Charles de Lint (born December 22, 1951) is a Canadian fantasy author and Celtic folk musician. He is also the chief book critic for The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction.
Along with writers like Terri Windling and John Crowley, De Lint popularized the genres of urban fantasy and mythic fiction which fall somewhere between classical fantasy literature, and mainstream fiction with a magical realist bent.
He was born in Bussum, the Netherlands,...
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Charles de Lint (born December 22, 1951) is a Canadian fantasy author and Celtic folk musician. He is also the chief book critic for The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction.
Along with writers like Terri Windling and John Crowley, De Lint popularized the genres of urban fantasy and mythic fiction which fall somewhere between classical fantasy literature, and mainstream fiction with a magical realist bent.
He was born in Bussum, the Netherlands, and emigrated to Canada at the age of four months. He now lives in Ottawa with his wife, artist and musician MaryAnn Harris. He published three novels under the pseudonym Samuel M. Key which have subsequently been reprinted by Orb Books as by Charles de Lint.
Many of his later stories center around the mythical North American city of Newford and a regular cast of characters that make cameo and feature appearances. He has received many awards including the 2000 World Fantasy Award for Best Collection for Moonlight and Vines. He has also...
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