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James Paul Blaylock

ジェームズ・ピー・ブレイロック

Jeimuzu P. Bureirokku

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1950-09-20 （Long Beach, California）
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Long Beach, California → Orange, California

Career

Occupations
Writer, Creative writing teacher
Active Years
1978-2024
Affiliations
Chapman University, Orange County High School of the Arts
Influenced By
Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, Robert Louis Stevenson, Arthur Conan Doyle, Charles Dickens, Philip K. Dick
Influenced
Tim Powers, K. W. Jeter

Education

California State University, Fullerton
College of Humanities and Social Sciences / English Department
Degree: MA
Period: 1970s
Year of Graduation: 1974
Country: United States
English major

Awards

World Fantasy Award
1986
Work: Paper Dragons
Category: Short Fiction
Organization: World Fantasy Convention
Result: Winner
World Fantasy Award
1997
Work: Thirteen Phantasms
Category: Short Fiction
Organization: World Fantasy Convention
Result: Winner
Philip K. Dick Award
1987
Work: Homunculus
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Elfin Ship

1982 Fantasy

Whimsical fantasy novel.

ElvesAdventure

Homunculus

1986 Steampunk

Steampunk novel set in Victorian England.

HomunculusScienceVillainy

Paper Dragons

1985 Fantasy

Novelette.

DreamsDragons

Thirteen Phantasms

1997 Fantasy

Short story.

PhantasmsGhosts

Bibliography

  • The Elfin Ship
  • The Disappearing Dwarf
  • Homunculus
  • Paper Dragons
  • Thirteen Phantasms

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Humorous styleDistinctiveFabulismMagic realism
Recurring Motifs
Orange County, CaliforniaFantastic elements in present-day worldSteampunk

Legacy

Pioneer of steampunk genre in fantasy literature.

Trivia

  • Married to Viki Blaylock for over 40 years, with two sons.
  • Co-created the fictional poet William Ashbless with Tim Powers and K.W. Jeter.