Reviews
"A master storyteller, he blends Celtic, Native American, and other cultures into a seamless mythology that resonates with magic and truth." -- Library Journal, "Essential reading for anyone who is new to de Lint or has previously read only his novels." —Interzone, ?It's hard not to feel encouraged to be a better person after reading a book by Ottawa's Charles de Lint." ? Halifax Chronicle Herald ?Charles de Lint is the modern master of urban fantasy. Folktale, myth, fairy tale, dreams, urban legend?all of it adds up to pure magic in de Lint's vivid, original world. No one does it better." ?Alice Hoffman ?An outstanding and widely varied collection of 29 tales.... Long-time fans and newcomers alike will fall in love with de Lint's graceful, poetic language and characters." ? Publishers Weekly ?[de Lint] is a master storyteller.... [I]n every story?and I do mean every?he manages to pack an emotional wallop, and a sense that the fantastical could be very, very possible if only we choose to believe it so." ? Bookgasm ?More than 400 pages of the finest urban fantasy fiction of the past three decades." ? Ottawa Citizen ? The Very Best of Charles de Lint truly is Charles de Lint at his very best." ? FantasyLiterature.com ?Lovely and quite diverse...[t]his is a collection definitely worth picking up." ? San Francisco/Sacramento Book Review ?These are stories for those who love reading." ? Locus ?De Lint is prolific, and if you've resisted picking him up because you're not sure where to start, this is an excellent way to get a feel for his polished prose, his deep empathy for his own characters, and a wondrous world that may be filled with danger but is no less beautiful because of that." ? Bookgasm, "A master storyteller, he blends Celtic, Native American, and other cultures into a seamless mythology that resonates with magic and truth." --Library Journal, "A strong, thoroughly enjoyable, thoroughly magical story that takes advantage of native myths and lore to create something entirely new, yet quietly familiar." --SF Site, "Charles de Lint is the modern master of urban fantasy. Folktale, myth, fairy tale, dreams, urban legend--all of it adds up to pure magic in de Lint's vivid, original world. No one does it better." --Alice Hoffman, author, Here in the Future, "A master storyteller, he blends Celtic, Native American, and other cultures into a seamless mythology that resonates with magic and truth." — Library Journal, "Essential reading for anyone who is new to de Lint or has previously read only his novels." --Interzone, It's hard not to feel encouraged to be a better person after reading a book by Ottawa's Charles de Lint." — Halifax Chronicle Herald Charles de Lint is the modern master of urban fantasy. Folktale, myth, fairy tale, dreams, urban legend—all of it adds up to pure magic in de Lint's vivid, original world. No one does it better." —Alice Hoffman An outstanding and widely varied collection of 29 tales.... Long-time fans and newcomers alike will fall in love with de Lint's graceful, poetic language and characters." — Publishers Weekly [de Lint] is a master storyteller.... [I]n every story—and I do mean every—he manages to pack an emotional wallop, and a sense that the fantastical could be very, very possible if only we choose to believe it so." — Bookgasm More than 400 pages of the finest urban fantasy fiction of the past three decades." — Ottawa Citizen The Very Best of Charles de Lint truly is Charles de Lint at his very best." — FantasyLiterature.com Lovely and quite diverse...[t]his is a collection definitely worth picking up." — San Francisco/Sacramento Book Review These are stories for those who love reading." — Locus De Lint is prolific, and if you've resisted picking him up because you're not sure where to start, this is an excellent way to get a feel for his polished prose, his deep empathy for his own characters, and a wondrous world that may be filled with danger but is no less beautiful because of that." — Bookgasm, "Charles de Lint is the modern master of urban fantasy. Folktale, myth, fairy tale, dreams, urban legend—all of it adds up to pure magic in de Lint's vivid, original world. No one does it better." —Alice Hoffman, author, Here in the Future, "An outstanding and widely varied collection of 29 tales . . . Longtime fans and newcomers alike will fall in love with de Lint's graceful, poetic language and characters." --Publishers Weekly, "Charles de Lint is the modern master of urban fantasy. Folktale, myth, fairy tale, dreams, urban legend--all of it adds up to pure magic in de Lint's vivid, original world. No one does it better." --Alice Hoffman, author,Here in the Future, "A strong, thoroughly enjoyable, thoroughly magical story that takes advantage of native myths and lore to create something entirely new, yet quietly familiar." —SF Site, "More than 400 pages of the finest urban fantasy fiction of the past three decades." --Ottawa Citizen, "An outstanding and widely varied collection of 29 tales . . . Longtime fans and newcomers alike will fall in love with de Lint's graceful, poetic language and characters." —Publishers Weekly, "More than 400 pages of the finest urban fantasy fiction of the past three decades." -- Ottawa Citizen, "An outstanding and widely varied collection of 29 tales . . . Longtime fans and newcomers alike will fall in love with de Lint's graceful, poetic language and characters." —Publishers Weekly, "It's hard not to feel encouraged to be a better person after reading a book by Ottawa's Charles de Lint." -- Halifax Chronicle Herald "Charles de Lint is the modern master of urban fantasy. Folktale, myth, fairy tale, dreams, urban legend--all of it adds up to pure magic in de Lint's vivid, original world. No one does it better." --Alice Hoffman "An outstanding and widely varied collection of 29 tales.... Long-time fans and newcomers alike will fall in love with de Lint's graceful, poetic language and characters." -- Publishers Weekly "[de Lint] is a master storyteller.... [I]n every story--and I do mean every--he manages to pack an emotional wallop, and a sense that the fantastical could be very, very possible if only we choose to believe it so." -- Bookgasm "More than 400 pages of the finest urban fantasy fiction of the past three decades." -- Ottawa Citizen " The Very Best of Charles de Lint truly is Charles de Lint at his very best." -- FantasyLiterature.com "Lovely and quite diverse...[t]his is a collection definitely worth picking up." -- San Francisco/Sacramento Book Review "These are stories for those who love reading." -- Locus "De Lint is prolific, and if you've resisted picking him up because you're not sure where to start, this is an excellent way to get a feel for his polished prose, his deep empathy for his own characters, and a wondrous world that may be filled with danger but is no less beautiful because of that." -- Bookgasm
