James P. Blaylock Books in Order
James P. Blaylock has written 35 books, published between 1982 and 2020. The first book is The Elfin Ship (1982) and the newest is The Gobblin' Society (2020). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 35
- Published
- 1982–2020
- Pages on record
- 6,285 in 24 of 35 books
- Reading time
- 105–157 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,285 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 24 of 35 titles with a page count on record.
James P. Blaylock is an American fantasy author, born in Long Beach, California on 20 September 1950, and one of the writers who started the steampunk genre. Blaylock names H. G. Wells, Jules Verne, Charles Dickens, Robert Louis Stevenson and Arthur Conan Doyle as influences, took an M.A. in English at California State University, Fullerton in 1974, and teaches creative writing at Chapman University. The Elfin Ship (1982) opens a 35-book catalogue that reaches The Gobblin' Society in 2020, through the Balumnia Trilogy, the Narbondo books, the Christian Trilogy and the Ghosts Trilogy. Langdon St. Ives is the recurring character on record.
How many James P. Blaylock books are there?
James P. Blaylock has 35 books, released between 1982 and 2020. They include 4 series and 13 titles listed outside any series.
James P. Blaylock Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 35 James P. Blaylock books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119823372/4
- 21983–2/4
- 31984–2/4
- 4Paper Dragons1985 · confirmed 2/41985–2/4
- 5Axolotl Double A-11986 · confirmed 2/41986–2/4
- 619862482/4
- 7Land of Dreams1987 · confirmed 2/41987–2/4
- 819883282/4
- 919893312/4
- 10The Better Boy1991 · confirmed 2/41991–2/4
- 1119913522/4
- 12The Magic Spectacles1991 · 181 pages · confirmed 2/419911812/4
- 131992–2/4
- 1419943112/4
- 1519953652/4
- 1619973522/4
- 17Old Curiosity Shop1999 · 54 pages · confirmed 2/41999542/4
- 1819993562/4
- 19Home Before Dark2000 · confirmed 2/42000–2/4
- 20His Own Back Yard2001 · 175 pages · confirmed 2/420011752/4
- 21The Man in the Moon2003 · 250 pages · confirmed 2/420032502/4
- 2220084702/4
- 23The Knights of the Cornerstone2008 · confirmed 2/42008–2/4
- 24Stone Eggs2009 · 64 pages · confirmed 2/42009642/4
- 2520091322/4
- 26The Shadow on the Doorstep2009 · 262 pages · confirmed 2/420092622/4
- 272011–2/4
- 28Steampunk: The Beginning2012 · 120 pages · confirmed 2/420121202/4
- 2920122242/4
- 302013–2/4
- 3120141762/4
- 3220154102/4
- 3320163952/4
- 3420172162/4
- 3520201762/4
James P. Blaylock series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Narbondo books in order 13 books
James P. Blaylock books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Balumnia Trilogy in order
3 booksChristian Trilogy in order
3 booksGhosts Trilogy in order
3 booksStandalone books
13 books13 James P. Blaylock titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read James P. Blaylock books in order?
You only need to read James P. Blaylock books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with James P. Blaylock
Start with The Digging Leviathan (1984), the first Narbondo book. The earliest catalogued title overall is The Elfin Ship (1982).
What is the newest James P. Blaylock book?
The Gobblin' Society (2020) is the newest James P. Blaylock book released so far.
Is there a new James P. Blaylock book coming?
No next James P. Blaylock book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards James P. Blaylock has won
Wikidata records 3 awards and 40 nominations for James P. Blaylock. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction1997Wonfor Thirteen Phantasms
- Philip K. Dick Award1987Wonfor Homunculus
- World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction1986Wonfor Paper Dragons
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2016Shortlistedfor Beneath London
- Locus Award for Best Novella2015Shortlistedfor The Adventure of the Ring of Stones
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2014Shortlistedfor The Aylesford Skull
- Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book2013Shortlistedfor Zeuglodon
- Locus Award for Best Novella2012Shortlistedfor The Affair of the Chalk Cliffs
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2009Shortlistedfor The Knights of the Cornerstone
- Locus Award for Best Collection2009Shortlistedfor The Adventures of Langdon St. Ives
- Locus Award for Best Short Story2005Shortlistedfor Hula Ville
- Locus Award for Best Novelette2004Shortlistedfor The Devil in the Details
James P. Blaylock at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest James P. Blaylock title on record dates from 2020, 6 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- James P. Blaylock books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,285 pages across the 24 of 35 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most James P. Blaylock books, 9 of 35, were published in the 1990s.
What the James P. Blaylock books are about
24 of the 35 James P. Blaylock books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 12 of 24. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 12 of 24 books
- Fantasy 7 of 24 books
- California 4 of 24 books
- Langdon St. Ives (Fictitious character) 3 of 24 books
- Steampunk fiction 3 of 24 books
- History 2 of 24 books
- Relics 2 of 24 books
- Scientists 2 of 24 books