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

He is noted for a distinctive, humorous style, as well as being one of the pioneers of the steampunk genre of science fiction.

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 works have also been categorized as magic realism.

He and his friends Tim Powers and K. W. Jeter were mentored by Philip K. Dick. Along with Powers he invented the poet William Ashbless. Blaylock and Powers have often collaborated with each other on writing stories, including "The Better Boy", "On Pirates", and "The William Ashbless Memorial Cookbook".

Blaylock is also currently director of the Creative Writing Conservatory at the Orange County High School of the Arts, where Powers is Writer in Residence.

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Total Books: 79
River's Edge
2017 - River's Edge (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781596068384
ISBN-10: 1596068388
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy
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The Aylesford Skull
2016 - The Aylesford Skull (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781781167601
ISBN-10: 1781167605
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 2

The Further Adventures of Langdon St Ives
2016 - The Further Adventures of Langdon St IVes (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781596067820
ISBN-10: 1596067829
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Beneath London
2015 - Beneath London (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781783292608
ISBN-10: 1783292601
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
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The Adventure of the Ring of Stones
2014 - The Adventure of the Ring of Stones (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781596065840
ISBN-10: 1596065842
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
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James Blaylock SF Gateway Omnibus
2013 - James Blaylock Sf Gateway Omnibus (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780575117556
ISBN-10: 0575117559
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Lord Kelvin's Machine
2013 - Lord Kelvin's Machine [Langdon St. Ives, Bk 2] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780857689849
ISBN-10: 0857689843
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Homunculus
2013 - Homunculus [Langdon St. Ives] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780857689825
ISBN-10: 0857689827
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Zeuglodon
2012 - Zeuglodon (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781596064546
ISBN-10: 1596064544
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
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The Aylesford Skull
2012 - The Aylesford Skull [Narbondo, Bk 7] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780857689795
ISBN-10: 0857689797
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
 2

The Affair of the Chalk Cliffs
2011 - The Affair of the Chalk Cliffs (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781596063655
ISBN-10: 1596063653
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
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The Shadow on the Doorstep
2009 - The Shadow on the Doorstep (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780975915677
ISBN-10: 0975915673
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
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The Knights of the Cornerstone
2009 - The Knights of the Cornerstone (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780441017881
ISBN-10: 0441017886
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 8

Metamorphosis
2009 - Metamorphosis (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781596062214
ISBN-10: 1596062215
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
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The Adventures of Langdon St Ives
2008 - The Adventures of Langdon St IVes (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781596061705
ISBN-10: 1596061707
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Thirteen Phantasms and Other Stories
2005 - Thirteen Phantasms and Other Stories (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780441012572
ISBN-10: 0441012574
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 2

The Devils in the Details
2003 - The Devils in the Details (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781931081894
ISBN-10: 1931081891
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
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The Digging Leviathan
2002 - The Digging Leviathan (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781930235168
ISBN-10: 193023516X
Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Substores
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 3

Die Brunnenkinder
2002 - Die Brunnenkinder (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9783548252803
ISBN-10: 354825280X
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Le nain qui disparaissait
2001 - Le Nain Qui Disparaissait (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9782290310489
ISBN-10: 2290310484
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The Rainy Season
2000 - The Rainy Season (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780441007561
ISBN-10: 0441007562
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
 18

1996 - Night Relics [Ghosts, Bk 1] (Paperback)
1983 - The Disappearing Dwarf [Elfin, Book 2] (Paperback)
Thirteen Phantasms [13 Phantasms] (Paperback)