The Dreaming Place by Charles de Lint

Genre: Young Adult

Sub Genre: Urban Fantasy; Magic, Faerie, Demons, Otherworld, Spirits

Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

Back Cover: Magic beckons… magic threatens. A young woman locked in rage yet seeking magic, Ash is drawn into a wondrous Otherworld of totems and dryads, living tarots and mystic charms. But while Ash walks among the spirits, her cousin Nina is being stalked by an Otherworld demon – a Manitou who can force her mind and soul into the bodies of beasts. Now, Ash must somehow reach inside herself, past her anger, to tap the full power of her magic – and save Nina before she becomes the manitou’s weapon, turning the faerie realm into an arctic wasteland.

This is a book of magic. The cousins Nina and Ash, who couldn’t be any more different. One who wishes that she could have the magic that seems to come to her cousin Nina. Not that Nina knows anything about it, she is terrified of what is happening to her. I loved how visual this story is. There is so much going on but it is so well done you know can’t put it down. I have told many others that they need to read this story. It is one that will take you on a journey of magic and family.

Publisher: Firebird Fantasy

ISBN: 014230218X

Pages: 160

Series: Newford

Volume: 2

The Wild Wood by Charles de Lint

Genre: Urban Fantasy; Faerie

Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

Back Cover: “You must remember…” Back in Print for the first time in ten years, this original novel stands among the finest of Charles de Lint’s early works. Eithnie is a young painter who is acclaimed by the art world until the critics start noticing that her work has lost the animating passion that had set her apart from the crowd. She returns to her cabin in Canada’s remote woods, hoping to find a place where she can seek solitude and focus on her art. At first, Eithnie’s muse remains elusive, but then beautiful and disturbing creatures start slipping into her sketches unbidden. The following days bring strange visitors bearing cryptic messages indicating that Eithnie may be bound by a promise made in a forgotten, magical childhood. The world of Faerie is clearly reaching out to her for help, and her ability to figure out what they need may mark the difference between their survival…and their doom.

This is one of those stories that is extremely visual. You can’t help but feel like you are a part of the story. The imagery is so strong that after reading this I dreamed of magical forests for two weeks strait. Charles has a way of making you feel that when you read one of his stories its not just a story but an experience that you are going through. And you come out the other end changed in some fashion. The character Eithnie is at first scared of this dark strange creatures that she keeps on seeing and soon interacting with. But she realizes that she must help them to survive. This was a story that I can’t count how many times I have read it, but it is one of my favorite ones. I think that everyone should at least read it once.

Publisher: Thom Doherty Associates

ISBN: 0765302586

Pages: 208

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