Tachyon Publications: Promises to Keep, Charles de Lint


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			Charles de Lint

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	Charles de Lint is the bestselling author of over sixty adult, YA, and children's books, including Moonheart, The Blue Girl, Widdershins, and The Onion Girl. He is a poet, songwriter, performer, and folklorist, and is best known for his contemporary fantasies set in the mythical city of Newford. Highly respected for his criticism as well as his fiction, de Lint is the longtime fiction reviewer for The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. He is the recipient of the World Fantasy, YALSA, Crawford, and Aurora Awards. He lives in Ottawa, Canada.

Promises to Keep

by Charles de Lint

Also by Charles de Lint

Medicine Road
The Very Best of Charles de Lint
Eyes Like Leaves

This original novel, now available in an affordable trade paperback edition, both celebrates and journeys beyond Charles de Lint's popular mythical city of Newford.

Jilly Coppercorn, one of de Lint's beloved characters, is faced with a life-changing choice. With the help of a mentor and an anonymous benefactor, Jilly has overcome abuse, addiction, and even a stint in juvie. Though she still struggles to stay clean and make ends meet, Jilly feels safe and loved by her newly-formed family, including her loyal best friend Geordie, the lovely artist Sophie Etoile, and her caseworker, the angel of Grasso Street.

Then Jilly is given a tempting opportunity riding in from the past on an oversized motorcycle....

"De Lint returns to Newford and Jilly Coppercorn's youth...De Lint presents Jilly's choices, the memories impelling them, and the solution to the riddle of Donna in his characteristic powerful yet intimate style. Jilly's reader friends, including those first meeting her, will be more than delighted."
—Booklist

"Lucid writing and well-realized characters."
—Publishers Weekly

"If you are already familiar with Newford's residents, Promises to Keep provides a lovely glimpse into their past, and how they came to know one another. Readers new to de Lint's work will find this book an easy introduction to the magical world of Newford. The beautiful cover art was done by Mike Dringenberg, well-known for his work on Neil Gaiman’s Sandman."
—Journal of Mythic Arts

"In his novella Promises to Keep Charles de Lint returns to the early days of one of his most beloved Newford characters, Jilly Coppercorn. For fans this will be a delight well worth seeking out but teen readers who have a chance to read it should not pass it up...a classic peek into the wonder that is Newford."
—Bookslut

"It's poignant, it's moving, it makes you want to be a better person, and all in all, it's pure de Lint."
—SF Site

"It is perfect for those looking for lots of realism in their fantasy, but with a more than a touch of the magical."
—Layers of Thought

"Beautifully written."
—Quill and Ink

"A clear and stunning view revealing the secrets of Newford."
—Fresh Fiction

Praise for Charles de Lint

"[De Lint] clearly has no equal as an urban fantasist."
-Booklist

"De Lint's elegant prose and effective storytelling continue to transform the mundane into the magical at every turn."
—Library Journal

"To read de Lint is to fall under the spell of a master storyteller, to be reminded of the greatness of life, of the beauty and majesty lurking in shadows and empty doorways."
—Quill and Quire

"In a genre of elaborately mapped Neverlands, de Lint sets his tale in our contemporary world and makes it not less magical."
—Los Angeles Times

"Easily Canada's top fantasy scribe...a major international force in the genre."
—The Edmonton Journal

"One of the most gifted storytellers writing fantasy today...de Lint makes each character real, each one capable of change and of many different responses."
—Locus Magazine