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Muse And Reverie (2009)

by Charles de Lint(Favorite Author)

4.17 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0765323400 (ISBN13: 9780765323408)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Tor Books

series

Newford

review 1: In this enchanting collection of tales in the fantasy genre, Muse and Reverie: A Newford Collection, is a book you simply will not be able to put down. It covers everything from a secret entrance way into the world of the faeries, where all track of time vanishes and you return to earth young while your loved ones have either aged to passed on, to faeries written on paper becoming real before the writer's eyes, or were they real the whole time? From the lives of the Crow Girls who were there in the beginning of time but have forgotten the truth of their real powers and are fun loving and upbeat, to a mother and daughter who are turned into cats by an abusive ex-boyfriend who is a warlock. And then there is the factor of time travel and being given a second chance to relive... more your life and set past wrongs right to experiencing the same car accident over and over again trying to get things right and figure out what your unfinished business is. This collection of short stories is a very entertaining, amusing read from fun-loving characters to more dark ones and fun faeries to more sinister ones. Enjoy this simply intriguing collection and let it pique your imagination.
review 2: This is a collection of Newford stories. de Lint is better at short stories than he is at novels and Newford is one of fantasy's best-developed settings. But, not all the stories here have that Newford feel. "Somewhere in My Mind There Is a Painting Box" is an excellent story about art and purpose, "Refinerytown" a fascinating story about an artist whose creation comes to life and tells her she is getting the story all wrong with some familiar Newford characters. "A Crow Girls' Christmas" is a cute fun story. "Dark Eyes, Faith and Devotion" about a cab driver whose fare asks for help rescueing her cat is good, but doesn't have that Newford feel. "Riding Shotgun" about ghosts and second chances is a great story, but again, could take place anywhere. "That Was Radio Clash" is about the giving of second chances. "Butter Spirit's Tithe" has something of a Newford spirit, in a modern take on Tam Lin. Da Slockit Light is a genuine Newford story about its underground. The Hour Before Dawn is another ghost story that didn't need to be set in Newford, even an earlier Newford. "Newford Spook Squad" is a Hellboy story set in Newford, but no usual Newford characters appear and the concept of the police knowing about the weirdness of Newford goes against the hidden magic concept of the Newford stories. "In Sight" is a story about revelation. And "The World in a Box" is about the dangers of playing God. less

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