![]() His one science fiction novel, Svaha (1989), is a near-future tale set in enclaves established by native Americans to fend off the barbarian world outside. These include Jack, the Giant-Killer (1988), about a woman who sees an Ottawa overlapped by the world of Fairie, and its sequel, Drink Down the Moon (1990), in which the same protagonist is imprisoned by a rogue wizard. Since then de Lint has been a prolific writer, publishing over 30 books. His first 2 books, The Riddle of the Wren, set in an alternative world, and Moonheart: A Romance, about a contemporary Ottawan who finds herself involved in a centuries-old duel between native and Welsh gods, appeared in 1984. He grew up in the Yukon, Turkey, Lebanon and Québec, and currently lives in Ottawa, which provides a setting for many of his novels. ![]() A fantasy writer, he reflects in his work a thorough knowledge of traditional music, folktales and myths. Charles Henri Diederick Hoefsmit de Lint, novelist, short story writer (b at Bussum, Netherlands ). ![]()
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