The Jonathan Bing Series (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: James P. Blaylock
- First Published: 1982
- Type of Work: Novels
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—Heroic fantasy
- Time of Work: Indeterminate
- Setting: Primarily Twombly Town, in a fictional world
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Dogs, Folkloric or magical people, Other worlds, Heroes or heroism, Clocks or watches, Time, Dwarfs, Elves, Christmas
- Locales: Mythical lands
The Plot
The Elfin Ship introduces Jonathan Bing, the master cheesemaker of Twombly Town who has inherited the family business from his father, Amos. Christmas nears, but the elves who normally arrive to trade elfin cakes and Christmas gifts for various cheeses fail to arrive. Bing, with his faithful dog Ahab (based on the authors real-life dog Ahab), decides to travel down the Oriel River to find the elves so that Christmas will not be ruined for the good people of Twombly Town. He is joined in his adventures by a local boy named Dooly and Professor Wurzle, the towns...
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