Tapping the Dream Tree (Newford)
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (660 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0312868405 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 542 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
But Staley never quite believed that her music could rouse dangerous magic until one night, playing in a faraway field, she discovers the Devil doesn't only go down to Georgia. Tapping the Dream Tree collects 18 stories by bestselling contemporary fantasy master Charles de Lint. --Cynthia Ward. Musician Staley Cross's grandmother has always warned her to be careful when she plays her blue fiddle. First published before the filming of O Brother, Where Art Thou?, "Ten for the Devil" draws upon the same crossroads myth as does the movie, but takes a very different road as it follows Staley's search for her only hope of soul survival: a mysterious bluesman known as Robert. The stories are set in and around
World Fantasy Award-winning author of The Onion GirlThe city of Newford could be any contemporary North American cityexcept that magic lurks in its music, in its art, in the shadows of its grittiest streets, where mythic beings walk disguised. Here are a bluesman hiding from the devil; a Buffalo Man at the edge of death; a murderous ghost looking for revenge; a wolf man on his first blind date; and many more. And beyond Newford's streets, de Lint takes us to the pastoral hills north of the city, where magic and music have a flavor different but powerful still.. We're reunited with Jilly, Geordie, Sophie, the Crow Girls, and other characters whose lives have become part of the great Newford myth. And its people are like you and me, each looking for a bit of magic to shape their lives and transform their fate
Great. Great short story collection by the arguable father of urban fantasy. Love going back to Newford every few years.. A Former Non-Fan of De Lint After reading the reviews posted here I realize that I have missed out on quite a lot of excellent reading material over the years. The only three de Lint books I have ever come into contact with are The Onion Girl, Tapping the Dream Tree, and Spirits in the Wires. Some die-hard fans will therefore, I am sure, immediately discount my disagreement with the seemingly negative opinion of this book shown by the majority of the reviewers here. In particular, I strongly disagr. a discerning fan said A Newford fan will enjoy this book.. I'm a big fan of Charles de Lint and have been breathlessly awaiting the fourth collection of his Newford-based stories, which I then read pretty much in one evening.Though none of the stories were bad, there was something about them that dissatisfied and I couldn't quite put my finger on it the above Publishers Weekly review clarified it for me. These stories feel rather lazy and passive compared to the previous three collections. They feel very self-referential, sever