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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5.0 out of 5 stars This is How To Do It Correctly., November 23, 2008

By	David A. Wilcomb "David" (Phoenix Arizona) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Disappearing Dwarf (Mass Market Paperback)

The other reviews say it all. This is excellently-crafted fantasy done with tongue in cheek, without bombast. In the same league as "Bridge of Birds", and that's high praise indeed. I've bought used paperbacks of these for years and given them to friends. A hardback compilation of all three would be wonderful.

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4.0 out of 5 stars If only the Master Cheeser would get his due!, June 22, 2005

By	Shanda Hoover (Port Orchard, WA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I absolutely adored James Blaylock's first novel "the Elfin Ship" and was tickled to recently discover that he wrote a sequel "the Disappearing Dwarf" and as I understand it a third novel "the Stone Giant" featuring that same lovable cheeser Jonathan Bing and his company of eccentric friends. I rushed out and purchased the Disappearing Dwarf and after reading it found that my only disappointment in it is that it wasn't longer. The fun just didn't last long enough. Now I am on a mission to secure the third volume.

My love for the Elfin Ship has caused for me to yearn for a hardcover version that could hold a place of honor in my permanent collection, and now this desire extends to the whole series. Sadly, these first two books written by Blaylock were not issued in hardback. It is my sincere wish that someday someone does the world a favor and reprints these books preferably in hardback and as a boxed set

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