This is a whimsical story of a cheesemaker, Jonathan Bing, who sets out on a quest to discover why trade to his river town has halted inconveniently right before the Winter holiday season. He and his friend, the Professor Wurzle, seek answers to the mystery, and they transport cheeses themselves to use in trade for dwarven cakes and children’s toys to take back to their village. Along the way, they run afoul of goblins masterminded by a nefarious dwarf, and they find surprising allies in the carefree Linkmen and elves.

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

Theophile Escargot, cast out of Twombly Town for the crime of stealing his own pie, bade a midnight farewell to his unfeeling neighbours and set out on a journey to fabled Balumnia. There he would clash with the master of an elfin airship and a conniving, marble-stealing dwarf; battle to save Leta, a beautiful maid possessed by a malevolent witch; discover magical powers that could make him a hero; and unearth secrets of the legendary land itself Return to the magical world of The Elfin Ship and The Disappearing Dwarf in this fabulous book.