The Rainy Season

The World Fantasy Award-winning author of Winter Tides presents the haunting story of a grieving widower, a little girl with an unusual gift, and an old house permeated by the past.

"Blaylock is a singular American fabulist." - William Gibson

"A chillingly realized tale of how the past haunts our lives." - Dallas Morning News

"Ambitious." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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Fantasy Horror

Release date: 1999

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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.