventures of Langdon St. Ives (2016) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
River's Edge (2017) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Gobblin' Society (2020) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Axolotl Double A-1 (1986) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Land of Dreams (1987) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Magic Spectacles (1991) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Home Before Dark (2000) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Man in the Moon (2003) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Knights of the Cornerstone (2008) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Shadow on the Doorstep (2009) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Paper Dragons (1985) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Better Boy (1991) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Old Curiosity Shop (1999) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
His Own Back Yard (2001) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Collections Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
13 Phantasms (2000) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
In for a Penny (2003) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Metamorphosis (2009) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Steampunk: The Beginning (2012) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Cthulhu 2000 (1995) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Modern Classics of Fantasy (1997) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Queen Victoria's Book of Spell (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Time Travel: Recent Trips (2014) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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