All the Bells on Earth

“Blaylock is one of the most brilliant of that new generation of fabulist writers: All the Bells on Earth may be his best book . . . Enthralling” ( The Washington Post Book World ).   In the dead of night, a man climbs the tower of St. Anthony’s Church, driven by a compulsive urge to silence the bells.   In a deserted alley, a seemingly random victim is consumed by a torrent of flames.   And in the deceptive light of day, a mail-order businessman named Walt Stebbins