THE DISAPPEARING DWARF

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Summary: marvelous
Review: Jonathon Bing, the Master Cheeser is at it again. Making cheese is important business but so is saving the world. Full of adventure, mystery, and humor, this sequal to the "Elfin Ship" is a must. You think of your children and future children when you read this. It can be hard enough to find, that I bought extra copies of the 2 books to save for my son at 5 years old. He will thank me for them someday. This book has true flavor and charm, very unlike the factory mass made fantasy that is available now. This book had me grinning from ear to ear while reading it.

Rating:
Summary: marvelous
Review: Jonathon Bing, the Master Cheeser is at it again. Making cheese is important business but so is saving the world. Full of adventure, mystery, and humor, this sequal to the "Elfin Ship" is a must. You think of your children and future children when you read this. It can be hard enough to find, that I bought extra copies of the 2 books to save for my son at 5 years old. He will thank me for them someday. This book has true flavor and charm, very unlike the factory mass made fantasy that is available now. This book had me grinning from ear to ear while reading it.

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Summary: The Ants Go Marching, Dooby Doo.
Review: One of my all time favorites... It's out of print, I'm afraid, but well worth the hunt for a used copy!
Blaylock seems to subscribe to Hitchcock's philosophy of:
There is no terror in a bang, only in the anticipation of it.

A search for lost treasure in the land of Balumnia...
A mad dwarf seeking revenge...
Pocket watches ground to dust...
Magical coffee that makes one talk to stuffed toads...
Headless boatmen rowing about the tweet river...

What more could you ask for?

Are you a fish?

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Summary: One of the best whimsical fantasy novels ever!
Review: The Disappearing Dwarf is the fantastic sequel of Blaylock's "The Elfin Ship" and while it stands out as one of my favorite books of all time, you must understand the Blaylockian mindset to know why. Again the characters Jonathan Bing, Ahab, Professor Wurzle, and now Gump and Bufo, take us on a trip through Balumnia where Sikorsky/Selznak the Dwarf is up to his old tricks.

If you ever wondered about how coffee would taste if made from river water, or why a haberdasher should never swim in his clothes, or even why Zippo the magician shouts, "Hocus Pocus Mooliocus" before smashing pocket watches during his performance, this book is for you.

This is another book my son will hear when he is a little older. If you can find a copy, it would be well worth your while.

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Summary: A bit darker than before
Review: The only thing that kept me from giving this wonderful book a five-star rating is that it is a bit more disturbing than the first book, The Elfin Ship. As a result, reading this book to my son will have to wait until he is older. However, the return of old favorites (Johnathan, Ahab, Buffo, and Gump) and the introduction of new favorites (the more fleshed-out Miles, for example) makes the whole thing worthwhile.