The Elfin Ship
 The Elfin Ship (1982) was James Blaylock’s first published book. It is the first of three fantasies by Blaylock about a world peopled by elves dwarves goblins and normal people as well as a smattering of wizards witches and other fanciful beings. The world has magic well as pseudo-science. Scientific explanation depends on such tongue-in-cheek concepts as The Five Standard Shapes The Three Major Urges and The Six Links of Bestial Sciences.