A young artist returns to her cabin in the deep woods of Canada to concentrate on her work and finds that, somehow, strange and beautiful creatures are creeping into her art.
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This is the first of four romances collectively entitled Brian Froud's Faerielands. Each is to be based on a different painting by artist Brian Froud in response to what that picture evokes in the writer's mind. The other three authors working on the project are Patricia McKillip, Midori Snyder, and Terri Windling; they must certainly be on their mettle to equal de Lint, who's one of the outstanding creators and innovators of fantasy in contemporary settings. This one is the comparatively straightforward story of a young Canadian artist who seeks solitude in the wilderness to concentrate on painting. It recalls, among de Lint's other novels, Moonheart, and if it isn't major de Lint, it will still not disappoint the majority of his large readership. Roland Green
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Billed as Brian Froud's Faerielands, this is the first of a series of four books by different authors on faerie-ecological themes, and inspired by Froud's artwork. Artist Eithnie, living in the remote Canadian woods, finds disturbing faerie images creeping unbidden into her work. Gradually, she begins to suspect that one particular figure, a stick-man named Albin, is real. Her neighbor Joe, a part-Japanese musician and woodsman, tells her of a nearby colony of snow macaques--creatures whom Eithnie perceives to be faeries, and who are dying of pollution and loss of habitat. A visit by Eithnie's cousin Sharleen, bearing an enigmatic message, brings Eithnie to realize her role and what she must do to help, and she wonders if the mysterious Joe is at the heart of the matter, or Albin, or if they are somehow the same. Well meant but less substantial than a soap bubble. (First printing of 25,000) -- Copyright ©1994, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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More info on the Brian Froud Faerielands series,
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This review is from: The Wild Wood (Brian Froud's Faerielands) (Hardcover)
More info on the "Brian Froud Faerielands" series: Charles de Lint's lovely novel, "The Wild Wood," was the first book in a 4-book series based on Brian Froud's exquisite artwork. The second novel is also highly recommended: "Something Rich and Strange" by Patricia McKillip. The series was cancelled by the original publisher after the first two books, but the third book is now available in both U.S. and U.K. editions: "The Wood Wife" by Terri Windling. The art is tied-up with the original series producer so we were not able to use it, but Brian Froud's fans may be interesterd to know that text is indeed inspired by Brian's art, and he painted a new cover for the UK edition. The fourth Faerieland book is "Hannah's Garden" by Midori Snyder, and it's quite a wonderful story. Look for it to come out sometime in the next 2 years.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Stepping between worlds,
By wiredweird "wiredweird" (Earth, or somewhere nearby) - See all my reviews (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER) (TOP 500 REVIEWER)
This review is from: The Wild Wood (Brian Froud's Faerielands) (Hardcover)
This is not a fairy tale for children. There's too much of everything in it: fear, love, certainty, and uncertainty. There isn't any "happily ever after." The story ends up happy, for as long as we can see it, but the ever after has a dark cloud hanging over it.
Froud and DeLint have written a compact story about a modern woman's encounter with the other side of nature. It comes and goes at the edge of her mind, until it takes her in completely. When it does, she finds a man there - someone who seems to step between the worlds at will. Each chapter starts with some of Froud's spidery artwork. Unfortunately, the artwork isn't the book's main content. The story mostly makes up for that disappointment, though. It's a completely modern story, but projects a timeless sense of mystery. This one is definitely worth coming back to. //wiredweird
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Unforgettable...,
By Vixen (Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Wild Wood (Brian Froud's Faerielands) (Hardcover)
Well, what can I say? Charles De Lint has done it yet again...he's masterfully woven another evocative tapestry of magic, mystery, faeries and characters you can't help but love :)Charles De Lint's words flow smoothly off the pale page and into the imagination of those who Believe...and Brian Froud's illustrations leave their magical imprint on the soul of those who search out the fae eyes glowing in the darkened forests... So what is The Wild Wood about, I hear you ask. Well... Eithnie is a woman confounded and confused by the recent spate of Faerie visitations and the cryptic messages these wild creatures bring... "You must remember" Pleads the Masked Woman... Remember? Remember what? A childhood so magical it now seems unreal and impossible...a past filled with the haunting image of a field of bones... Eithnie must remember her past before it's too late to fulfill the promise she made... If you love Charles De Lint's enchanting stories and can't make it through the day without gazing upon the Faerie images brought to life by Brian Froud, then this book is a must! If you haven't read any of Charles De Lint's work, then I recommend you set aside a weekend, stock up on the herbal teas, this book (Greenmantle, Moonheart and Yarrow are a recommendation too) and get set to be whisked off to places of such magic and surreal reality, that time will cease to exist. Blessed Be.
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