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Greenmantle

Greenmantle

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Perfect for a Charles de Lint beginner...
Review: ...well, this and Yarrow, really. While de Lint's Newford books are BY FAR his best, they are a little confusing to jump into headfirst. Greenmantle and Yarrow provide the reader with a great way to understand the modern master of urban fantasy. The characters are warm, vivid, and funny. The settings are lush, and eerily familiar at times (as though you really LIVE the tale).

The order that I would personally recommend reading de Lint books: Yarrow, Greenmantle, Memory and Dream, Dreams Underfoot, Trader (this one is a little hard to find, but it's totally worth it) , The Ivory and The Horn, Someplace to be Flying (my own favorite), Moonlight and Vines, Forests of the Heart, anf finally The Onion Girl (which is basically the all-star Newford book, so make sure you read the others first, or you won't know ANY of the characters). There are other books of his, that I have never been so enamored of; The Moonheart books, Svaha, The Little Country, etc.

If you are an aspiring writer, and are prepared to drop a few bucks, get Triskell Tales. It's a wonderful way to see the way a witer can develop in terms of style and story. Also, check out his new collaboration with Charles Vess, Seven Wild Sisters.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Perfect for a Charles de Lint beginner...
Review: ...well, this and Yarrow, really. While de Lint's Newford books are BY FAR his best, they are a little confusing to jump into headfirst. Greenmantle and Yarrow provide the reader with a great way to understand the modern master of urban fantasy. The characters are warm, vivid, and funny. The settings are lush, and eerily familiar at times (as though you really LIVE the tale).

The order that I would personally recommend reading de Lint books: Yarrow, Greenmantle, Memory and Dream, Dreams Underfoot, Trader (this one is a little hard to find, but it's totally worth it) , The Ivory and The Horn, Someplace to be Flying (my own favorite), Moonlight and Vines, Forests of the Heart, anf finally The Onion Girl (which is basically the all-star Newford book, so make sure you read the others first, or you won't know ANY of the characters). There are other books of his, that I have never been so enamored of; The Moonheart books, Svaha, The Little Country, etc.

If you are an aspiring writer, and are prepared to drop a few bucks, get Triskell Tales. It's a wonderful way to see the way a witer can develop in terms of style and story. Also, check out his new collaboration with Charles Vess, Seven Wild Sisters.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The Magick Lives!
Review: As usual, Mr. DeLint brings us a tale full of engaging characters and modern-day myth. He artfully conveys what happens to diversity, Magick, and people for whom that Magick is a way of life when attempts are made to stamp out that diversity and Magick. The world is large and there is room for wonder, mystery, and ALL faiths. Mr. DeLint renews my faith in human nature with each book he writes.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Magickal and Refreshing!
Review: Charles de Lint comes through again in this magickal blend of adventure and Mystery. With characters that live and breathe, he describes a meeting between the Old Mysteries and some modern cruelty and fear. A wonderful, rollicking, deliciously Pagan-flavoured ride.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: One of Charles deLint's best works.
Review: Charles deLint is the master of urban fantasy, and Greenmantle is one of his finest works. I was thrilled to find out about the re-release of this book (as my old copy disappeared)! A mother and daughter trying to rebuild, a man trying to disappear, a horned girl who does, and a village that doesn't exist are all woven together with deLint's deft touch. Magic, mystery, action and heart can all be found in this wonderful book. He also adds exporations of folklore and religion, but is never heavy- handed. Required reading for any collector of deLint, or lover of urban fantasy.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Glad to see its return...
Review: Having read everything I can get my hands on by Mr. DeLint, I can't say that this is my absolute favorite, but the story is still a delight. I was elated to see that it was being re-issued; while I adore his more adult, angst-ridden tales, sometimes it's nice to return to the innocence and mystery of youth. One more jewel in the crown of the high king of urban fantasy....

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: 2 stories don't necessarily equal a 1 great book
Review: I am an avid fan of the work of Charles de lint, having read the Moonheart and Newford series, The Little Country and Into the Green. I read Greenmantle after reading de lints previous highly acclaimed works, but I found it hard to finish. It seemed as though de lint had two unfinished stories to start with: Valenti and his mob relations, and the mystery of Greenmantle and Mally, and simply combined the two together in an attempt to let each story carry the other along. It works, but not as well as it should have. Both stories contained enough conflict and subplotting within eachother, that I began to get the feeling if I read every other chapter, I'd be walking away with just as much as if I read it straight through. If Greenmantle put it's focus on _one_ of the two stories, it would have been, in my opinion, more enjoyable to read. Towards the end of the book, I felt no ties with any of the characters that I'd had with Izzy of Mem&Dream, or Sara and Pukwudji in Moonheart.(try as I might have with Mally, one of the most intriguing and enjoyable characters of GM, that deserved more of a story behind her) This is not to say I was completely disenchanted with Greenmantle. There were parts of the book I really liked, particularly the focus it put around the mythological Pan, and the final fight Ally makes for the Green Man. However, I don't regard this book as one of de lint's best. I think if you're a hard core de lint fan, then you'll probably cherish the spot on your bookshelf where it stands (if not hunt me down first for disagreeing), but personally I've read far better from him.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: At long last...
Review: I am overjoyed to see this immanent re-release. DeLint has an ability to merge mundane 'reality' and the realm of Faerie that is absolutely unmatched. This novel is one of his best; an amazing tale of fantasy, suspense, magick, and the power of Nature. The story is of a mother and daughter who have just moved into a very rural area of Canada, the man down the road whose past is threatening to catch up with him, an elusive elfin girl, and an ancient horned Mystery in the woods. Note: For Wiccans and Pagans, this is one of the finest explorations of the Horned God bar-none (and DeLint's not even Pagan).

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Best of the Best!
Review: I have read everything Charles de Lint has ever published (in fact I own them all) and Greenmantle is my favorite, probably because it was my introduction to the world of urban fantasy. He is truly the grandmaster of the genre and this is THE prime example! Read it!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: One of his best
Review: I think Greenmantle is one of de Lint's best "pagan" attempts. And I loved the biker character crossover from Yarrow. I have read nearly every book by Mr. De Lint. This is one I had, loaned, lost and repurchased in Trade format. Lyrical and dreamy on one hand and then harsh and clear-eyed on the other. I liked the juxtapositions.


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