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Charles de Lint


Biography

Charles de Lint is a full-time writer and musician who makes his home in Ottawa, Canada. His many awards include the World Fantasy Award, the Canadian SF/Fantasy Aurora Award, and the White Pine Award, among others. Modern Library's Top 100 Books of the 20th Century poll (voted on by readers) put eight of de Lint's books among the top 100. With 37 novels and 18 collections of short fiction published to date, de Lint writes for adults, teens and children. His most recent adult novel, The Mystery of Grace (Tor, 2009), is a fantastical ghost story and a heart-wrenching tale of love, passion and faith. His newest young adult novel is Under My Skin (Penguin Canada, 2012); his latest collection of short fiction is The Very Best of Charles de Lint (Tachyon Publications, 2010).

Where to find Charles de Lint online

Website: http://www.charlesdelint.com
Twitter: cdelint
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Books

Yellow Dog    by Charles de Lint
Price: $1.99 USD. 9470 words. Published on May 18, 2013. Fiction.
Yellow Dog is a short story set near de Lint's fictional desert town of Santo del Vado Viejo, where his novels The Mystery of Grace and The Painted Boy take place, and where some of his recent short fiction has been set.
Sheriff Poole & The Mech Gang    by Charles de Lint
Price: $1.99 USD. 7250 words. Published on May 3, 2013. Fiction.
0.5 star(4.50 from 2 reviews)
Sheriff Poole & The Mech Gang is an original short story and is available here for the first time in any format. Ever since an explosion killed his father, Dan has been salvaging parts of animatrons from the ruins of Showdown Ranch to put them back in working order. But there is a greater reason to make them operate once more—something that threatens the Cutler family's very lives.
Jack in the Green    by Charles de Lint
Price: $3.99 USD. 22230 words. Published on November 24, 2012. Fiction.
(5.00 from 3 reviews)
Jack in the Green is an original novella, set in the fictional Southwestern desert city of Santo del Vado Viejo, and is available here for the first time in any format. Best friends Maria and Luz grew up in the barrio and were inseparable until Luz left town. They lose track of one another until one day, while cleaning rich people's homes, Maria spots Luz among a gang robbing the house next door.
Dog Boys    by Charles de Lint
Price: $1.99 USD. 11180 words. Published on November 9, 2012. Fiction.
(5.00 from 2 reviews)
Dog Boys is an original short story, set in the fictional Southwestern desert city of Santo del Vado Viejo, and is available here for the first time in any format. Brandon is the new boy at Rose Creek High and he quickly figures out that the one thing you don’t do in this school is get mixed up in the struggle between the Latino streetgangs and the Native kids from the rez.
Crow Roads    by Charles de Lint
Price: $0.99 USD. 7570 words. Published on April 28, 2012. Fiction.
Short story Crow Roads first appeared in The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales, edited by Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Viking, 2007 Set outside of Newford in 1967, Annie lives in Tartown with the rest of the poor kids. When a handsome, longhaired hippie shows up outside Ernie's Poolroom, Annie is smitten by his exotic good looks and long black hair.
Companions to the Moon    by Charles de Lint
Price: $0.99 USD. 8040 words. Published on April 25, 2012. Fiction.
(4.00 from 2 reviews)
Short story Companions to the Moon first appeared in Realms Of Fantasy, June 2007. Set in Newford in 2007, record shop owner Mary begins to suspect her common-law partner is cheating on her. Edric is a musician whose out-of-town concerts happen to coincide with every full moon.
Dharma    by Charles de Lint
Price: $0.99 USD. 5740 words. Published on April 24, 2012. Fiction.
(4.00 from 2 reviews)
Short story Dharma first appeared in Dreams and Visions: Fourteen Flights of Fantasy, edited by M. Gerry Weiss & Helen S. Weiss; Tor Books, 2007. Set in Newford during 1967's Summer of Love, Beirut-born teen Dharma, runs away from his Muslim home and reinvents himself as a hippie poet-musician.
The Butter Spirit's Tithe    by Charles de Lint
Price: $0.99 USD. 11610 words. Published on April 7, 2012. Fiction.
0.75 star(4.67 from 3 reviews)
Short story. The Butter Spirit’s Tithe first appeared in Emerald Magic, Tor Books. Conn O'Neill has run afoul of a vengeful spirit. With his soul promised as a tithe to the fearsome Grey Man, Conn's only hope lies Miki Greer. Miki knows a thing or two about Irish spirits, having lost her brother to them in de Lint's novel Forests of the Heart. She's not about to let them claim someone else.
That Was Radio Clash    by Charles de Lint
Price: $0.99 USD. 6540 words. Published on April 4, 2012. Fiction.
0.75 star(4.67 from 3 reviews)
Short story that first appeared in Taverns of the Dead (Cemetery Dance 2005). Written as a memorial to The Clash’s Joe Strummer. Set in 2002, guitarist Sarah Blue meets mysterious trumpeter Eddie Ramone in a bar and is given a chance to return to a pivotal moment in her life to correct one of her deepest regrets.

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