Tag Archives: Newford

Charles de Lint’s Trader

Jayme Lynn Blaschke penned this review. There are few fantasy concepts that enamor Hollywood so much as that of people switching bodies. Jodie Foster did it for Disney way back in the kiddie flick Freaky Friday, and in the ensuing years … Continue reading

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Charles de Lint’s Memory & Dream 

Jayme Lynn Blaschke penned this review. If there is an inherent flaw within the sub-genre of urban fantasy, it lies in the fact that many writers rely too heavily on established mythology. The familiar fantasy becomes a crutch, and holds the … Continue reading

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Charles de Lint’s Someplace To Be Flying

Laurie Thayer penned this review. Kerry moved to Newford to escape her past and live a normal life. But her life is anything but normal, especially with people like the Crow Girls in it. They appear to be irrepressible teenagers, and yet Maida eased … Continue reading

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Charles de Lint’s Refinerytown

Charles de Lint has a tradition of writing a short story every year, publishing it privately in chapbook form, and giving it to friends as gifts. Those of us devoted de Lint readers who have heard about, but never seen, … Continue reading

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Charles de Lint’s Newford Stories: Crow Girls

Now this is a really cool offering from one of my favorite authors! The Crow Girls, Maida and Zia, are apparently immortal beings who can shapeshift from being slightly built black haired girls dressed all in black to being crows. … Continue reading

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