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James P. Blaylock Books in Order

Find every James P. Blaylock book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 37 books / 8 series

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 James P. Blaylock Books in Chronological Order

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

James P. Blaylock Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

Standalone Books in Reading Order 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
01 The Elfin Ship 1982 Buy
02 The Disappearing Dwarf 1983 Buy
03 The Stone Giant 1989 Buy
01 Steampunk: The Beginning 2012 Buy
Narbondo Books in Reading Order 13 books / 1984-2020
01 The Digging Leviathan 1984 Buy
02 Homunculus 1986 Buy
03 Lord Kelvin's Machine 1992 Buy
04 The Adventures of Langdon St. Ives 2008 Buy
05 The Ebb Tide 2009 Buy
06 The Affair of the Chalk Cliffs 2011 Buy
07 Zeuglodon 2012 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
12 River's Edge 2017 Buy
13 The Gobblin' Society 2020 Buy
01 Paper Dragons 1985 Buy
02 The Better Boy 1991 Buy
03 Old Curiosity Shop 1999 Buy
04 His Own Back Yard 2001 Buy
01 Night Relics 1994 Buy
02 Winter Tides 1997 Buy
03 The Rainy Season 1999 Buy
01 13 Phantasms 2000 Buy
02 In for a Penny 2003 Buy
03 Metamorphosis 2009 Buy
01 The Last Coin 1988 Buy
02 The Paper Grail 1991 Buy
03 All the Bells on Earth 1995 Buy

Where to start with James P. Blaylock

What is the best order to read James P. Blaylock books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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