CHARLES DE LINT

Juniper Wiles once starred as a plucky teen detective in the popular TV show, Nora Constantine. When the series ended seven years ago, Juniper made a decision to leave L.A. and return home to Newford where she joined friends at the artists collective, Bramleyhaugh, the center of which is her pal, beloved faerie artist Jilly Coppercorn. Now, out of the blue, the fictional world of Nora Constantine is bleeding into Newford, starting with the inexplicable murder of a young man. Juniper may have wanted to leave her role as a detective behind, but when shes accosted by the ghost of that young man everything changes. To solve this crime will require all the skills she learned training for Nora Constantine. And the effervescent Jilly, always up for a new adventure, is ready to come along for the ride. "Charles de Lint is the modern master of urban fantasy. Folktale, myth, fairy tale, dreams, urban legendall of it adds up to pure magic in de Lints vivid, original world. No one does it better."Alice Hoffman I can never recapture the feeling of first arriving in Newford and meeting the people and seeing the sights as a newcomer. However, part of the beauty of Newford is the sense that it has always been there, that de Lint is a reporter who occasionally files stories from a reality stranger and more beautiful than ours. De Lint also manages to keep each new Newford story fresh and captivating because he is so generous and loving in his depiction of the characters. Yes, there are a group of core characters whose stories recur most often, but a city like Newford has so many intriguing people in it, so many diverse stories to tell, so much pain and triumph to chronicle.Challenging Destiny "De Lint creates an entirely organic mythology that seems as real as the folklore from which it draws."Publishers Weekly, starred review "De Lint is a romantic; he believes in the great things, faith, hope, and charity (especially if love is included in that last), but he also believes in the power of magicor at least the magic of fictionto open our eyes to a larger world."Edmonton Journal "Its hard not to feel encouraged to be a better person after reading a book by Ottawas Charles de Lint."Halifax Chronicle Herald If Ottawa-area author Charles de Lint didnt create the contemporary fantasy, he certainly defined it. writer-musician-artist-folklorist de Lint has lifted our accepted reality and tipped it just enough sideways to show the possibilities that lie beneath the surface Unlike most fantasy writers who deal with battles between ultimate good and evil, de Lint concentrates on smaller, very personal conflicts. Perhaps this is what makes him accessible to the non-fantasy audience as well as the hard-core fans. Perhaps its just damned fine writing. Quill & Quire In de Lints capable hands, modern fantasy becomes something other than escapism. It becomes folk song, the stuff of urban myth.The Phoenix Gazette Charles de Lint shows that, far from being escapism, contemporary fantasy can be the deep mythic literature of our time.The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction

The fiddle Staley Cross grandmother gave her plays a calling on music that opens doors into the otherworld. Sometimes it allows beings to step out of our world, sometimes the music lets them step in. But it makes no allowance for the danger such actions can bring, or how it can put the fiddlers soul in jeopardy.These stories were previously published. "Seven for a Secret" is also available in Moonlight & Vines; "Ten for the Devil" in Tapping the Dream Tree. "Nobody does urban fantasy better than Charles de Lint. He has a gift for creating engaging, fully realized characters, totally believable dialogue, and a feeling that magic is just around the corner He can make you believe as many as six impossible things before breakfast." Amazon.com Editorial Review "De Lints elegant prose and effective storytelling continue to transform the mundane into the magical at every turn. Highly recommended."Library Journal, Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. "In many hands, the urban fantasy plot involving strange beings just around the corner fails dismally. It does not in the hands of the reliable, the inimitable de Lint Booklist " de Lintclearly has no equal as an urban fantasist and very few equals among fantasists as a folklorist."Booklist Charles de Lint is the modern master of urban fantasy. Folktale, myth, fairy tale, dreams, urban legendall of it adds up to pure magic in de Lints vivid, original world. No one does it better. Alice Hoffman Charles de Lint writes like a magician. He draws out the strange inside our own world, weaving stories that feel more real than we are when we read them. He is, simply put, the best. Holly Black Unlike most fantasy writers who deal with battles between ultimate good and evil, de Lint concentrates on smaller, very personal conflicts. Perhaps this is what makes him accessible to the non-fantasy audience as well as the hard-core fans. Perhaps its just damned fine writing. Quill & Quire

Anyone who knows her wouldnt be surprised to learn that Jilly sees the world through a prism of faerie tales. It was years before I came to understand that she wasnt just being whimsical when she talked so easily about hobs and brownies and various kinds of faerie creatures.They were real.Faerieland, otherworlds, and all the denizens and creatures you might imagine to live there.It was all real.And so were ghosts.I remember when I first realized this. I felt like my head was going to explode.* * *Juniper should have known better after her last foray into the otherworld. But when shes asked to look into a mysterious box full of poltergeists she ends up making a promise to seven teenage ghosts that puts here directly in the crosshairs of a blood witchs deadly ire. "Charles de Lint is the modern master of urban fantasy. Folktale, myth, fairy tale, dreams, urban legendall of it adds up to pure magic in de Lints vivid, original world. No one does it better."Alice Hoffman I can never recapture the feeling of first arriving in Newford and meeting the people and seeing the sights as a newcomer. However, part of the beauty of Newford is the sense that it has always been there, that de Lint is a reporter who occasionally files stories from a reality stranger and more beautiful than ours. De Lint also manages to keep each new Newford story fresh and captivating because he is so generous and loving in his depiction of the characters. Yes, there are a group of core characters whose stories recur most often, but a city like Newford has so many intriguing people in it, so many diverse stories to tell, so much pain and triumph to chronicle.Challenging Destiny "De Lint creates an entirely organic mythology that seems as real as the folklore from which it draws."Publishers Weekly, starred review "De Lint is a romantic; he believes in the great things, faith, hope, and charity (especially if love is included in that last), but he also believes in the power of magicor at least the magic of fictionto open our eyes to a larger world."Edmonton Journal "Its hard not to feel encouraged to be a better person after reading a book by Ottawas Charles de Lint."Halifax Chronicle Herald If Ottawa-area author Charles de Lint didnt create the contemporary fantasy, he certainly defined it. writer-musician-artist-folklorist de Lint has lifted our accepted reality and tipped it just enough sideways to show the possibilities that lie beneath the surface Unlike most fantasy writers who deal with battles between ultimate good and evil, de Lint concentrates on smaller, very personal conflicts. Perhaps this is what makes him accessible to the non-fantasy audience as well as the hard-core fans. Perhaps its just damned fine writing.Quill & Quire

A series of bizarre murders is baffling the police. Each death is somehow connected with the city's elusive Gypsy community. The police are searching for a human murderer, but the Romany know better. They have a name for the darkness that hunts them.

Forests of the Heart is an enthralling voyage into the seamier side of urban magic. Returning to the familiar environs of Newford, where he sets so many of his modern myths, Charles de Lint introduces some of his most memorable characters yet. The Gentry are ancient spirits of the land, sired in rape and born of woman in the Old Country. When the Irish immigrated to the New World, some of the Gentry came along. Generations later, having no real ties to their new home, they dream dark dreams of wresting the land surrounding Newford from the native manitou spirits. The Gentry''s scheming and plotting draw some of the inhabitants of Newford into a dark and desperate fight against them and a primeval spirit, old as the earth itself but slumbering in la epoca del mito, the myth time. Bettina, a curandera--or healer--is part Mexican and part Indian. She has recently moved to Newford from the deserts of the Southwest for reasons she can''t understand. She lives in Kellygnow, an art colony perched on a hill overlooking Newford. Earning her keep as a model for the various artists who live and work there, she tries to apply her desert-learned skills and knowledge in the cold, forested surroundings. Bettina''s fellow Kellygnowians include Nuala, who seems slightly more spiritual than the average housekeeper; Ellie, a sculptor with a very special commission; and the Recluse, a mysterious figure who winters at Kellygnow in one of the outlying private cottages. Donal, an Irish-born malcontent who dreams of better times, joins them, along with Miki, his musician sister, and Tommy, a Native American accompanied by a few of his apparently innumerable aunts. The looming battle against a seemingly invincible foe draws them together and forces them to depend not only upon their skills and powers, but also on hope, trust, and love.

Janet es una famosa cantante de folk. Al retornar a su aldea natal y a sus amigos de siempre, descubrirá por azar un antiguo libro cuya edición constó de un solo ejemplar. El país pequeño, maravilloso y sorprendente libro dentro de un libro, ofrece a la vez los encantos de la musica y de la magia, pero tambien el horror surgido de la maldad, frecuente tanto en la fantasia como en el mundo moderno. Una verdadera obra maestra.

Newford: where magic lights dark streets, where myths walk in modern shapes, where humans and older beings must work to keep the whole world turning. At the centre of the entwined lives of all the Newford tales stands a young artist named Jilly Coppercorn, whose paintings capture the hidden beings that dwell in Newford''s shadows. With her tangled hair, her paint-splattered jeans, a smile perpetually on her lips, she''s darted in and out of the Newford tales. Now, at last, we have Jilly''s own story. Behind the painter''s fey charm there''s a dark secret, and a past she''s laboured to forget. That past is coming to claim her now, threatening all she loves. "I''m the onion girl," Jilly Coppercorn says. "Pull back the layers of my life, and you won''t find anything at the core. Just a broken child. A hollow girl." She''s run from the past and the truth for so long. She''s very, very good at running. But life has just forced Jilly to stop.

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De Lints first adult fantasy novel in 8 years weaves a rich tapestry of story with classic CdL elegance. Young Thomas Corn Eyes sees into the otherworld, but all he wants to do is get off the rez. Steve Cole escaped from his rock star life to disappear into the desert and mountains. Fifteen-year-old barrio kid Sadie Higgins has been discarded once too often. Blogger Leah Hardin needs to leave Newford, come to terms with the loss of her best friend, and actually engage with her life. When these lives collide in the Hierro Maderas Mountains, they must struggle to escape their messy pasts and find a way to carve a future for themselves.They dont just have to learn how to survive. They have to learn how to fly. Beautiful, elegant, and remarkably kind, this is the work of a storyteller at the peak of his abilities. With de Lint, theres no need to say, "I cant wait to see what he does next." What he does now is always enough to take my breath away.Seanan McGuire, author of the October Daye series and other novelsCharles new book filled me with joy! From the first line to the last, I was completely involved. A book about those "outside" who think they want to get "in," there are good lessons to be learnedpainlesslyfrom beginning to end.Janis Ian, songwriter & musicianWith this gently rolling, lyrical composition of a book, the godfather of urban fantasy flows back to where hes most needed. If theres one thing todays world can gain from literature, surely its de Lints signature sense of unsullied wonder and devotion to the best within us.Melissa F. Olson, author of the Scarlett Bernard series and other novelsAs a struggling unpublished novelist, I read Charles de Lint and found the template for the kind of stories I wanted to tell, ones that brought magic and folklore into the modern world. After fifteen novels of my own, Im still both humbled and enthralled by the ease with which he draws the reader into his stories, because now I know just how hard it is. The Wind in His Heart is tough, tender, grim, light on its feet, magical, and brilliant: in other words, a typical de Lint masterpiece, once again setting a high bar for those of us who follow.Alex Bledsoe, author of the Tufa series and other novelsOh what a sweet, wonderful ride that was! I was enthralled. I didnt leave my house all weekend; it was glorious. It was throwback CdL, a vast, shifting landscape of story woven upon story, just what I love. What a love letter to the desert.Lizz Huerta, author, winner of the Lumina fiction awardSplendid and so very healing!Charles Vess, artist, winner of the World Fantasy Award

Ruby and Vida haunt a dry riverbed near the trailer park where they live, pretending to be magical beings, until a deadly encounter with an actual witch changes everything. Now magic is no longer a game of pretend, its the only thing that will keep them alive. But first they have to find it.This reprinted short story takes place in Santo del Vado Viejo, the setting of de Lints acclaimed novels The Painted Boy and The Mystery of Grace."One of the most original fantasy writers currently working."Booklist"Charles de Lint is the modern master of urban fantasy. Folktale, myth, fairy tale, dreams, urban legendall of it adds up to pure magic in de Lints vivid, original world. No one does it better."Alice Hoffman"De Lint creates an entirely organic mythology that seems as real as the folklore from which it draws."Publishers Weekly, starred review"De Lint is a romantic; he believes in the great things, faith, hope, and charity (especially if love is included in that last), but he also believes in the power of magicor at least the magic of fictionto open our eyes to a larger world."Edmonton Journal"Its hard not to feel encouraged to be a better person after reading a book by Ottawas Charles de Lint."Halifax Chronicle Herald"If Ottawa-area author Charles de Lint didnt create the contemporary fantasy, he certainly defined it. writer-musician-artist-folklorist de Lint has lifted our accepted reality and tipped it just enough sideways to show the possibilities that lie beneath the surface Unlike most fantasy writers who deal with battles between ultimate good and evil, de Lint concentrates on smaller, very personal conflicts. Perhaps this is what makes him accessible to the non-fantasy audience as well as the hard-core fans. Perhaps its just damned fine writing." Quill & Quire"In de Lints capable hands, modern fantasy becomes something other than escapism. It becomes folk song, the stuff of urban myth."The Phoenix Gazette

Welcome to Charles de Lints first collection of Newford stories. Immerse yourself in his gritty fictional cityas much a character as Jilly who paints fey wonders, fiddle player Geordie seeking his stolen beloved, the conjure man and his Tree of Tales, or Paperjack revealing fortunes. Meet Gemmins who live in abandoned cars and Katrina, a mermaid so entranced by love that shes left the cold dark water to walk in the moonlight. Visit the music clubs, the waterfront, and the alleyways where myths and magic spill into the modern world.Reviews:This collection of conceptually innovative, thematically simple stories proves again that de Lint is a leading talent in the urban fantasy subgenre. Publishers WeeklyI can never recapture the feeling of first arriving in Newford and meeting the people and seeing the sights as a newcomer. However, part of the beauty of Newford is the sense that it has always been there, that de Lint is a reporter who occasionally files stories from a reality stranger and more beautiful than ours. De Lint also manages to keep each new Newford story fresh and captivating because he is so generous and loving in his depiction of the characters. Yes, there are a group of core characters whose stories recur most often, but a city like Newford has so many intriguing people in it, so many diverse stories to tell, so much pain and triumph to chronicle.Challenging DestinyDreams Underfoot is a collection of stories set in Newford, Charles de Lints mythical city, and its environs, both magical and mundane. I say mythical, but Newford is sometimes more real to me than any other place Ive been. The stories in this fat volume are all wonderful These stories connect in ways that tug at your heart and make you look more deeply for the magic in your own life. Rambles MagazineIf Ottawa-area author Charles de Lint didnt create the contemporary fantasy, he certainly defined it. writer-musician-artist-folklorist de Lint has lifted our accepted reality and tipped it just enough sideways to show the possibilities that lie beneath the surface Unlike most fantasy writers who deal with battles between ultimate good and evil, de Lint concentrates on smaller, very personal conflicts. Perhaps this is what makes him accessible to the non-fantasy audience as well as the hard-core fans. Perhaps its just damned fine writing. Quill & QuireIn de Lints capable hands, modern fantasy becomes something other than escapism. It becomes folk song, the stuff of urban myth.The Phoenix GazetteCharles de Lint shows that, far from being escapism, contemporary fantasy can be the deep mythic literature of our time.The Magazine of Fantasy & Science FictionEvery story is a winner. With moody pieces offset by airy and magical fantasies, and the occasional glint of an edge just beneath the surface, de Lint does indeed create a mythology all his own.BookloversMaybe you find it hard to believe that the dirty, smelly, crowded modern-day city can have any sort of mystique or magic to it, but believe me, theres a lot more than what meets the eye. Legends stalk the slums, ghosts haunt the cobblestoned streets, goblins dwell in the buried part of the city, and nightmares share the roads. T...

Shed been underlake when the sound of his voice drew her up from the cold and the dark, up into the moonlight, bobbing in the white-capped waves; listening, swallowing that golden sound of strings and voice, and he so handsome and all alone on the shore. This modern take on Hans Christian Andersons The Little Mermaid reveals the aching beauty and peril of falling in love. A finalist for the 1992 World Fantasy Award, this novella was originally published as a limited edition chapbook by Axolotl Press (1991), and later appeared in de Lints acclaimed first Newford collection, Dreams Underfoot (1993).Charles de Lint is the modern master of urban fantasy. Folktale, myth, fairy tale, dreams, urban legendall of it adds up to pure magic in de Lints vivid, original world. No one does it better.Alice HoffmanCharles de Lint writes like a magician. He draws out the strange inside our own world, weaving stories that feel more real than we are when we read them. He is, simply put, the best. Holly BlackIn a culture that privileges detachment and irony Charles de Lint dares to write with passion and conviction, insisting that truth, compassion, and the creation of beauty in the world are things that matter. Hes not on a soapbox, hes not didactic, hes just telling storiesbut those stories are searing.Terri WindlingA man who makes the world a better place than he found it.Jane YolenDe Lints evocative images, both ordinary and fantastic, jolt the imagination.Publishers WeeklyWhat makes de Lints particular brand of fantasy so catchy is his attention to the ordinary. Like great writers of magic realism, he writes about people in the world we know, encountering magic as a part of that world. Fairy tales come true, and their magic affects realistic characters full of particular lusts and fears.Booklist, American Library Association To read de Lint is to fall under the spell of a master storyteller, to be reminded of the greatness of life, of the beauty and majesty lurking in shadows and empty doorways.Quill and QuireDe Lints elegant prose and effective storytelling continue to transform the mundane into the magical at every turn.Library JournalCharles de Lints greatest strength...is his obvious love for his characters, and empathy for people generally. ...he is showing us people living up to their potential, rather than down to it. And that is what makes de Lints books rewarding.Locus MagazineEvery story, every book Ive read by Charles de Lint has touched me in some wayhis words make me care very deeply for his characters and their surroundings.Rambles MagazineCharles de Lint is one of those rare authors whose work is envied by writers and book editors as much as by his fansif you dont find something in the plot to keep you turning pages ravenously (and Im sure you will), then the colourful characterswill charm you thoroughly.The SF SiteCharles de Lint has won the World Fantasy, Aurora and Sunburst awards, among many others.

Yirah Green has been working in a hidden arroyo on the Kikimi rez, secretly rebuilding an old dirt bike that belonged to her late Uncle Jimmy. Her best friend, Santana Corn Eyes, knows about the project, as does a ghost who visits her, silently urging her on. Yirah says the spirit is that of her departed uncle, but Santana is worried. Why would a ghost be crossing over to this world? Maybe its not such a good idea to get a a dead mans motorbike running again. And if Yirah does succeed, will she be patient enough to learn how to safely handle it? Set in the Painted Hills near Santo del Vado Viejo, this original short story is loosely connected to de Lints acclaimed novel, The Wind in His Heart."One of the most original fantasy writers currently working."Booklist"Charles de Lint is the modern master of urban fantasy. Folktale, myth, fairy tale, dreams, urban legendall of it adds up to pure magic in de Lints vivid, original world. No one does it better."Alice Hoffman"De Lint creates an entirely organic mythology that seems as real as the folklore from which it draws."Publishers Weekly, starred review"De Lint is a romantic; he believes in the great things, faith, hope, and charity (especially if love is included in that last), but he also believes in the power of magicor at least the magic of fictionto open our eyes to a larger world."Edmonton Journal"Its hard not to feel encouraged to be a better person after reading a book by Ottawas Charles de Lint."Halifax Chronicle Herald"If Ottawa-area author Charles de Lint didnt create the contemporary fantasy, he certainly defined it. writer-musician-artist-folklorist de Lint has lifted our accepted reality and tipped it just enough sideways to show the possibilities that lie beneath the surface Unlike most fantasy writers who deal with battles between ultimate good and evil, de Lint concentrates on smaller, very personal conflicts. Perhaps this is what makes him accessible to the non-fantasy audience as well as the hard-core fans. Perhaps its just damned fine writing." Quill & Quire"In de Lints capable hands, modern fantasy becomes something other than escapism. It becomes folk song, the stuff of urban myth."The Phoenix Gazette

Short novel, originally published in 1994, finally in ebook format. Eithnie, a painter living in the remote Eastern woodlands of Canada, finds strange and beautiful creatures slipping unbidden into her sketches. It feels charming and somewhat eerie, until she realizes that these visitors cryptic messages are connected to a promise made in her own forgotten past. Now the world of Faerie is reaching out to her for help, and her ability to figure out what they want from her may mark the difference between their survival...or their doom."One of the most original fantasy writers currently working."Booklist"What makes de Lints particular brand of fantasy so catchy is his attention to the ordinary. Like great writers of magic realism, he writes about people in the world we know, encountering magic as part of that world."--Booklist"Charles de Lint is the modern master of urban fantasy. Folktale, myth, fairy tale, dreams, urban legendall of it adds up to pure magic in de Lints vivid, original world. No one does it better."Alice Hoffman"De Lint creates an entirely organic mythology that seems as real as the folklore from which it draws."Publishers Weekly, starred review"De Lint is a romantic; he believes in the great things, faith, hope, and charity (especially if love is included in that last), but he also believes in the power of magicor at least the magic of fictionto open our eyes to a larger world."Edmonton Journal"Its hard not to feel encouraged to be a better person after reading a book by Ottawas Charles de Lint."Halifax Chronicle Herald"If Ottawa-area author Charles de Lint didnt create the contemporary fantasy, he certainly defined it. writer-musician-artist-folklorist de Lint has lifted our accepted reality and tipped it just enough sideways to show the possibilities that lie beneath the surface Unlike most fantasy writers who deal with battles between ultimate good and evil, de Lint concentrates on smaller, very personal conflicts. Perhaps this is what makes him accessible to the non-fantasy audience as well as the hard-core fans. Perhaps its just damned fine writing." Quill & Quire"In de Lints capable hands, modern fantasy becomes something other than escapism. It becomes folk song, the stuff of urban myth."The Phoenix Gazette

Short story, originally published in The Earth Strikes Back, Mark Zeising Books, 1994. First time in ebook format. With the recent death of a client social worker Chris Dennison realizes hes hitting burn out in his job but he cant seem to pull himself out of the downward spiral hes falling into. Hes ready to walk away from it all until he meets a girl who shouldnt exist, who tries to show him that if he doesnt like the answers hes getting, maybe hes asking the wrong questions. "One of the most original fantasy writers currently working."Booklist "Charles de Lint is the modern master of urban fantasy. Folktale, myth, fairy tale, dreams, urban legendall of it adds up to pure magic in de Lints vivid, original world. No one does it better."Alice Hoffman "De Lint creates an entirely organic mythology that seems as real as the folklore from which it draws."Publishers Weekly, starred review "De Lint is a romantic; he believes in the great things, faith, hope, and charity (especially if love is included in that last), but he also believes in the power of magicor at least the magic of fictionto open our eyes to a larger world."Edmonton Journal "Its hard not to feel encouraged to be a better person after reading a book by Ottawas Charles de Lint."Halifax Chronicle Herald "If Ottawa-area author Charles de Lint didnt create the contemporary fantasy, he certainly defined it. writer-musician-artist-folklorist de Lint has lifted our accepted reality and tipped it just enough sideways to show the possibilities that lie beneath the surface Unlike most fantasy writers who deal with battles between ultimate good and evil, de Lint concentrates on smaller, very personal conflicts. Perhaps this is what makes him accessible to the non-fantasy audience as well as the hard-core fans. Perhaps its just damned fine writing." Quill & Quire "In de Lints capable hands, modern fantasy becomes something other than escapism. It becomes folk song, the stuff of urban myth."The Phoenix Gazette