- Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: Ace Books; Reprint edition (April 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0441010148
- ISBN-13: 978-0441010141
- Product Dimensions: 21 x 13.3 x 2.5 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,439,426 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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An Important Collection From a Master of Fantasy Fiction
9 Jan 2001
Format:Hardcover
This book collects almost all of Blaylock's short fiction and includes an introduction by the author which is just as entertaining as any of his stories. The pieces included here were originally published in various magazines and anthologies and most of them have never been reprinted. Blaylock is one of the quirkiest and most original writers around and if you've never read anything by him this book is a good introduction. The stories in this collection were published over a period of 25 years, and you can see the progression of Blaylock's talent. The earlier pieces pale in comparison to the later ones, but they all bear the unmistakeable mark of Blaylock's genius for fantasy, and his belief that all the little details in our everyday lives can sometimes add up to more than the sum of their parts. Highlights include the World Fantasy Award winning stories "Paper Dragons" and "Thirteen Phantasms".
Fine overview of style
24 Aug 2009
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Blaylock is a genius. I prefer his novels (The Last Coin, Lord Kelvin's Machine, and (of course!) The Digging Leviathon) to his short fiction, but that's just me. I'm sure convincing arguments could be made the other way because his short fiction is brilliant. The Curiosity Shop is strange and wonderful, and the same can be said for most of the stories in this collection. My favorite authors are Philip K. Dick and James P. Blaylock. They spend about equal time at the top of the list.
The Short Review's review of 13 Phantasms
25 Dec 2008
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Reviewed by M. Bobowski
13 Phantasms and Other Stories is rich in quiet humor and it invites us in, makes us comfortable. The edges are soft, like the lines between fantasy and reality, and each story is a world unto itself.
In Paper Dragons a Chinese restaurant becomes the communications center for a traveling crypto-zoologist, getting on the wrong bus in Red Planet turns into the journey of a lifetime for Monty, and the sea seen through John Kendal's keyhole in Nets of Silver and Gold is not necessarily the same sea seen through his window. The real magic here lies not in fantastic events or unreal places, but in the ability to create people from only ink and paper. It is a feat on par with creating a dragon from copper wire and cotton stuffing, and Blaylock's characters in these stories, at least the men, are very human. ...........
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13 Phantasms and Other Stories is rich in quiet humor and it invites us in, makes us comfortable. The edges are soft, like the lines between fantasy and reality, and each story is a world unto itself.
In Paper Dragons a Chinese restaurant becomes the communications center for a traveling crypto-zoologist, getting on the wrong bus in Red Planet turns into the journey of a lifetime for Monty, and the sea seen through John Kendal's keyhole in Nets of Silver and Gold is not necessarily the same sea seen through his window. The real magic here lies not in fantastic events or unreal places, but in the ability to create people from only ink and paper. It is a feat on par with creating a dragon from copper wire and cotton stuffing, and Blaylock's characters in these stories, at least the men, are very human. ...........
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