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Welcome to Bordertown - Holly Black, Ellen Kushner
Welcome to Bordertown
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Bordertown: a city on the border between our human world and the elfin realm. Runaway teens come from both sides of the border to find adventure, to find themselves. Elves play in rock bands and race down the street on spell-powered motorbikes. Human kids recreate themselves in the squats and... show more
Bordertown: a city on the border between our human world and the elfin realm. Runaway teens come from both sides of the border to find adventure, to find themselves. Elves play in rock bands and race down the street on spell-powered motorbikes. Human kids recreate themselves in the squats and clubs and artists' studios of Soho. Terri Windling's original Bordertown series was the forerunner of today's urban fantasy, introducing authors that included Charles de Lint, Will Shetterly, Emma Bull, and Ellen Kushner. In this volume of all-new work (including a 15-page graphic story), the original writers are now joined by the generation that grew up dreaming of Bordertown, including acclaimed authors Holly Black, Cassandra Clare, Cory Doctorow, Neil Gaiman, Catherynne M. Valente, and many more. They all meet here on the streets of Bordertown in more than twenty new interconnected songs, poems, and stories.From the Hardcover edition.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780375866357 (0375866353)
ASIN: 375866353
Publisher: Bluefire
Pages no: 516
Edition language: English
Series: Borderland (#5)
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Stumbling Over Chaos
Stumbling Over Chaos rated it
5.0 Welcome to Bordertown
For me, urban fantasy is fantasy set in, duh, urban areas, in cities. Frequently the location is as much a character as it a setting. The stories are infused with hints of faerie and myth, both European and Native American, and when you finish reading, you can almost glimpse the fantastical out of t...
ambyr
ambyr rated it
2.0 Welcome to Bordertown
I am too old for Bordertown. I don't mean that in some "put away childish things" sense. I still find the aesthetic as fun as ever--hell, I've got purple hair and a closet half-full of leather and lace as I type. But I've internalized Cavafy too much. I no longer believe problems can be solved by fl...
wealhtheow
wealhtheow rated it
Bordertown was one of my favorite set of stories back when I was a teen. The writing was often a little clunky, and once I started going to night clubs and having adventures of my own the stories became much less exciting. I wouldn't really recommend the majority of it anymore--it's just too self-...
sj
sj rated it
4.0 Welcome to Bordertown
I will write a full review of this at some point soon. I don't know that I can right now, though. The last story more than made up for the faults with some of the others. Holy crap, seriously. Not ready to talk about it yet.
The Reading Jackalope
The Reading Jackalope rated it
3.0 Welcome to Bordertown
A mix of stories, some better then others. Generally entertaining, but not one I'll return to again for the lovely stories.
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