Charles de Lint
Memory and Dream
eBook
(Triskell Press Feb. 4, 2014)
In the bohemian city of Newford, young artist Isabelle Copley becomes the only student of the famous yet reclusive painter, Vincent Rushkin. This riveting novel is about the magic and power of art; love, loyalty and the depths of friendship; innocence, cruelty, greed and denial; and the intertwining of these. It’s about facing buried memories and dreams, and ultimately, the strength of the human spirit.Unique to this Triskell Press edition is a new (2014) afterword by Charles de Lint discussing how art has affected his writing, and this book in particular. It is hard to imagine urban fantasy done better than it is by de Lint at his best, and this book shows his imagination and craft at their highest levels. De Lint's folkloric scholarship is as outstanding as ever; he never lets it slide into academicism or pretension… Memory and Dream deserves the highest recommendation and the widest readership.—Booklist, American Library AssociationEasily Canada’s top fantasy scribe…a major international force in the genre. Here is a biped who has steadfastly avoided stereotyping in his work from the beginning…de Lint has developed a considerable talent for injecting magic into everyday contemporary life. —The Edmonton JournalDe Lint takes a hard look at reality in Memory and Dream, especially at the personal burdens we all carry. He seamlessly blends urban landscapes, with all their sometimes ugly complications, with a magic that feels so true it’s hard not to believe he knows something the rest of us don’t.—Quill & Quire…in top form here. His multi-voiced, time-shifting narrative (the story spans 20 years) beautifully evokes a sense of creative community, making it almost possible to believe that the rarified aesthetic atmosphere might well be capable of conjuring up a spirit or two. —Publishers Weekly 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 story back from fulfilling its true potential. The punk-rocker elf has become a cliché, as has the dragon living in the sewer. In Memory & Dream, Canadian fantasist Charles de Lint avoids this pitfall, and in doing so, sets himself apart from the crowd with his most complex, engaging and artistically challenging novel to date.—Folk Tales
- Pages
- 400
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