New Releases by Charles de Lint

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Welcome to three tales of the authors most enduring creation, Newford, in the first short story collection to be both written and illustrated by the author.

Quicksilver & Shadow is the second volume (of a projected three) of Charles de Lint''s Collected Early Stories. At nearly 150,000 words it''s even larger than volume one, A Handful of Coppers, and includes the very obscure 20,000 word novella, "Berlin," and its over 30,000 word counterpart "Death Leaves an Echo."

From one of the fantasy genre''s greatest trailblazers, Waifs and Strays is a must-read. Charles de Lint''s remarkable novels and shorter fiction are, in a very real sense, coming of age stories. Here, for the first time, is a collection of his stories for teen and adult readers alike. From the streets of his famed Newford to the alleys of Bordertown to the realms of Faerie, this is storytelling that will transfix and delight, with characters who will linger in the mind, many of them from his novels. Featuring an illuminating preface by acclaimed author, anthologist, and critic Terri Windling, Waifs and Strays is a must-own for de Lint fans, and an ideal introduction to his work for newcomers.

His name when he was human was Kern. Now he is the most feared of beings: a werewolf. When the change first came upon him, his parents drove him away with silver daggers. Later, he sought human companionship, but he could not hide the truth for long. And so he kept running until he ran headlong into the deadliest pursuer of all-a harper bent on stealing his life away. By chance Kern was able to find refuge at the Inn of the Yellow Tinker, and the woman he was destined to love. But can he risk both human and harper vengeance to keep her?

Ancient magic and the Internet weave a spell in the latest Newford novel fromurban fantasy master Charles de Lint.

Lillian is an orphan who lives with her aunt on a homestead miles from anyone, surrounded by uncharted forest. She wanders the woods, chasing squirrels and rabbits and climbing trees. Free-spirited and independent Lillian is a kindred spirit to the many wild cats who gather around the ancient beech tree. One day, while she is under the beech, Lillian is bitten by a poisonous snake. The cats refuse to let her die, and use their magic to turn her into one of their own. How she becomes a girl again is a lyrical, original folktale. Set in the countryside north of de Lint''s fictional Newford, with some of the same characters as the duo''s recent, acclaimed Seven Wild Sisters, A Circle of Catsis the long-awaited first picture book by long-time friends Charles de Lint and Charles Vess, whose masterful art is as magical as the story. Illustrations by Charles Vess.

Continuing Philip Jos Farmer''s classic "shared world" fantasy, this second volume features two more adventures in the saga. Includes "The Valley of Thunder" and "The Lake of Fire." Original.

Charles de Lint''s stunning new novel of magic and danger in the modern world.

Minda, who is trapped inside a dark nightmare, makes a journey to another world to confront Ildran the Dream-master and try to save the Lord of the Moors.

The harp was a gift from Jacky Lantern''s fey kin, as was the music Angharad pulled from its strings. "Into the Green" is an unusual tale set in an entirely fantasy world, now returned to print in a trade paperback edition.

In the Old Country, they called them the Gentry: ancient spirits of the land, magical, amoral, and dangerous. When the Irish emigrated to North America, some of the Gentry followed...only to find that the New World already had spirits of its own, called manitou and other such names by the Native tribes. Now generations have passed, and the Irish have made homes in the new land, but the Gentry still wander homeless on the city streets. Gathering in the city shadows, they bide their time and dream of power. As their dreams grow harder, darker, fiercer, so do the Gentry themselves--appearing, to those with the sight to see them, as hard and dangerous men, invariably dressed in black. Bettina can see the Gentry, and knows them for what they are. Part Indian, part Mexican, she was raised by her grandmother to understand the spirit world. Now she lives in Kellygnow, a massive old house run as an arts colony on the outskirts of Newford, a world away from the Southwestern desert of her youth. Outsider her nighttime window, she often spies the dark men, squatting in the snow, smoking, brooding, waiting. She calls them los lobos, the wolves, and stays clear of them--until the night one follows her to the woods, and takes her hand.... Ellie, an independent young sculptor, is another with magic in her blood, but she refuses to believe it, even though she, too, sees the dark men. A strange old woman has summoned Ellie to Kellygnow to create a mask for her based on an ancient Celtic artifact. It is the mask of the mythic Summer King--another thing Ellie does not believe in. Yet lack of belief won''t dim the power of the mast, or its dreadful intent. Donal, Ellie''s former lover, comes from an Irish family and knows the truth at the heart of the old myths. He thinks he can use the mask and the "hard men" for his own purposes. And Donal''s sister, Miki, a punk accordion player, stands on the other side of the Gentry''s battle with the Native spirits of the land. She knows that more than her brother''s soul is at stake. All of Newford is threatened, human and mythic beings alike. Once again Charles de Lint weaves the mythic traditions of many cultures into a seamless cloth, bringing folklore, music, and unforgettable characters to life on modern city streets. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

When folk musician Janey Little finds a mysterious manuscript in an old trunk in her grandfather''s cottage, she is swept into a dangerous realm both strange and familiar. But true magic lurks within the pages of The Little Country, drawing genuine danger from across the oceans into Janey''s life, impelling her--armed only with her music--toward a terrifying confrontation. Come walk the mist-draped hills of Cornwall, come walk the ancient standing stones. Listen to the fiddles, and the wind, and the sea. Come step with Janey Little into the pages of...The Little Country.

De Lint''s classic novel of native magic in an American future is now back in print. Only Gahzee can save the downed Indian flyer, walking the line between the Dreamtime and the Realtime, bringing his people''s ancient magic to bear on the poisoned world of tomorrow.

A collection of the author''s writings, from 1977 to 1999, mostly written as annual Christmas gifts to his wife.

Out beyond the Enclaves, in the desolation between the cities, an Indian flyer has been downed. A chip encoded with vital secrets is missing. Only Gahzee can venture forth to find it--walking the line between the Dreamtime and the Realtime, bringing his people''s ancient magic to bear on the poisoned world of tomorrow. Bringing hope, perhaps, for a new dawn ...

Jacky Rowan is hurtled into the land of Faerie and is hailed as a trickster hero destined to save the Elven Courts.

A collection of fantasy stories featuring off-beat worlds, alien landscapes and angels, among other things. Includes stories by Charles de Lint and Alan Dean Foster.

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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.

Three horror novels--Cafe Purgatorium, Dr. Krusadian''s Method, and Death Leaves an Echo--probe the depths of the human soul and consciousness. Reprint.

Two men wake up in each other''s bodies. The loser in the deal is Max Trader, a successful manufacturer of stringed instruments. He wakes up in the body of good-for-nothing Johnny Devlin and in no time finds himself in the street, a homeless man.