The Paper Grail

Howard Barton travels to Mendocino looking for a sketch by the Japanese artis Hoku-sai, but others are also interested in the drawing, and Howard finds himself in the middle of a private war between secret, underground societies.

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Fantasy

Release date: 1991

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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.