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Home / Authors / James P. Blaylock James P. Blaylock American author James P. Blaylock is best known for his whimsical fantasy series, including the *Langdon St. Ives* steampunk adventures and the *Christian Norgaard* stories. A major figure in the genre, he won the World Fantasy Award for his novel *The Last Coin*. This page provides the James P. Blaylock books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1982 The Elfin Ship POoTBTB · 1 Buy ↗ 1983 The Disappearing Dwarf POoTBTB · 2 Buy ↗ 1984 The Digging Leviathan POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 1985 Paper Dragons POoSS · 1 Buy ↗ 1986 Axolotl Double A-1 POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1986 Homunculus POoNB · 2 Buy ↗ 1987 Land of Dreams POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 1988 The Last Coin POoTCTB · 1 Buy ↗ 1989 The Stone Giant POoTBTB · 3 Buy ↗ 1991 The Better Boy POoSS · 2 Buy ↗ 1991 The Paper Grail POoTCTB · 2 Buy ↗ 1991 The Magic Spectacles POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 1992 Lord Kelvin's Machine POoNB · 3 Buy ↗ 1994 Night Relics POoTGTB · 1 Buy ↗ 1995 All the Bells on Earth POoTCTB · 3 Buy ↗ 1997 Winter Tides POoTGTB · 2 Buy ↗ 1999 The Rainy Season POoTGTB · 3 Buy ↗ 1999 Old Curiosity Shop POoSS · 3 Buy ↗ 2000 13 Phantasms POoC · 1 Buy ↗ 2000 Home Before Dark POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 2001 His Own Back Yard POoSS · 4 Buy ↗ 2003 In for a Penny POoC · 2 Buy ↗ 2003 The Man in the Moon POoSN · 5 Buy ↗ 2008 The Adventures of Langdon St. Ives POoNB · 4 Buy ↗ 2008 The Knights of the Cornerstone POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 2009 Metamorphosis POoC · 3 Buy ↗ 2009 The Ebb Tide POoNB · 5 Buy ↗ 2009 The Shadow on the Doorstep POoSN · 7 Buy ↗ 2011 The Affair of the Chalk Cliffs POoNB · 6 Buy ↗ 2012 Steampunk: The Beginning POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 2012 Zeuglodon POoNB · 7 Buy ↗ 2013 The Aylesford Skull POoNB · 8 Buy ↗ 2014 The Adventure of the Ring of Stones POoNB · 9 Buy ↗ 2015 Beneath London POoNB · 10 Buy ↗ 2016 The Further Adventures of Langdon St. Ives POoNB · 11 Buy ↗ 2017 River's Edge POoNB · 12 Buy ↗ 2020 The Gobblin' Society POoNB · 13 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Standalone Novels 7 books · 1986–2009
01 Axolotl Double A-1 1986 Buy ↗ 02 Land of Dreams 1987 Buy ↗ 03 The Magic Spectacles 1991 Buy ↗ 04 Home Before Dark 2000 Buy ↗ 05 The Man in the Moon 2003 Buy ↗ 06 The Knights of the Cornerstone 2008 Buy ↗ 07 The Shadow on the Doorstep 2009 Buy ↗ Publication Order of The Balumnia Trilogy Books 3 books · 1982–1989
01 The Elfin Ship 1982 Buy ↗ 02 The Disappearing Dwarf 1983 Buy ↗ 03 The Stone Giant 1989 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 1 book · 2012
01 Steampunk: The Beginning 2012 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Narbondo Books 13 books · 1984–2020
01 The Digging Leviathan 1984 Buy ↗ 03 Lord Kelvin's Machine 1992 Buy ↗ 04 The Adventures of Langdon St. Ives 2008 Buy ↗ 06 The Affair of the Chalk Cliffs 2011 Buy ↗ 08 The Aylesford Skull 2013 Buy ↗ 09 The Adventure of the Ring of Stones 2014 Buy ↗ 10 Beneath London 2015 Buy ↗ 11 The Further Adventures of Langdon St. Ives 2016 Buy ↗ 13 The Gobblin' Society 2020 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas 4 books · 1985–2001
02 The Better Boy 1991 Buy ↗ 03 Old Curiosity Shop 1999 Buy ↗ 04 His Own Back Yard 2001 Buy ↗ Publication Order of The Ghosts Trilogy Books 3 books · 1994–1999
03 The Rainy Season 1999 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Collections 3 books · 2000–2009
02 In for a Penny 2003 Buy ↗ Publication Order of The Christian Trilogy Books 3 books · 1988–1995
02 The Paper Grail 1991 Buy ↗ 03 All the Bells on Earth 1995 Buy ↗