The Aylesford Skull
$26.01
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
25 January 2013
Summary
Professor Langdon St. Ives, brilliant but eccentric scientist and explorer, is at home in Aylesford with his family. Not far away, a steam launch is taken by pirates, the crew murdered, and a grave is possibly robbed of its skull. The suspected grave robber, the infamous Dr. Ignacio Narbondo, is an old nemesis of St. Ives. When Narbondo kidnaps his son Eddie, St. Ives races into London in pursuit.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780857689795 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0857689797 |
| Author: | James P. Blaylock |
| Publisher: | Titan Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Titan Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 25 January 2013 |
| Weight: | 408g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 131mm x 28mm |
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Praise for James P. Blaylock:
“A singular American fabulist.” - William Gibson, author of The Difference Engine
“Blaylock is a magician!” - Michael Swanwick
“Blaylock’s prose is so rich it literally sings!” - Charles de Lint
“Blaylock is better than anyone else at showing us the magic that secretly animates our world…” - Tim Powers, author of On Stranger Tides
“While many recent novels have picked up the steampunk banner, this one fully delivers, offering action, farce, tender relationships, and prose full of genuine Victorian cadence and flavor.” - Publishers Weekly [on The Affair of the Chalk Cliffs]
“St. Ives has to be one of the most fleshed out Victorian characters ever written, and I’m sincerely hoping that Blaylock isn’t finished with this scientist adventurer. The Aylesford Skull can easily stand alone without any knowledge of Blaylock’s previous steampunk stories, but you’ll want to hunt down additional St. Ives tales, I’m for certain.” – Wired.com
About The Author
James P. Blaylock
James P. Blaylock was born in Long Beach, California in 1950, and attended California State University, where he received an MA. He was befriended and mentored by Philip K. Dick, along with his contemporaries K.W. Jeter and Tim Powers, and is regarded – along with Powers and Jeter – as one of the founding fathers of the steampunk movement. Winner of two World Fantasy Awards and Philip K. Dick Award, he currently directs the creative writing programs at Chapman University. Blaylock lives in Orange CA with his wife. They have two sons.
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