Charles de Lint - Definition and Overview

Charles De Lint (born December 22, 1951) is a Canadian fantasy author and Celtic folk musician. He established the genre of mythic fiction which falls somewhere between fantasy literature, and mainstream fiction with a magical realist bent. It is sometimes also considered "urban myth" and is known for being "fantasy for people who normally don't read fantasy".

He was born in Bussum, the Netherlands, and emigrated to Canada at the age of four months. He now lives in Ottawa. He published three novels under the pseudonym Samuel M Key which have subsequently been reprinted by Orb Books as Charles de Lint.

Many of his stories center around the mythical North American city of Newford and a regular cast of characters that make cameo and feature appearances. He has received many awards including the 2000 World Fantasy Award for Best Collection for Moonlight and Vines.

Bibliography

Novels

• The Riddle Of The Wren (1984)
• Moonheart (1984)
• The Harp Of The Grey Rose (1985)
• Mulengro: A Romany Tale (1985)
• Yarrow (1986)
• Ascian In Rose (1987)
• Jack, The Giant Killer (1987)
• Greenmantle (1988)
• Wolf Moon (1988)
• Svaha (1989)
• Westlin Wind (1989)
• The Valley Of Thunder (Philip José Farmer's The Dungeon, Vol. 3) (1989)
• Berlin (1989)
• The Hidden City (Philip José Farmer's The Dungeon, Vol. 5) (1990)
• The Fair In Emain Macha (1990)
• Drink Down The Moon (1990)
• Ghostwood (1990)
• Angel Of Darkness (First published under the pseudonym Samuel M Key) (1990)
• The Dreaming Place (Illustrated by Brian Froud) (1990)
• The Little Country (1991)
• Ghosts Of Wind And Shadow (1991)
• Uncle Dobbin's Parrot Fair (1991)
• Death Leaves An Echo (Part of three novella collection, Cafe Purgatoriam) (1991)
• Hedgework And Guessery (1991)
• Our Lady Of The Harbour (1991)
• Paperjack (1991)
• From A Whisper To A Scream (First published under the pseudonym Samuel M Key) (1992)
• The Wishing Well (1993)
• Into The Green (1993)
• I'll Be Watching You (First published under the pseudonym Samuel M Key) (1994)
• The Wild Wood (Brian Froud's Faerielands, Illustrated by Brian Froud) (1994)
• Memory And Dream (1994)
• Trader (1997)
• Someplace To Be Flying (1998)
• Forests Of The Heart (2000)
• The Road To Lisdoonvarna (2001)
• The Onion Girl (2001)
• Seven Wild Sisters (Illustrated by Charles Vess) (2002)
• A Circle Of Cats (Illustrated by Charles Vess) (2003)
• Spirits in the Wires (2003)
• Medicine Road (Illustrated by Charles Vess) (2004)
• The Blue Girl (2004)

Collections

• De Grijze Roos ("The Grey Rose") (1983)
• Spiritwalk (1992)
• Dreams Underfoot (1993)
• The Ivory And The Horn (1995)
• Jack Of Kinrowan (1995)
• Moonlight And Vines (1999)
• The Newford Stories (1999)
• Triskell Tales (2000)
• Waifs And Strays (2002)
• Tapping The Dream Tree (2002)
• A Handful Of Coppers (Collected Early Stories, Vol.1: Heroic Fantasy) (2003)
• Quicksilver & Shadow (Collected Early Stories, Vol.2) (2004)

Short stories

• Merlin Dreams In The Moondream Wood (1992)
• The Buffalo Man (1999)

External Links

• Charles de Lint Home Page - http://www.charlesdelint.com