[Artemisia] OT - De Lint

[Dainya of MoonHill]

Thank you :-)
   
  -Dainya

Sondra Gibson <sgibson at edulog.com> wrote:
  I'd agree with Mst. Maire, "Moonheart" is a great place to start on de
Lint's books. It was my first one too. 

Gefjon

> -----Original Message-----
> From: artemisia-bounces at lists.gallowglass.org
> [mailto:artemisia-bounces at lists.gallowglass.org]On Behalf Of 
> S CLEMENGER
> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 8:09 AM
> To: Kingdom of Artemisia mailing list
> Subject: Re: [Artemisia] Baron's War Favor
> 
> 
> Start with "Moonheart," maybe? (I'm partial...that was my 
> first one). It's the first in a loose collection of books 
> centered around some people and places in Toronto.
> There are also a whole clump of books set in a fictional 
> North American city of Newford and surrounding areas--they 
> stand alone okay, but there are enough cross-references 
> (characters, themes, etc.), that just picking up one, 
> randomly, may be a bit like coming into the middle of a 
> conversation...
> He also has a small collection of darker fantasy stuff, 
> originally written under another name. These are also set in 
> the Newford area, but with different characters.
> --maire
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Dainya of MoonHill 
> To: Kingdom of Artemisia mailing 
> list 
> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 10:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [Artemisia] Baron's War Favor
> 
> 
> OK I give. 
> I read....ALOT. I have more authors who are on auto buy 
> and who are in my "keepers" lists that I could quickly 
> mention. I finished Potter 7 last Saturday and have read 4 
> other books since then.
> 
> So if everyone is raving about de Lint....why have I 
> never read even one of his books? I Amazon'd him and boy...is 
> he prolific!! I need a good place to start, so would one of 
> you de Lint fans please recommend one of his books?
> 
> Um...maybe "off list" since I don't want to try anyone's 
> patience. :-)
> 
> -Dainya
> 
> S CLEMENGER > wrote:
> Hey, now....
> I'm a fan of both Rowling and de Lint. An extreme fan of de 
> Lint, actually. extreme, extreme. Shares the spotlight with 
> Guy Gavriel Kay, in point of fact. Even more beloved and 
> influential in my life than Tolkien. Well, maybe equal with 
> Tolkien....
> But comparing the two authors, simply because they 
> kinda/sorta share a genre, is like comparing peaches and 
> cherries, both of which are fruits. They're wonderful, but 
> very different withall.
> --maire
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Sondra Gibson 
> To: 'Kingdom of Artemisia mailing list' 
> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 11:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [Artemisia] Baron's War Favor
> 
> 
> No stones from me. I'll take de Lint over the potter books 
> any day of the
> week!
> 
> Gefjon
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: 
> artemisia-bounces at lists.gallowglass.org> es at lists.gallowglass.org>
> > [mailto:artemisia-bounces at lists.gallowglass.org]On Behalf 
> Of Stephanae
> > Baker
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 11:47 AM
> > To: Kingdom of Artemisia mailing list
> > Subject: Re: [Artemisia] Baron's War Favor
> > 
> > 
> > Pffft. Definitely cross-geeking. Besides, if we're going 
> to cross- 
> > geek into urban fantasy, could we please discuss an author 
> > who really 
> > does it well? Charles de Lint or Tim Powers, maybe?
> > 
> > Before you throw stones at me for my anti-Potterism, let me state 
> > that I don't think the books are bad (in fact, I like 
> Rowling better 
> > than Stirling, whom somebody mentioned here recently); I 
> just don't 
> > think they're all that and get sick to death of the buzz. I 
> > will read 
> > the 7th one eventually, I imagine. Okay, now I'm ready to 
> duck the 
> > stones.
> > 
> > Belladonna
> > 
> > 
> > On Jul 25, 2007, at 11:23 AM, Catriona A. Morganosa wrote:
> > 
> > > Actually, we had three people here with two copies of the book. 
> > > Luckily, one
> > > of them spent the first 24 hours reading it, starting 
> at midnight 
> > > the day it
> > > came out. My very gracious Lord, Theiron, let me read 
> it before he 
> > > did. Can
> > > I nominate someone for a Pillar based on that? Or is 
> that "cross- 
> > > geeking"?
> > >
> > > Stepana Catriona Morganosa, OP
> > >
> > > "Hey, so, are you guys in a play or something?"
> > > "Wait, you can see us?"
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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