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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.

The Very Best of Charles de Lint

by Charles de Lint

Also by Charles de Lint
Medicine Road

$15.95/ trade paperback/ 432 pp./ 978-1-892391-96-4
July 2010

Cover Art by Sally Vitsky
Cover and Interior Design by John Coulthart

"It's hard not to feel encouraged to be a better person after reading a book by Ottawa's Charles de Lint."
—The Halifax Chronicle Herald

"Charles de Lint is the modern master of urban fantasy. Folktale, myth, fairy tale, dreams, urban legend—all of it adds up to pure magic in de Lint's vivid, original world. No one does it better."
-Alice Hoffman

All of the finest stories of this popular pioneer of urban fantasy and creator of the mythical city of Newford have been chosen by the author — and his fans — and gathered in this extraordinary collection. Asked to suggest their own favorite stories for inclusion, de Lint's fans have been instrumental in creating a treasury that will spark the imaginations of readers of all ages. These are retold fairy tales and new modern myths that thoroughly redefine the boundaries of magic.

Between these pages are all manner of enchanted characters in unusual places: playful Crow Girls who sneak into the homes of their sleeping neighbors, a graffiti artist who risks his life to expose a deadly conspiracy, and an unrepentant trickster who throws one last party to reveal a lost folkloric tradition.

At turns unexpected, whimsical, dark, and mystical, this is an essential compendium of timeless tales to be revisited as often as the heart desires.

Praise for Charles de Lint

"A master storyteller, he blends Celtic, Native American, and other cultures into a seamless mythology that resonates with magic and truth."
-Library Journal

De Lint's greatest skill is his human focus—the mythic elements never overshadow his intimate study of character. 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 & Quire

"Newford is sometimes more real to me than any other place I've been. The city itself possesses character, spirit, and an identity."
—Rambles

"Part of the beauty of Newford is the sense that it has always been there, that de Lint is a reporter who occasionally files stories from a reality stranger and more beautiful than ours. De Lint also manages to keep each new Newford story fresh and captivating because he is so generous and loving in his depiction of the characters. Yes, there is group of core characters whose stories recur most often, but a city like Newford has so many intriguing people in it, so many diverse stories to tell, so much pain and triumph to chronicle."
—Challenging Destiny