Eerie adventures...
James P. Blaylock has an affinity for inventing authors out of the blue. His fictional poet William Ashbless was reportedly imagined with the help of then fellow Cal State student Tim Powers. Though the two later found guidance under Philip K. Dick and have since gone on to become successful authors of their own, this urge to treat the imaginary as the real permeates Blaylock’s work.
The Adventures of Langdon St. Ives is a throwback volume of the purest form. Blayblock revives his classic steampunk stories and novellas in the guise of Langdon St. Ives for a pure parody/poem of Victorian exploration and eccentricity—a love letter to the literary imaginations of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells. The volume is divided into six sections and includes stunning illustrations by J.K. Potter.
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