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William Ashbless

Born

The United Kingdom

Genre

Poetry

Influences

Tim Powers, James Blaylock, Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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William Ashbless is a fictional poet, invented by fantasy writers James Blaylock and Tim Powers.

Ashbless is best known in his incarnation as a 19th century poet, in which guise he appears in Powers' The Anubis Gates (1983) and as a lesser character in Blaylock's The Digging Leviathan (1984). Neither author was aware that the other's novel contained a William Ashbless until the coincidence was noticed by the editor responsible for both books, who suggested that the two consult one another so that their references would be consistent.

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William Ashbless’s books

Average rating: 3.81 · 121 ratings · 14 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	On Pirates by William Ashbless (fictional author), Tim Powers, James P. Blaylock 3.94 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pilot Light by William Ashbless (fictional author), James P. Blaylock (Afterword), Gahan Wilson (Illustrator) 3.15 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Powers: Secret Histories by John Berlyne (Editor), William Ashbless (Contributor), James P. Blaylock (Contributor) 4.72 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The William Ashbless Memorial Cookbook by William Ashbless (fictional author), Tim Powers, James P. Blaylock 3.71 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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