Books by Charles De Lint
Born: 12/22/1951Charles De Lint Biography & Notes
Charles De Lint (born December 22, 1951) is a Canadian fantasy author and Celtic folk musician. He established the genre of mythic fiction which falls somewhere between fantasy literature, and mainstream fiction with a magical realist bent. It is sometimes also considered "urban myth" and is known for being "fantasy for people who normally don't read fantasy".
He was born in Bussum, the Netherlands, and emigrated to Canada at the age of four months. He now lives in Ottawa. He published three novels under the pseudonym Samuel M Key which have subsequently been reprinted by Orb Books as Charles de Lint.
Many of his stories center around the mythical North American city of Newford and a regular cast of characters that make cameo and feature appearances. He has received many awards including the 2000 World Fantasy Award for Best Collection for Moonlight and Vines.
He was born in Bussum, the Netherlands, and emigrated to Canada at the age of four months. He now lives in Ottawa. He published three novels under the pseudonym Samuel M Key which have subsequently been reprinted by Orb Books as Charles de Lint.
Many of his stories center around the mythical North American city of Newford and a regular cast of characters that make cameo and feature appearances. He has received many awards including the 2000 World Fantasy Award for Best Collection for Moonlight and Vines.
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Ascian in Rose by Charles De Lint ( 1987) |
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The Best of Pirate Writings Tales of Fantasy, Mystery & Science Fiction by David Bischoff, Jack Cady, Alan Dean Foster, Charles De Lint, Ardath Mayhar, Paul Di Filippo, Geoffrey A. Landis, Christine Beckert, Jennifer B. Crow, Sharianne Lewitt, Carroll & Brown ( 1998) |
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Blue Girl by Charles De Lint ( 2006)
Having moved to a new town, Imogene is determined to make things go well for herself in her new town and find friends to help her in her mission, but when she is befriended by a ghost named Adrian and becomes haunted in her dreams, Imogene must turn to friend Maxine and Pelly for help in ridding her nights of dark visions. Reprint.
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The Book of Ballads by Jane Yolen, Neil Gaiman, Emma Bull, Lee Smith, Midori Snyder, Sharyn McCrumb, Charles De Lint, Elaine Lee ( 2006)
A collection of traditional English, Irish, and Scottish songs and folktales, retold in graphic novel form by some of today's top fantasy writers, includes Neil Gaiman's "The False Knight on the Road," Sharyn McCrumb's "Thomas the Rhymer," and Jane Yolen's "King Henry" and "The Great Selchie of Sule Skerrie." Reprint.
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Brian Froud's Faerielands The Wild Wood by Charles De Lint ( 1994)
A young artist returns to her cabin in the deep woods of Canada to concentrate on her work and finds that, somehow, strange and beautiful creatures are creeping into her art.
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The Buffalo Man by Charles De Lint ( 1999) |
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Dingo by Charles De Lint ( 2008)
Seventeen-year-old Miguel Schreiber and a long-term enemy are drawn into a strange dream world when they fall in love with shapeshifting sisters from Australia--twins hiding from a cursed ancestor who can only be freed with the girls' cooperation.
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The Dreaming Place by Charles De Lint ( 1992)
Drawn into the Otherworld of totems and dryads, Ash must help her cousin Nina, who is being stalked by an Otherworld manitou that can force Nina's mind into the bodies of beasts. By the author of The Little Country. Reprint. AB. VY. LJ.
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Dreams Underfoot by Charles De Lint ( 2003)
In a magical alternate world where ancient myths blend with modern locations, street painter Jilly and fiddle-playing Geordie struggle for survival in the wake of underground tunnels, ghostly dreams, and mermaid songs.
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Eyes Like Leaves by Charles De Lint ( 2009) |
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Forests of the Heart by Charles De Lint ( 2001)
Bettina is one of the few humans who can see the Gentry, old world spirits who appear as dark and dangerous men, and she stays clear of them, until one night, one follows her to the woods and takes her hand. By the author of Someplace to Be Flying.
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From a Whisper to a Scream by Charles De Lint ( 2003)
Years after the death of child murderer Teddy Bird, children begin dying again, and Jim McGann, a crime photographer in possession of the one true clue in this new series of murders, begins to suspect that Teddy has returned. Originally published under the pseudonym of "Samuel M. Key." Reprint.
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From a Whisper to a Scream by Charles De Lint ( 1992)
Years after the death of child murderer Teddy Bird, children begin dying again, and Jim McGann, a crime photographer in possession of the one true clue in this new series of murders, begins to suspect that Teddy has returned. Original.
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Great Angel Fantasies Nine Celestial Chronicles by Robert Silverberg, Lisa Goldstein, Kate Wilhelm, Stephen Gallagher, Charles De Lint, Ken Wisman ( 1996) |
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Greenmantle by Charles De Lint ( 1998)
Not far from the city there is an ancient wood, forgotten by the modern world, where Mystery walks in the moonlight. He wears the shape of a stag, or a goat, or a horned man wearing a cloak of leaves. He is summoned by the music of the pipes or a fire of bones on Midsummer's Evening. He is chased by the hunt and shadowed by the wild girl. When he touches your dreams, your life will never be the same again.
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A Handful of Coppers Collected Early Stories, Heroic Fantasy by Charles De Lint ( 2003) |
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The Harp of the Grey Rose The Legend of Cerin Songweaver by Charles De Lint ( 1985) |
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Hedgework and Guessery by Charles De Lint ( 1991) |
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Hours Before Dawn and Two Other Stories from Newford by Charles De Lint ( 2005) |
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I'll Be Watching You by Charles De Lint ( 2004)
When a passing stranger rescues her from her abusive husband, Rachel Sorensen is grateful, never suspecting that the stranger has been watching her from afar and is determined to eliminate anyone who does not make her happy, in a novel originally published under the pseudonym of Samuel M. Key. Reprint.
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I'll Be Watching You by Charles De Lint ( 1994)
When a passing stranger rescues her from her abusive husband, Rachel Sorensen is grateful, never suspecting that the stranger has been watching her from afar and is determined to eliminate anyone who does not make her happy. Original.
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Ill Met in Lankhmar/the Fair in Emain Macha by Charles De Lint, Lieber ( 1990)
Presents two fantasy tales of magic and heroism, in which men struggle for destiny in worlds charged with enchantment.
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Into the Green by Charles De Lint ( 2001)
Accepting a gift of a magical harp from Jacky Lantern's fey kin, Angharad follows the wandering ways of bardic life, using her music to awaken the Summerblood magic throughout the Kingdom of the Green Isles.
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The Ivory and the Horn A Newford Collection by Charles De Lint ( 1995)
A collection of tales focuses on the magical city of Newford and includes "Our Lady of the Harbour," a retelling of "The Little Mermaid," and "Winter Was Hard," which describes androgynous, pixie-like creatures known as gemmin.
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The Ivory and the Horn by Charles De Lint ( 2007)
Set in the fantastic city of Newford, the locale of
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Jack of Kinrowan by Charles De Lint ( 1999)
In an acknowledged classic of contemporary fantasy, "Jack of Kinrowan" brings together in one volume Charles de Lint's two-book saga of wild faerie magic on the streets of the city.
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Little (Grrl) Lost by Charles De Lint ( 2009)
Forced to move to the suburbs, fourteen-year-old TJ, leaving her only friend behind, finds an unexpected ally in "Little," a six-inch-high punked-out teen with a big attitude who is searching for a place in this world. Reprint.
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The Little Country by Charles De Lint ( 2001)
Captivated by the unpublished manuscript she has found in her grandfather's cottage, folk musician Janey Little is transported to the world described in the manuscript and into a tale of a bewitched young woman's magical quest.
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Medicine Road by Charles De Lint ( 2009)
Bluegrass musicians Laurel and Bess encounter two mysterious strangers, Jim Changing Dog and Alice Corn hair, with a powerful secret--they are shape shifters who must find their true human loves or remain in animal form forever--in a story where Jim falls for Bess and they both must battle time, and a motorcycle seductress, in their quest for enduring love. Reprint.
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Memory And Dream by Charles De Lint ( 2007) |
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Memory and Dream Library Edition by Charles De Lint ( 2007) |
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Memory and Dream Library Edition by Charles De Lint ( 2007) |
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Memory and Dream Library Edition by Charles De Lint ( 2007) |
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Memory and Dream by Charles De Lint ( 1994)
From her mentor, Rushkin, Isabell Copley had learned to paint creatures that come to life--literally--and years after these creatures have ruined her life, Isabelle returns to painting, haunted by memories, dreams, and the threat of her mentor's return.
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Moonheart by Charles De Lint ( 1994)
Sweeping from ancient Wales to the streets of Ottawa today, "Moonheart" entrances the reader with the tale of two young women who are drawn into an enchanted land after discovering artifacts.
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Moonheart Trade by Charles De Lint ( 2005) |
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Moonlight and Vines A Newford Collection by Charles De Lint ( 2005)
A third collection of stories set in Newford, a gritty urban town swirling with a hidden magic perceptible to only a few, offers tales that walk the enchanting line between the real and the unreal, between necromancy and the mundane.
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Muse and Reverie by Charles De Lint ( 2009)
A latest anthology of tales set in the "Newford" universe finds the culture of an everyday North American city transformed by magical elements nested in between its people and places. By the World Fantasy-winning author of
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The Mystery of Grace Library Edition by Charles De Lint ( 2009)
After focusing on a series of novels for young adults, Charles de Lint returns to the realm of mythic science fiction with this tale of the afterlife, which thoughtfully invokes elements of Native American spirituality, Latino legends, and the cult world of hot rod hobbyists. After dying, Grace Quintero, who made her living restoring classic cars, finds herself in a netherworld that is within tantalizing reach of our reality. The realms are so close that they actually briefly connect each year on the Day of Dead, just long enough for Grace to fall in love with John Burns, who is, unfortunately, still breathing. As these two pursue their feelings for each other across the boundaries of life and death, they will each learn valuable lessons about the nature of love and loss, and the secret significance of Elvis Presley.
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Philip Jose Farmer's the Dungeon The Hidden City/the Final Battle by Richard A. Lupoff, Charles De Lint ( 2003)
Clive and his comrades face the ancient evil of the masters of the Dungeon in the labyrinthine depths of The Hidden City, while in The Final Battle, Clive confronts his ultimate challenge on the ninth level of the shared universe, in two complete novels that mark the epic conclusion of the fantasy series. Original.
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Promises to Keep by Charles De Lint ( 2007) |
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Quicksilver & Shadow by Charles De Lint ( 2005) |
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Spirits In The Wires by Charles De Lint ( 2004)
Manifestations of a writer named Christy, Saskia, who believes she was born on a Web site, and Christiana, the writer's "shadow-self" who is made up from the writer's cast-off personality traits, find their virtual lives threatened by a mysterious computer crash that whisks Saskia into oblivion.
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Spiritwalk by Charles De Lint ( 1992)
The sequel to Moonheart reveals further adventures in the mysterious garden of a sprawling building in Ottawa--a garden that is a gateway to a magical world of native-American and Celtic mythology.
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Svaha by Charles De Lint ( 1994)
Venturing to the desolation beyond the Enclaves, Gahzee and Lisa, accompanied by their coyote, walk the line between the Dreamtime and the Realtime in hopes of recovering a lost chip with information vital to their people and their magic heritage. Reprint.
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Trader by Charles De Lint ( 2005)
When Max Trader, a quiet, responsible guitar maker and Johnny Devlin, a lady-killing, drunken, unemployed loser, inexplicably awaken in each other's bodies, Max must venture into the streets of Newford where he must confront Devlin and his own deepest fears.
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Triskell Tales 22 Years of Chapbooks by Charles De Lint ( 2003)
This volume collects all of de Lint's novellas, originally published as chapbooks, each Christmas season from 1977 through 1999.
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Triskell Tales 2 6 More Years of Chapbooks by Charles De Lint ( 2005) |
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Uncle Dobbins Parrot Fair by Charles De Lint ( 1991) |
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Waifs And Strays by Charles De Lint ( 2004) |
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What the Mouse Found and Other Stories by Charles De Lint ( 2008) |
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Widdershins by Charles De Lint ( 2006)
A stand-alone work that brings readers back into the bohemian fairy courts of "Timeskip's" Jilly Coppercorn and Geordie Riddell finds Jilly's sister taken captive in a sinister world based on her most terrifying memories, and Geordie, in his attempts to help, plunged into an even more dire situation. By the author of Moonlight and Vines.
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The Wild Wood by Charles De Lint ( 2004)
Returning to her cabin in the woods of Canada to concentrate on her illustrations, a young artist sees strange and beautiful creatures appearing within her sketches and discovers that she is being asked for help by the world of Faerie.
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Wolf Moon by Charles De Lint ( 2004) |
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Woods and Waters Wild Collected Early Stories by Charles De Lint ( 2008) |
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Woods and Waters Wild by Charles De Lint ( 2008) |
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Yarrow An Autumn Tale by Charles De Lint ( 1997)
Cat Midhir had made a name for herself as the author of popular fantasy novels. But the secret her many fans didn't know was that Cat's mysterious Otherworld was no fantasy to her, but a place--a real place, where she wandered at night with the bright lords and the horned woman beneath a silver moon. Until one night a thief came along to steal the young author's potent dreams. Since then, Cat has not been able to enter that world--or write a single word. Since then, she's been trapped in the everyday world. And the Others are coming to find her....
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Yellow Dog by Charles De Lint ( 2008) |
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