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The Elfin Ship (Balumnia, #1) by James P Blaylock; Darrell Sweet is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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A trilogy sets sail with a novel that’s “charming, light-hearted and funny . . . Feels a little like The Hobbit or The Wind in the Willows” (Fantasy Literature). James P. Blaylock’s debut novel The Elfin Ship has become a classic of whimsical fantasy. With echoes of Kenneth Graham and Mark Twain, it’s a gentle, eccentric, and hilarious novel that will delight readers of all ages. Trading with the elves used to be so simple. Every year Master Cheeser Jonathan Bing would send his very best cheeses downriver to traders who would eventually return with Elfin wonders for the people of Twombly Town. But no more . . . First, the trading post at Willowood Station was mysteriously destroyed. Then, a magical elfin airship began making forays overhead. Something was definitely amiss. So Jonathan set off downriver to deliver the cheeses himself, accompanied by the amazing Professor Wurzle, the irrepressible Dooly, and his faithful dog Ahab. It would have been such a pleasant trip, if not for the weeping skeleton, mad goblins, magic coins, an evil dwarf, a cloak of invisibility—and a watch that stopped time. If only the return trip were so simple. “Madcap’s not a word heard much t

Who reads The Elfin Ship (Balumnia, #1)?

Author

James P Blaylock; Darrell Sweet

Publisher

Del Rey

Published

1982

Language

EN

ISBN

9781936535613

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Fantasy, Adventure, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.83 / 5 (432 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13