Moonheart » (REV)

CHARLES DE LINT and his wife, the artist MaryAnn Harris, live in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. His evocative novels, including Moonheart, The Onion Girl, and Widdershins, have earned him a devoted following and critical acclaim as a master of contemporary magical fiction in the manner of storytellers like John Crowley, Jonathan Carroll, Alice Hoffman, Ray Bradbury, and Isabel Allende.

When Sara and Jamie discovered the seemingly ordinary artifacts, they sensed the pull of a dim and distant place. A world of mists and forests, of ancient magics, mythical beings, ageless bards, and restless evil.

Now, with their friends and enemies alike—Blue, the Biker; Keiran, the folk musician, the Inspector from the RMCP, and the mysterious Tom Hengy—Sara and Jamie are drawn into this enchanted land through the portals of Tamson House, that sprawling downtown edifice that straddles two worlds.

Sweeping from ancient Wales to the streets of Ottawa today, Moonheart will enchant you with its tale of this world and the other one at the very edge of sight ... and of the unforgettable people caught up in the affairs of both.

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Reviewing Moonheart for the Toronto Globe and Mail, Douglas Hill described it as "an ambitious hybrid" that combines traditional fantasy elements with those of horror, suspense, and romance in a modern setting in Ottawa, Ontario. Strange events at an Ottawa mansion prove to be linked to a long-standing battle between good and evil forces, and modern weaponry and ancient spells come together in the climax. Observed the critic, "De Lint sustains his balance between ordinary reality and legend with skill."