Charles de Lint gilt als einer der Wegbereiter der modernen Fantasy. Seine Prosa, die oft aus Folklore, Mythen und urbanen Legenden schöpft, zieht den Leser in Welten, die sich realer anfühlen als die Realität selbst. Mit meisterhaftem Geschick zeichnet er Charaktere und Schauplätze nach, und seine Werke erforschen oft Themen wie Mitgefühl, Hoffnung und menschliches Potenzial. De Lints einzigartiger Stil und seine Fähigkeit, Magie in den Alltag einzuweben, machen ihn zu einem unvergesslichen Erzähler.
The third edition of this accessible and interdisciplinary textbook has been thoroughly updated to incorporate the latest research and developments, including the rise of Big Data, AI, and the Internet of Things. Digital Media Ethics will continue to be the go-to textbook for anyone getting to grips with this important topic--
Bright lights, big city ...magic spells, witchcraft, wizardry, fairies, devilry, and more. Urban living, at least in fantasy fiction, is full of both magical wonder and dark enchantment. Street kids may have supernatural beings to protect them or have such powers themselves. Brujeria may be part of your way of life.
Kniha Malá země od „starého blázna Billyho Dunthorna cikána“ ukrývá mocné tajemství. Čtena dobrými lidmi je schopna změnit svět k lepšímu, v rukou hamižných sobců může být nástrojem jeho zkázy. O knihu se rozhoří lítý boj. Jako by znovu ožívaly klasické historky s Jamesem Bondem, zatímco na druhé straně sledujeme osudy dívky Jodi, kterou zlá čarodějnice proměnila v miniaturního človíčka-malíčka. Dva odlišné světy lidský železný neosobní svět a kouzelný svět malíčků se nakonec prostřednictvím prvotní hudby prolnou v magické říši skřítků, Malé zemi. Janey, Jodi a jejich blízcí však musí překonat mnoho protivenství a svést nejeden zápas s nepřáteli, ale i s vlastními limity a předsudky, než je vzácná kniha v bezpečí a ryzí zlo dojde zaslouženého trestu. A protože každá kniha vypráví originální příběh každému ze svých čtenářů, možná nás čeká velké překvapení.
Though the Emerald Isle is no stranger to tales of the fantastic (everything from the Hound Cuchlain to Darby O'Gill and his leprachaun friends), most of the fantasy works dealing with Ireland have limited themselves to either ancient history/Celtic legends and lore, sentimental tales of wee folk, or ghostly tales of hauntings in old deserted castles. Needless to say, there is more to the history and culture of Ireland than the sort of entertainment fare popularized each year around March 17th.Fantastic Irish Tales will present the entire cavalcade of Eire from its earliest beginnings right up to the current climate that has begotten such popular phenomenons as the rock band U2 and the novels of Roddy Doyle as the backdrop for a collection of all new stories of the fantastic.Given the huge success of such books as How the Irish Saved Civilization , and Irish themed novels by such authors as Leon Uris, Roddy Doyle, and Thomas Flanagan, there is no doubt to the widespread appeal of this book.Ideal to any fan of Irish books and perfectly timed for the Saint Patrick's Day season, Fantastic Irish Tales will be a collection to be treasured and enjoyed.
World Fantasy Award winner Charles de Lint conjures a thrilling, otherworldly tale of magic and family bonds.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. At the same time, Ash's cousin Nina is stalked by an Otherworld demon—a manitou who can force her mind and soul into the bodies of beasts. Ash must find the strength to overcome her own anger, learn the full power of magic, and save Nina before she becomes the manitou's weapon, turning the faerie realm into an arctic wasteland. De Lint fans will relish this urban and otherworldly fantasy, partially set in the author's trademark Newford."A compelling fantasy that combines elements of Native American and Celtic mythology to create a fluid and unexpected otherworld, open to all with the ability to enter and traverse it."— School Library Journal
In novel after novel, and story after story, Charles de Lint has brought an entire imaginary North American city to vivid life. Newford: where magic lights dark streets; where myths walk clothed in modern shapes; where a broad cast of extraordinary and affecting people work to keep the whole world turning. At the center of all the entwined lives in Newford stands a young artist named Jilly Coppercorn, with her tangled hair, her paint-splattered jeans, a smile perpetually on her lips--Jilly, whose paintings capture the hidden beings that dwell in the city's shadows. Now, at last, de Lint tells Jilly's own story...for behind the painter's fey charm lies a dark secret and a past she's labored to forget. And that past is coming to claim her now. "I'm the onion girl," Jilly Coppercorn says. "Pull back the layers of my life, and you won't find anything at the core. Just a broken child. A hollow girl." She's very, very good at running. But life has just forced Jilly to stop.
De Lint's classic novel of native magic in an American future is now back in print. Only Gahzee can save the downed Indian flyer, walking the line between the Dreamtime and the Realtime, bringing his people's ancient magic to bear on the poisoned world of tomorrow.
In the Old Country, the Gentry are ancient, magical spirits of the land, amoral and dangerous. When the Irish emigrated to North America, some Gentry followed but found the New World inhabited by its own spirits, known as manitou among Native tribes. Generations later, the Irish have settled, yet the Gentry remain homeless, lurking in city shadows, dreaming of power. As their ambitions grow darker, they manifest as men in black to those who can see them. Bettina, part Indian and part Mexican, has been raised by her grandmother to understand the spirit world. Living in Kellygnow, an arts colony in Newford, she often observes these dark figures, whom she calls los lobos, until one night, one follows her into the woods. Ellie, an independent sculptor with magic in her blood, also sees the dark men but refuses to acknowledge it. Summoned to Kellygnow by a strange old woman, she must create a mask based on an ancient Celtic artifact—the mythic Summer King—despite her disbelief. Her former lover, Donal, knows the truth of the old myths and aims to exploit the mask and the Gentry. Meanwhile, Donal's sister Miki, a punk accordion player, realizes that more than her brother's soul is at stake, as the very fabric of Newford is threatened. Charles de Lint masterfully intertwines diverse mythic traditions, folklore, and memorable characters in a contemporary urban setting.
Now in trade paperback, one of the classics of Charles de Lint's "Newford" sequence