Series
Balumnia
James P. Blaylock · 4 novels · 1982–2002
James P. Blaylock's Balumnia sequence begins with The Elfin Ship (1982), his first published novel, opening a whimsical fantasy world that blends magical elements with mock-scientific notions like 'The Five Standard Shapes' and 'The Three Major Urges,' narrated in a deliberately florid, overly courteous style. It continues across The Disappearing Dwarf, The Stone Giant, and The Man in the Moon.
Summary by Loreful, from public sources
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Reading order
The order the books came out.
Best read in the order they were published.
Map
Balumnia at the centre, its books fanned around what holds them. Pick anything for its details, and zoom out for similar series in orbit — the reading order above lists the same books as text.
Stats
By decade
- 1980s3
- 1990s0
- 2000s1
Shape
Mood
Bright and intense: 75% of this series' placed works, the catalog's 44%.
this series · the catalog · one dot = one book4 of 4 works carry a tone
Edges of the map
- The Man in the Moondarkest · most intense
- The Elfin Shipbrightest · calmest