Charles de Lint was born in the Netherlands and came to Canada with his family at the age of 4 months. He is mainly a fantasy writer but has been known to cross over to Science
Fiction and Horror on occasion. He has also published poetry, columns and reviews. Charles pioneered a sub-genre called
Urban Fantasy. He has over fifty (yes I said FIFTY) published
books.
Charles has a very lengthy list of awards
and honours. Here's just a few; He won a Prix Aurora Award for
Jack, The Giant Killer and a
HOMer award for
The Little Country. He has been a World
Fantasy Award finalist sixteen times for various novels, short stories
and collections. His collection Moonlight
and Vines won the 1999 World
Fantasy Award and his novel The Onion Girl
was a
finalist for a 2002 World
Fantasy Award in the best novel category (just two name two).
His most recent publications are Spirits
in the Wires and the recently re-released Samuel
M. Key novel, I'll be Watching You.
Look for Charles' latest book
Spirits in the
Wires
NOW AVAILABLE!
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