Homunculus - Langdon St. Ives, Bk 1 Author:James P. Blaylock Homonculus -- a fascinating trip to a London that never existed... but perhaps should have. Darkly atmospheric, Homonculus weaves together the stories of Narbondo, a mad hunchback who works tirelessly to bring the dead back to life; of the members of the Trismegistus Club, a surly group of scientists and philosophers who meet at Captain Powers' ... more »Pipe Shop; and of the homunculus, a tiny man whose powers can drive men to murder.