Pre-Owned Muse and Reverie: A Newford Collection (Paperback) by Charles De Lint

from kqueue

Charles de Lint delivers a marvelous collection of short stories of urban fantasy and the paranormal. There are stories of time travel and second chances, fairies, god-like powers, ghosts and mythical creatures. You don't need to be a fan of his popular Newford series to enjoy this book, but if y...

from SESchend

While I've many of these stories in other collections or chapbooks, it's always a comfort to return to de Lint's work--like an evening with an old friend with no pressures, expectations, or judgements. If only all urban fantasy work were this welcoming and comfortable....

from chelseaknits

This wasn't my favorite of the Newford books, but four separate stories brought me to tears nonetheless.

from juniperSun

I forgot how much I like deLint's writing. All though his tales often include faery, he takes a unique point of view in each. I especially appreciate the life lessons hidden in most of these short stories. Riding Shotgun takes us through an attempt to change some wrong choices. The World in a Box...

from amberwitch

A collection on short stories set in the imaginary city of Newford. Many of them are reprints from other publications, so I'd read more than half already. This may have influenced my experience of them as slightly stale and not living up to de Lints usual standard. Not the best of his stories - e...