Jack of Kinrowan
Charles de Lint
None pages, Library Binding
ISBN: 0613605659
ISBN13:
Language: English
Publish: 930898800000
AdultClassicsFairy Tale RetellingsFairy TalesFantasyFictionScience Fiction FantasyUrbanUrban FantasyYoung Adult
Jack of Jack the Giant-Killer / Drink Down the Moon –in an acknowledged classic of contemporary fantasy, this book brings together in one volume Charles de Lint’s rollicking saga of wild faerie magic on the streets of the city. Hurled into the mythical land of Faerie by a faceless gang of bikers, young Jacky Rowan is stunned when she is immediately hailed as the legendary hero Jack of Kinrowan and directed to save the land from a treacherous evil force. Mr de Lint has earned critical acclaim as a master of contemporary magical fiction in the manner of storytellers like John Crowley, Jonathan Carroll, Alice Hoffman, Ray Bradbury, and Isabel Allende.Jack, the Giant-Killer [Jack the Giant-Killer] (1987) / novel by Charles de A faceless gang of bikers on Wild Hunt through the streets of present-day Ottawa hurtles young Jacky Rowan across the threshold into the perilous land of Faerie. There, to her dismay, she is hailed as the Jack of Kinrowan, a once-and-future trickster hero whose lot is to save the Elven Courts from unimaginable evilDrink Down the Moon [Jack the Giant-Killer] (1990) / novel by Charles de Once the realm of Faerie drew its power from the Moon herself. But now a ghastly creature has stolen that power and enslaved the Fair Folk–and Jacky Rowan herself. Only Johnny Faw, a hadsome fiddler unaware of his magical gifts, has the power to set them free..