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This is an urban fantasy that delivers on every promise it makes; unlike many of the current crop, this book gives you characters to really care about, as opposed to making the protagonists nearly as unlikable as the antagonists.
Well worth the read for any who like Celtic mythology, shamanism, or just a little magic in your everyday.
Well worth the read for any who like Celtic mythology, shamanism, or just a little magic in your everyday.
Oct 03, 2018
Susan
rated it
it was amazing
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david-mattingly
yes, I have 3 editions of this book -- this David Mattingly-cover paperback, the SubPress Charles Vess hardcover and the e-book on Nook -- I don't ever want to be somewhere that I don't have a copy !
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My all-time favorite de Lint book.
I read this for the first time in the early 90’s, when I first discovered Charles de Lint. I didn’t like it as much as I like his Newford books. I didn’t remember why, but after rereading it, I get it.
This novel takes place in Ottawa, an Ottawa very like the modern city where de Lint lives, except at Tamson House, where much of the action takes place, there is magic. In this book, alongside the characters exploring their magic that they didn’t know they had, are entirely too many RCMP, includin ...more
This novel takes place in Ottawa, an Ottawa very like the modern city where de Lint lives, except at Tamson House, where much of the action takes place, there is magic. In this book, alongside the characters exploring their magic that they didn’t know they had, are entirely too many RCMP, includin ...more
This was my introduction to the work of Charles de Lint and of Urban Fantasy. As such it has a fond place in my heart. I won't outline the story, others have done that, suffice is to say this firm favourite is often re-visited
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Sep 13, 2009
Saleris
rated it
really liked it
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Jun 16, 2024
Mackenzie Thornton
marked it as to-read
