The Ebb Tide by James P. Blaylock review
James P. Blaylock was early on associated with Steampunk, before there was even a Steampunk truthfully. The Ebb Tide is a limited edition hardback novella from Subterranean Press that revisits his characters from the era that was, in some ways, retroactively labeled as Steampunk. Unlike something that is a couple of generations removed and feels diluted The Ebb Tide feels like the real deal (because it is).
Make my Blaylock the P. Blaylock I wants my Blaylock uncut. I want the bomb, I want the Blaylock.
Check out the review after the jump….
Short Thoughts on Short Fiction Vol. 4
Brian started a column on short fiction a short while ago and I thought is was such I good idea that I’d better ste… err… borrow it from him. I am not a fan of reading of a screen but with short fiction I can manage without getting a headache and if you care to look for it there is a wealth of short fiction offered for free on the Internet. I more of less randomly picked five that looked interesting for my first contribution to this column….
The Electric Mayhem: Imaginary Man
My latest column covers some fantasies that I’ve read recently: Escape From Hell! by Hal Duncan, The Knights of the Cornerstone by James P. Blaylock and Valley of Day-Glo by Nick DiChario.
On the Spot at BSC – James P. Blaylock interview
James Blaylock was one of the writers, along with Jonathan Carroll, that was at the forefront of reeducation of what Fantasy was or rather could entail and it was work like The Paper Grail and The Last Cointhat would eventually prepare me for what has come next which would include exploring frequent collaborator, Tim Powers. [...]
