Book description
Life as a man of leisure was becoming a bit dull for Jonathan Bing,
Master Cheeser, so he welcomed Professor Wurzle's invitation to visit
the empty castle of Selznak, the Evil Dwarf. There they chanced upon a
treasure map. Soon Jonathan, his wonderpooch Ahab, the Professor ad
Miles the magician set off by boat for the location of the treasure -
the unknown city called Landsend. But between them and their goal lay
the Case of the Missing Squire, the Attack of the Headless Oarsmen, a
mysterious witch, some evil goblins - and the Secret of the Purloined
Globe. 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 a Philip K. Dick Award,
he is currently director of the Creative Writing Conservatory at the
Orange County High School of the Arts, where Tim Powers is Writer in
Residence.
