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James Blaylock

American fantasy author · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1950 · age 76

James Paul Blaylock is an American fantasy author. He is noted for a distinctive, humorous style, as well as being one of the pioneers of the steampunk genre of science fiction. Blaylock has cited Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, Robert Louis Stevenson, Arthur Conan Doyle and Charles Dickens as his inspirations.

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1997World Fantasy Award for Best Short FictionAward1987Philip K. Dick AwardAward1986World Fantasy Award for Best Short FictionAward1950Born20 September 1950

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Awards

World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction1997
Philip K. Dick Award1987
World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction1986

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United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1950 · age 76

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