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Charles de Lint

(Charles Henri Diederick Hoefsmit de Lint)
Canada (1951 - )
aka
Samuel M Key

About Charles de Lint

CHARLES DE LINT lives in Ottawa, Ontario, with his wife, the artist MaryAnn Harris.

New and Forthcoming Hardbacks

Woods and Waters Wild
Collected Early Stories, Volume Three

What the Mouse Found

New and Forthcoming Paperbacks

Yellow Dog

Series

Moonheart
Moonheart (1984)
Ascian in Rose (1986)
Westlin Wind (1989)
Ghostwood (1990)
Spiritwalk (1992)

Cerin Songweaver
The Harp of the Grey Rose (1985)
And the Rafters Were Ringing (1986)
Ghosts of Wind and Shadow (1990)
The Bone Woman (1992)

Jack of Kinrowan
Drink Down the Moon (1990)
Jack and the Giant Killer (1990)
Jack of Kinrowan (1995)

Newford
1. Memory and Dream (1994)
2. The Ivory and the Horn (1995)
3. Dreams Underfoot (1993)
4. Trader (1997)
5. Someplace to Be Flying (1997)
6. Moonlight and Vines (1998)
Tapping the Dream Tree (2002)
The Hour Before Dawn (2005)

Novels

The Riddle of the Wren (1984)
Mulengro (1985)
Yarrow (1986)
Greenmantle (1988)
Wolf Moon (1988)
Svaha (1989)
The Little Country (1990)
Angel of Darkness (1990) (writing as Samuel M Key)
The Dreaming Place (1990)
Our Lady of the Harbour (1991)
Uncle Dobbins Parrot Fair (1991)
From a Whisper to a Scream (1992) (writing as Samuel M Key)
The Wishing Well (1993)
I'll Be Watching You (1993) (writing as Samuel M Key)
Into the Green (1993)
The Buffalo Man (1999)
Forests of the Heart (2000)
Seven Wild Sisters (2001)
Road to Lisdoonvarna (2001)
The Onion Girl (2001)
The Dungeon 2 (2003) (with Robin Wayne Bailey and Philip José Farmer)
A Circle of Cats (2003) (with Charles Vess)
Spirits in the Wires (2003)
Medicine Road (2004)
The Blue Girl (2004)
Widdershins (2006)
Little (Grrl) Lost (2007)
Promises to Keep (2007)
Dingo (2008)

Collections

Hedgework and Guessery (1991)
Triskell Tales: 22 Years of Chapbooks (1993)
Waifs and Strays (2002)
A Handful of Coppers: Collected Early Stories, Heroic Fantasy (2003)
Quicksilver and Shadow: Collected Early Stories, Volume Two: Contemporary And Dark Fantasy And Science Fiction (2004)
Triskell Tales 2: Six More Years of Chapbooks (2006)
Woods and Waters Wild: Collected Early Stories, Volume Three (2008)
What the Mouse Found (2008)

Chapbooks

Old Man Crow (2007)
Yellow Dog (2008)

Series contributed to

Philip Jose Farmer's The Dungeon
3. The Valley of Thunder (1989)
5. The Hidden City (1990)

Brian Froud's Faerielands (with Brian Froud)
1. The Wild Wood (1994)

Anthologies containing stories by Charles de Lint

Short stories

	A Pattern of Silver Strings (1981)
	Ascian in Rose (1986)
	Uncle Dobbin's Parrot Fair (1987)
	The Soft Whisper of Midnight Snow (1988)
	That Explains Poland (1988)
	Romano Drom (1989)
	The Sacred Fire (1989)
	Stone Drum (1989)
	Timeskip (1989)
	Westlin Wind (1989)
	Freewheeling (1990)
	Ghosts of Wind and Shadow (1990)
	Merlin Dreams in the Mondream Wood (1990)
	Paperjack (1990)		World Fantasy (nominee)
	But for the Grace Go I (1991)
	Death Leaves an Echo (1991)		Bram Stoker (nominee)
	Our Lady of the Harbour (1991)		World Fantasy (nominee)
	Pity the Monsters (1991)		World Fantasy (nominee)
	Tallulah (1991)
	There's No Such Thing (1991)
	We Are Dead Together (1991)
	Winter Was Hard (1991)
	The Bone Woman (1992)
	Bridges (1992)		World Fantasy (nominee)
	The Conjure Man (1992)		World Fantasy (nominee)
	Mr Truepenny's Book Emporium and Gallery (1992)
	Waifs and Strays (1992)
	Coyote Stories (1993)
	Dead Man's Shoes (1993)
	Dream Harder, Dream True (1993)
	In the House of My Enemy (1993)
	The Moon Is Drowning While I Sleep (1993)		World Fantasy (nominee)
	Pal o' Mine (1993)
	Small Deaths (1993)
	The Wishing Well (1993)
	The Forest Is Crying (1994)
	Heartfires (1994)
	In This Soul of a Woman (1994)
	The Pochade Box (1994)
	Saxophone Joe and the Woman in Black (1994)
	A Tempest in Her Eyes (1994)
	The Big Sky (1995)
	Bird Bones and Wood Ash (1995)
	Crow Girls (1995)
	The Forever Trees (1995)
	Passing (1995)
	Seven for a Secret (1995)
	Where Desert Spirits Crowd the Night (1995)
	Birds (1996)
	Held Safe by Moonlight and Vines (1996)
	The Invisibles (1996)
	My Life As a Bird (1996)
	Saskia (1996)
	The House on Spadina (1997)
	In the Pines (1997)
	Wild Horses (1997)
	China Doll (1998)		British Fantasy Society (nominee)
	May This Be Your Last Sorrow (1998)
	The Pennymen (1998)
	Twa Corbies (1998)
	Forest of Stone (1999)
	If I Close My Eyes Forever (1999)		British Fantasy Society (nominee)
	In the Land of the Unforgiven (1999)		British Fantasy Society (nominee)
	Pixel Pixies (1999)
	Making a Noise in This World (2000)
	Masking Indian (2000)
	Trading Hearts At the Half Kaffe Cafe (2001)

Awards

	Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature Best Novel nominee (1985) : Moonheart
	World Fantasy Best Short story nominee (1992) : The Conjure Man
	World Fantasy Best Short story nominee (1992) : Pity the Monsters
	World Fantasy Best Novella nominee (1992) : Our Lady of the Harbour
	Bram Stoker Best Novellette nominee (1992) : Death Leaves an Echo
	World Fantasy Best Novel nominee (1992) : The Little Country
	World Fantasy Best Short story nominee (1993) : Bridges
	World Fantasy Best Novella nominee (1993) : Paperjack
	World Fantasy Best Collection nominee (1993) : Spiritwalk
	World Fantasy Best Short story nominee (1994) : The Moon Is Drowning While I Sleep
	World Fantasy Best Collection nominee (1994) : Dreams Underfoot
	World Fantasy Best Collection nominee (1996) : The Ivory and the Horn
	British Fantasy Society Best Novel nominee (1997) : Trader
	British Fantasy Society Best Short story nominee (1998) : China Doll
	Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature Best Novel nominee (1998) : Someplace to Be Flying
	British Fantasy Society Best Novel nominee (1998) : Someplace to Be Flying
	World Fantasy Best Novel nominee (1998) : Trader
	Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature Best Novel nominee (1998) : Trader
	British Fantasy Society Best Short story nominee (1999) : In the Land of the Unforgiven
	British Fantasy Society Best Short story nominee (1999) : If I Close My Eyes Forever
	British Fantasy Society Best Collection nominee (1999) : Moonlight and Vines
	World Fantasy Best Novel nominee (1999) : Someplace to Be Flying
	World Fantasy Best Collection winner (2000) : Moonlight and Vines
	Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature Best Novel nominee (2001) : Forests of the Heart
	Nebula Best Novel nominee (2001) : Forests of the Heart
	World Fantasy Best Novel nominee (2002) : The Onion Girl
	World Fantasy Best Collection nominee (2003) : Waifs and Strays

Links to other websites

charlesdelint.com

Charles de Lint recommends

The Long Night of the Grave (1986) (Oxrun Station) Charles L Grant "Grant is one of the finest...the prose always sets a dreamy mood, no matter how terrifying the events."	Slob (1987) (Chaingang) Rex Miller "Real muscle! Scenes so chilling, so repugnant, so seamlessly portrayed in their intensity, they can't help tear a reaction from the reader."	The Last Coin (1988) (Elfin) James P Blaylock "Blaylock allows us to see the mundane world through new eyes, to perceive the familiar as strange, and therefore exciting."
Kings of the High Frontier (1996) Victor Koman "The various spacecraft are lovingly detailed, utilizing both contemporary technology and classic designs, and we watch each of them being built under such a close eye that we feel we have as much stake in them as do the book's characters. There are any number of plot twists and turns -- far too many to properly convey in the space we have here -- but if you ever shared the dream of manned space flight, imagined it could be you heading up there into orbit and beyond, then you'll love this book. "	The Wood Wife (1996) Terri Windling "This is a novel of muscle and tenderness, of sharp edges and great delights."	The Jigsaw Woman (1996) Kim Antieau "A brilliant novel ... One of the best writers we have today."
Hitler's Angel (1997) Kristine Kathryn Rusch "I've alway's been fascinated by [Rusch's] ability to tell a story ... Rusch has style."	The Wild Road (1997) (Tag, the Cat, book 1) Gabriel King "While The Wild Road owes somewhat to Tolkienesque fantasy -- with its mysterious Gandalf-like figure and its cat protagonists setting out on a quest in a motley entourage that also includes a magpie and a fox -- it's saved from the more cloying aspects of many animal fantasies by the author's delightful prose and warm characterizations. The quest takes place in contemporary England, which, through the eyes of these cats, becomes a marvelous new world of wonders and danger. An engaging addition to the growing subgenre of animal-based fantasies, it's the sort of book that will appeal equally to mainstream and fantasy readers."	Daughter of the Blood (1998) (Black Jewels, book 1) Anne Bishop "Anne Bishop is a terrific writer. I loved this book."
Rumble Tumble (1998) (Hap Collins and Leonard Pine, book 5) Joe R Lansdale "There's a depth and maturity in his character and story lines....One of the best writers there is, period."	Voodoo Child (1998) Michael Reaves "It takes some doing to write a novel of a struggle between two Haitian Voudoun houngan, set it in New Orleans, and still have it come up as feeling fresh, but that's exactly what Reaves has managed to pull off here. It's a novel of horror, to be sure, but it's also a contemporary fantasy filled with compassion and great empathy for its characters."	The Fox Woman (1999) Kij Johnson "The Fox Woman is a wonderfully evocative and gripping novel, a book that will stay with you and resonate in your heart long after the final page is turned."
Minions of the Moon (1999) Richard Bowes "Bowes stands, as the best authors always do, in a class of his own."	St. Patrick's Bed (2001) Terence M Green "Terry Green... certainly one of Canada's finest writers, and soon to be considered one of North America's"	Eccentric Circles (2001) Rebecca Lickiss "A charming debut from a writer who already shows great promise."
Never After (2002) Rebecca Lickiss "Lickiss has a breezy inventive style."	The Summer Country (2002) James A Hetley "Like an old irish whiskey - dark and smokey, abounding in flavor and detail... all the things a good novel should be."	Wolf's Head, Wolf's Heart (2002) (Through Wolf's Eyes, book 2) Jane Lindskold "I adore Jane Lindskold's writing, and Through Wolf's Eyes is her best book yet. Courtly intrigues that would make Dorothy Dunnett proud shouldn't mix so well with the story of a feral child, but they do, they do. Lindskold's novels are a rarity for me--fat, engrossing novels that still don't seem long enough."
The Briar King (2002) (Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone, book 1) Greg Keyes "The characters in The Briar King absolutely brim with life. It�s been awhile since I�ve been this taken with a traditional fantasy novel, but Keyes hooked me from the first page."	Hannah's Garden (2002) Midori Snyder "Any new book by Midori Snyder immediately tops my must read list."	The Fall of the Kings (2002) Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman "Splendid....one of my favorite books this year!"
Murder of Angels (2004) Caitlín R Kiernan "Lyrical and earthy, Murder of Angels is that rare book that gets everything right."	From the Files of the Time Rangers (2005) Richard Bowes "For the elegance of prose, the depth of characterization, the sheer bravado and poignant grace of the story itself, Bowes stands as the best authors do, in a class of his own."

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