“A magical world, presented in the most magical way... once you find yourself there, you will never want to leave it, much less forget it,” magician and magician Philip K. Dick did not skimp on praise for his young friend and protégé James Blaylock. Master cheesemaker Jonathan Bing sets off down the river with a cargo of cheeses in the company of Professor Wurtzl, the simpleton Dooley and the dog Ahab. And everything would be fine if it weren’t for the sobbing skeleton, maddened goblins, the evil gnome Shleznak, magic coins and a clock that can stop time...