James Blaylock

James P. Blaylock (born September 20, 1950) is an American fantasy author.

Novels

A number of Blaylock's novels can be arranged in groups of three by sharing a common setting, characters or style but all his books stand alone and there are no strict literary trilogies amongst them.

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; The "Balumnia" Trilogy :

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Perhaps best described as children's stories for adults.

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• The Elfin Ship (1982)
• The Disappearing Dwarf (1983)
• The Stone Giant (1989)

; The "St. Ives" Trilogy :

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Steampunk-ish — the latter two are set in Victorian England.

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• The Digging Leviathan (1984)
• Homunculus (1986)
• Lord Kelvin's Machine (1992)

; The "Christian" Trilogy :

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Present-day fantasy using Christian elements — such as the Holy Grail and the silver coins paid to Judas — without being in any way "religious".

Related Topics:
Christian - Holy Grail - Judas

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• The Last Coin (1988)
• The Paper Grail (1991)
• All The Bells On Earth (1995)

; The "Ghosts" Trilogy :

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Present-day Californian ghost stories.

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• Night Relics (1994)
• Winter Tides (1997)
• The Rainy Season (1999)

; Others :

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• Land of Dreams (1987)
• The Magic Spectacles (1991) Young adult book
• Thirteen Phantasms (2000) Short story collection
• On Pirates (2001) Short story collection with Tim Powers
• The Man in the Moon (2002) Original manuscript of The Elfin Ship
• The Devils in the Details (2003) Short story collection with Tim Powers
• In For A Penny (2003) Short story collection
• The Complete Twelve Hours of the Night (1986) Joke pamphlet cowritten by Tim Powers and published by Cheap Street Press