The Wild Wood (Paperback)

~ Charles de Lint (Author) ". . . like music entangled in a thorny embrace, leaf-sigh, branch-rustle..." (more)
Key Phrases: masked woman, cedar swamp, beaver pond, Granny Wis'om, The Wandering Wood, Ellen Wentworth

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Product Description

A young artist returns to her cabin in the deep woods of Canada to concentrate on her illustrations. But somehow, strange and beau-tiful creatures are slipping into her drawings and sketches. The world of Faerie is reaching out to her for help-and she may be its last chance for survival.

About the Author

Born in Holland in 1951, Charles de Lint grew up in Canada, with a few years off in Turkey, Lebanon, and Switzerland.

Although his first novel was 1984's The Riddle of the Wren, it was with Moonheart, published later that same year, that de Lint made his mark, and established him at the forefront of "urban fantasy," modern fantasy storytelling set on contemporary city streets. Moonheart was set in and around "Newford," an imaginary modern North American city, and many of de Lint's subsequent novels have been set in Newford as well, with a growing cast of characters who weave their way in and out of the stories. The Newford novels include Spirit Walk, Memory and Dream, Trader, Someplace To Be Flying, Forests of the Heart, The Onion Girl, and Spirits in the Wires. In addition, de Lint has published several collections of Newford short stories, including Moonlight and Vines, for which he won the World Fantasy Award. Among de Lint's many other novels are Mulengro, Jack the Giant-Killer, and The Little Country.

Married since 1980 to his fellow musician MaryAnn Harris, Charles de Lint lives in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Orb Books (June 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0765302586
• ISBN-13: 978-0765302588
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #153,039 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Wild Wood, August 28, 2005

By	Nancy Caroll (Texas) - See all my reviews

This is a reporint of the very best of the early works by Charles De Lint. The character is Eithnie, an artist trapped by family patterns, afraid to trust, who becomes involved with Coyote Joe, the Trickster. An allegory about the 'butterfly effect', this small book is sheer magic and love upon the pages.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "...Faerie = Feral = Fear...", August 20, 2008

By	Akethan (Arlington, VA United States) - See all my reviews

I can't say enough about DeLint - book after book - I fall in love with his writing and characters and their experience with the natural world. The world that is becoming lost daily. This is listed as an early work - back in print. It feels less complete or as well-formed as more recent books; my perception. But nonetheless - his ability to give you an instant chill of loneliness and then wrap you back in the warmth of friends, love or home - and the peculiar way that DeLint makes my heart ache for a bit of magic... it's all here.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Dark Beauty of Charles De Lint, May 14, 2008

By	Chloe Bradley "The art of creation" (Lewistown, PA) - See all my reviews

For fans of Charles De Lint, this is a fantastic read. It's quik and it stands alone from his other works, set apart from Newford but with just as much fantasy and magick to keep you hooked! I love how De Lint writes, how he mingles the darker edges of faerie tales in with the whimsical. The Wild Wood is just such an example of Magicks sometimes dark beauty.