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Charles de Lint (born December 22, 1951) is a Canadian fantasy author and Celtic folk musician. It is often said that, along with Terri Windling, he established the genre of mythic fiction which falls somewhere between fantasy literature, and mainstream fiction with a magical realist bent. This is debatable, as John Crowley preceded de Lint with the novel "Little, Big", which was published in 1981, and won the World Fantasy Award the following year for its blending of classical fantasy with modern culture. In any case, de Lint can certainly be credited with popularizing the emerging genre, which is also known as "urban myth" or "urban fantasy." De Lint's work has been called "fantasy for people who normally don't read fantasy."

He was born in Bussum, the Netherlands, and emigrated to Canada at the age of four months. He now lives in Ottawa. He published three novels under the pseudonym Samuel M Key which have subsequently been reprinted by Orb Books as 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 published a children's book, Circle of Cats, with artist Charles Vess.

In addition to being the author of numerous novels and short stories, de Lint is also a poet, musician, artist, folklorist, and critic. His poetry can be found online in The Endicott Studio Journal of Mythic Arts.

Contents 1 Bibliography 1.1 Novels 1.2 Collections 1.2.1 The Newford Series 1.3 Short stories 2 See also 3 External links

• The Riddle Of The Wren (1984)
• Moonheart (1984)
• The Harp Of The Grey Rose (1985)
• Mulengro: A Romany Tale (1985)
• Yarrow (1986)
• Ascian In Rose (1987)
• Jack, The Giant Killer (1987)
• Greenmantle (1988)
• Wolf Moon (1988)
• Svaha (1989)
• Westlin Wind (1989)
• The Valley Of Thunder (Philip José Farmer's The Dungeon, Vol. 3) (1989)
• Berlin (1989)
• The Hidden City (Philip José Farmer's The Dungeon, Vol. 5) (1990)
• The Fair In Emain Macha (1990)
• Drink Down The Moon (1990)
• Ghostwood (1990)
• Angel Of Darkness (First published under the pseudonym Samuel M Key) (1990)
• The Dreaming Place (Illustrated by Brian Froud) (1990)
• The Little Country (1991)
• Ghosts Of Wind And Shadow (1991)
• Uncle Dobbin's Parrot Fair (1991)
• Death Leaves An Echo (Part of three novella collection, Cafe Purgatoriam) (1991)
• Hedgework And Guessery (1991)
• Our Lady Of The Harbour (1991)
• Paperjack (1991)
• From A Whisper To A Scream (First published under the pseudonym Samuel M Key) (1992)
• The Wishing Well (1993)
• Into The Green (1993)
• I'll Be Watching You (First published under the pseudonym Samuel M Key) (1994)
• The Wild Wood (Brian Froud's Faerielands, Illustrated by Brian Froud) (1994)
• Memory And Dream (1994)
• Trader (1997)
• Someplace To Be Flying (1998)
• Forests Of The Heart (2000)
• The Road To Lisdoonvarna (2001)
• The Onion Girl (2001)
• Seven Wild Sisters (Illustrated by Charles Vess) (2002)
• A Circle Of Cats (Illustrated by Charles Vess) (2003)
• Spirits in the Wires (2003)
• Medicine Road (Illustrated by Charles Vess) (2004)
• The Blue Girl (2004)
• Widdershins (2006)
• Little (Grrl) Lost (2007)
• Old Man Crow (2007)
• Promises to Keep (2007)

• De Grijze Roos ("The Grey Rose") (1983)
• Spiritwalk (1992)
• Dreams Underfoot (1993)
• The Ivory And The Horn (1995)
• Jack Of Kinrowan (1995)
• Moonlight And Vines (1999)
• Triskell Tales (2000)
• Waifs And Strays (2002)
• A Handful Of Coppers (Collected Early Stories, Vol.1: Heroic Fantasy) (2003)
• Quicksilver & Shadow (Collected Early Stories, Vol.2) (2004)

• The Dreaming Place (1990)
• From A Whisper To A Scream (originally credited to "Samuel M. Key")(1992)
• Dreams Underfoot (1993)
• I'll Be Watching You (originally credited to "Samuel M. Key")(1994)
• Memory And Dream (1994)
• The Ivory And The Horn (1995)
• Trader (1997)
• Someplace To Be Flying (1998)
• Moonlight And Vines (1999)
• Forests Of The Heart (2000)
• The Onion Girl (2001)
• Seven Wild Sisters (2002)
• Tapping the Dream Tree (2002)
• Spirits in the Wires (2003)
• Medicine Road (2003)
• The Blue Girl (2004)
• Widdershins (2006)
• Promises to Keep (2007)
• Old Man Crow (2007)

Publication dates taken from Charles de Lint

• Merlin Dreams In The Mondream Wood (1992)
• The Buffalo Man (1999)

De Lint also scripted several comic books for Barry Blair's Aircel Publishing in the mid-1980s.

• Contemporary fantasy

• Charles de Lint
• Charles de Lint at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Charles de Lint Reading List from SF Site
• Endicott Studio bio page