It's an integral part of the story, but it is seldom threatening and it's generally beautiful. What is unique about this book is that the supernatural element is not the problem that most of the people are dealing with. His novel Greenmantle, is no exception: strong characters deal strongly with themselves and the supernatural. His juxtapositions of classical folklore with modern settings are full of power and beauty. …with Greenmantle, he shows that, far from being mere escapism, contemporary fantasy can be the deep mythic literature of our time.Ĭharles de Lint is one of my favorite fantasy writers. …de Lint shows an awareness of what he's doing that makes his fiction not just a damn fine read but also a clear map of the road that fantasy follows through the human mind. Greenmantle is not only a gripping thriller but also an introduction to the most profound philosophical issues in literature what stories are for and how they create us. When he touches your dreams, your life will never be the same again.įrom Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1989: He is chased by the hunt and shadowed by the wild girl. He is summoned by the music of the pipes or a fire of bones on Midsummer's Evening. He wears the shape of a stag, or a goat, or a horned man wearing a cloak of leaves. Not far from the city there is an ancient wood, forgotten by the modern world, where Mystery walks in the moonlight. Philip José Farmer's The Dungeon: The Valley of Thunder (1989) Philip José Farmer's The Dungeon: The Hidden City (1990) Merlin Dreams in the Mondream Wood (1992) Charles de Lint: Greenmantle (1988) Description
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