The Ivory and the Horn (Newford Book 6)
Among Charles de Lint's most beloved creations is the northern city of Newford, a place touched by deep magic--and the setting for novels like The Onion Girl and story collections like Dreams Underfoot. Now, with the Orb publication of The Ivory and the Horn, all four of the Newford story...
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Among Charles de Lint's most beloved creations is the northern city of Newford, a place touched by deep magic--and the setting for novels like The Onion Girl and story collections like Dreams Underfoot. Now, with the Orb publication of The Ivory and the Horn, all four of the Newford story collections are returned to print. Here, on the streets of Newford, is the magic that hovers at the edge of everyday life.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780765316790 (076531679X)
ASIN: 076531679X
Publish date: October 2nd 2007
Publisher: Orb Books
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Series: Newford 1 (#6)
I was first introduced to deLint's world of urban fantasy with his book, Dingo, and it was love at first word. He has the ability to look beyond the day to day struggles and show the magic of the world around us, a dream world where all is possible and the inhabitants take on a life of their own, bl...
I remember reading Charles de Lint when I was much younger and enjoying his novels, so it was surprising how much these short stories did not engage me. Mostly written in first person, each narrator sounds the same but one. So much so that it took me a while to notice that characters were appearing ...
A collection of short stories, all set in DeLint's imaginary city of Newford. DeLint is a good writer. I can't deny that a couple of these stories even made me cry. But, overall, their quality is really diminished by being too social-agenda-oriented. Too many of them seem to be written For Disadvant...
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