The Stone Giant

By James P. Blaylock

Jonathan Bing wasn’t the first citizen of Twonbly Town to have a run-in with Selznak the Dwarf.

Meet the young Theophile Escargot, aggrieved former citizen of Twombly Town. Divorced, exiled, and humiliated (all for the crime of eating his own pie), he sets off down the Oriel in search of a fetching barmaid, only to find himself traveling by submarine into fabled Balumnia, where is he is beset on all sides by an evil dwarf, a piratical elf, a stone giant, and an unlucky bag of marbles.

With a little help, Escargot must rescue his true love, save the elves, and--most importantly--redeem his dignity.

Revisit the world of The Elfin Ship and The Disappearing Dwarf, and discover where the adventures began.

"A magical world, magically presented... having journeyed there, you will not wish to leave, nor ever to forget." -- Philip K. Dick

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
• Release date: Jun 27, 2012
• ISBN: 9781936535644

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.­