Yarrow - by Charles De Lint (Paperback)

About the Book

From the author of "Moonheart" comes a modern classic of urban myth and magic. Cat Midhir has made a name for herself as the author of many popular fantasy novels. When a thief steals Cat's mysterious Otherworld--a real place where she wandered at night with bright lords and the horned woman--she cannot write and becomes trapped in the everyday world.

Book Synopsis

From the acclaimed author of Moonheart and Memory and Dream

Cat Midhir had made a reputation as the author of popular fantasy novels. But the secret that her fans didn't know was that her Otherworld was no fantasy. Then, one night, a thief stole her dreams. Since then, she's been trapped in the everyday. And the Others are coming to find her...

Yarrow

Review Quotes

"It is hard to imagine urban fantasy done beter than it is by de Lint at his best." --Booklist

"De Lint is a master of the modern urban folktale." --The Denver Post

"Charles de Lint will restore your faith in the readability of Canadian writers. Take home some of his magic soon." --St. John Telegraph-Journal

"Opening de Lint's work is like stepping through a mirror." --Los Angeles Daily News

About the Author

Charles de Lint pioneered the urban fantasy genre with critically acclaimed novels and stories set in and around the imaginary modern North American city of Newford: The Onion Girl, Moonheart, The Ivory and the Horn, and the collection Moonlight and Vines, for which he won the World Fantasy Award. Among de Lint's many other novels are Mulengro, Into the Green, and The Little Country.