If Ottawa-area author Charles de Lint didn't create the contemporary fantasy, he certainly defined it. 'It's hard not to feel encouraged to be a better person after reading a book by Ottawa's Charles de Lint.' 'De Lint is a romantic he believes in the great things, faith, hope, and charity (especially if love is included in that last), but he also believes in the power of magic-or at least the magic of fiction-to open our eyes to a larger world.' 'De Lint creates an entirely organic mythology that seems as real as the folklore from which it draws.'

Yes, there are a group of core characters whose stories recur most often, but a city like Newford has so many intriguing people in it, so many diverse stories to tell, so much pain and triumph to chronicle. De Lint also manages to keep each new Newford story fresh and captivating because he is so generous and loving in his depiction of the characters.

However, part of the beauty of Newford is the sense that it has always been there, that de Lint is a reporter who occasionally files stories from a reality stranger and more beautiful than ours. I can never recapture the feeling of first arriving in Newford and meeting the people and seeing the sights as a newcomer. Folktale, myth, fairy tale, dreams, urban legend-all of it adds up to pure magic in de Lint's vivid, original world. 'Charles de Lint is the modern master of urban fantasy. And the effervescent Jilly, always up for a new adventure, is ready to come along for the ride. To solve this crime will require all the skills she learned training for Nora Constantine. Juniper may have wanted to leave her role as a detective behind, but when she's accosted by the ghost of that young man everything changes. Now, out of the blue, the fictional world of Nora Constantine is bleeding into Newford, starting with the inexplicable murder of a young man. and return home to Newford where she joined friends at the artists' collective, Bramleyhaugh, the center of which is her pal, beloved faerie artist Jilly Coppercorn. When the series ended seven years ago, Juniper made a decision to leave L.A. Juniper Wiles once starred as a plucky teen detective in the popular TV show, Nora Constantine.

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