- Taschenbuch: 541 Seiten
- Verlag: Tor Books; Auflage: Reprint (30. September 2007)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0312868405
- ISBN-13: 978-0312868406
- Vom Hersteller empfohlenes Alter: 14 - 18 Jahre
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 20,9 x 14,1 x 3,5 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 2.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (1 Kundenrezension)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 941.604 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Tapping the Dream Tree collects 18 stories by bestselling contemporary fantasy master Charles de Lint. One story, "The Witching Hour," is original to this volume, with a few others taken from limited-edition chapbooks; the remaining tales have been drawn from an impressive diversity of magazines and anthologies. The stories are set in and around de Lint's mythic, haunted American city of Newford, and fans will recognize several characters from de Lint's popular series.
The powerful story "Ten for The Devil" is a superb choice for an opener: it showcases de Lint's literary strengths and treats of his recurring themes of magic, music, creativity, and human worth. Musician Staley Cross's grandmother has always warned her to be careful when she plays her blue fiddle. But Staley never quite believed that her music could rouse dangerous magic... until one night, playing in a faraway field, she discovers the Devil doesn't only go down to Georgia. First published before the filming of O Brother, Where Art Thou?, "Ten for the Devil" draws upon the same crossroads myth as does the movie, but takes a very different road as it follows Staley's search for her only hope of soul survival: a mysterious bluesman known as Robert. --Cynthia Ward -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
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Whether you call them urban fantasy or magical realism, de Lint's collections of his stories grow heftier. You also have to call them good, and note that this time he moves some of them out of his customary setting, Newford, into the hill country around it, especially to the north. He also brings back a good many of his--and probably his readers'--favorite characters, such as the Crow Girls, and does everything with his usual clarity of language and lucid transfiguration of folklore and myth into fantasy tales. A good many of these stories, such as "Freak" and "Making a Noise in this World," appeared in anthologies compiled by prolific editor Martin Greenberg; others were originally limited-circulation (sometimes barely visible) chapbooks, such as "Pixel Pixies" and the short-novel-length "Seven Wild Sisters." Some are better than others, but none are bad, and de Lint's loyal readers will be pleased to see this set of them on library shelves. Roland Green
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Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
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Seit mehr als einem Jahrzehnt liebe ich Charles de Lint und bin immer noch der Magie aus seinen Büchern verfallen, aber diese Anthologie hat mich wirklich enttäuscht. Es sind nette Ansätze und gute Ideen vorhanden, aber sie haben mich nicht zum Staunen gebracht.
Es war zwar ein schönes Wiedersehen mit vielen alten Bekannten, aber die Geschichten haben mich nicht gepackt und eigentlich nicht einmal interessiert.
Verunsichert habe ich kurz darauf wieder "Greenmantle" gelesen und war beruhigt, mein Geschmack hatte sich nicht auf einmal geändert, Charles de Lint braucht mehr Platz für seine Geschichten als ihm dieses Buch für 18 Geschichten bietet.
Ich habe mein Exemplar dann zwei anderen Fans geschenkt, denen es auch nicht wirklich gefiel.
Also, wenn Ihr Kurzgeschichten liebt und unbedingt auch welche von CdL lesen wollt, holt Euch das Buch, sonst lasst es bleiben und spart Euch den Regalplatz.
Es war zwar ein schönes Wiedersehen mit vielen alten Bekannten, aber die Geschichten haben mich nicht gepackt und eigentlich nicht einmal interessiert.
Verunsichert habe ich kurz darauf wieder "Greenmantle" gelesen und war beruhigt, mein Geschmack hatte sich nicht auf einmal geändert, Charles de Lint braucht mehr Platz für seine Geschichten als ihm dieses Buch für 18 Geschichten bietet.
Ich habe mein Exemplar dann zwei anderen Fans geschenkt, denen es auch nicht wirklich gefiel.
Also, wenn Ihr Kurzgeschichten liebt und unbedingt auch welche von CdL lesen wollt, holt Euch das Buch, sonst lasst es bleiben und spart Euch den Regalplatz.
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People don't understand these stories are not new.....
16. April 2004
Format:Taschenbuch
All of these stories are from previous rare Chap books and other small press printings from many many years of Mr. De Lint's body of work.
So some of the stories aren't as well told because well they were written 10-15 years ago.....also this clearly states it is full of SHORT stories..short stories can't go into the kind of detail several folks seem to be demanding from De Lint. If you want more details of some of these characters by the OTHER anthologies of Newford as well as the full length novels. Don't whine and complain because you feel like you got dropped into the middle when the books clearly says it is MORE tales from Newford..not ALL the tales from Newford....sigh.
Beautiful collection lovely lyrical quality and and engaging characters. I have only a few De lints I have not enjoyed and this certianly not one of them.
So some of the stories aren't as well told because well they were written 10-15 years ago.....also this clearly states it is full of SHORT stories..short stories can't go into the kind of detail several folks seem to be demanding from De Lint. If you want more details of some of these characters by the OTHER anthologies of Newford as well as the full length novels. Don't whine and complain because you feel like you got dropped into the middle when the books clearly says it is MORE tales from Newford..not ALL the tales from Newford....sigh.
Beautiful collection lovely lyrical quality and and engaging characters. I have only a few De lints I have not enjoyed and this certianly not one of them.
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A Former Non-Fan of De Lint
14. Februar 2005
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
After reading the reviews posted here I realize that I have missed out on quite a lot of excellent reading material over the years. The only three de Lint books I have ever come into contact with are The Onion Girl, Tapping the Dream Tree, and Spirits in the Wires. Some die-hard fans will therefore, I am sure, immediately discount my disagreement with the seemingly negative opinion of this book shown by the majority of the reviewers here. In particular, I strongly disagree with the review that states, "This one is for the fans... only" because this is the first De Lint book I ever read.
I will freely admit that I am a sucker for a good short story. I must also say that, if the first de Lint I had read was a continuous novel, I might not have gone around town recommending it to everyone I knew, as I did with Tapping the Dream Tree. This might not be as deep or as emotional or as detailed as some of de Lint's other work, but, from my reading of the stories, de Lint writes into these stories as much detail and emotional description as a short story can possibly contain.
As a short-story writer, one of the most difficult things to do well is to leave out parts that you could write in. If you choose well, these left out pieces add to your characters and stories more effectively than their inclusion. de Lint is excellent in this respect. Some of these characters are so well written that you want to step into their world and find out what they are like on a normal day and if they've ever had a normal day and what they like in their coffee or if they like coffee at all. They are characters that have deep wells of untouchably fascinating personality.
In summary... I loved this book. I loved these characters. This is the first De Lint book I ever read. This is still my favorite De Lint book. If you have never read de Lint, and if you like short stories from Bradbury (all of his shorts, not just his Martian Chronicles), and you would like to find a book of fantasy that captures the same feelings of making all things strange and, in strangeness, strangely beautiful, read de Lint's Tapping the Dream Tree. It is good enough to be worth reading.
I will freely admit that I am a sucker for a good short story. I must also say that, if the first de Lint I had read was a continuous novel, I might not have gone around town recommending it to everyone I knew, as I did with Tapping the Dream Tree. This might not be as deep or as emotional or as detailed as some of de Lint's other work, but, from my reading of the stories, de Lint writes into these stories as much detail and emotional description as a short story can possibly contain.
As a short-story writer, one of the most difficult things to do well is to leave out parts that you could write in. If you choose well, these left out pieces add to your characters and stories more effectively than their inclusion. de Lint is excellent in this respect. Some of these characters are so well written that you want to step into their world and find out what they are like on a normal day and if they've ever had a normal day and what they like in their coffee or if they like coffee at all. They are characters that have deep wells of untouchably fascinating personality.
In summary... I loved this book. I loved these characters. This is the first De Lint book I ever read. This is still my favorite De Lint book. If you have never read de Lint, and if you like short stories from Bradbury (all of his shorts, not just his Martian Chronicles), and you would like to find a book of fantasy that captures the same feelings of making all things strange and, in strangeness, strangely beautiful, read de Lint's Tapping the Dream Tree. It is good enough to be worth reading.
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A Newford fan will enjoy this book.
12. November 2002
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
I'm a big fan of Charles de Lint and have been breathlessly awaiting the fourth collection of his Newford-based stories, which I then read pretty much in one evening.
Though none of the stories were bad, there was something about them that dissatisfied and I couldn't quite put my finger on it ... the above Publishers Weekly review clarified it for me. These stories feel rather lazy and passive compared to the previous three collections. They feel very self-referential, several of them begin by referring to and summing up some previous story from the character's "life" before moving into a new tale that isn't nearly as alive and interesting as the original appearance of the character had been.
I was also disappointed that the last quarter of the book was just a reprint of "Seven Wild Sisters," which was published as its own independent book earlier this year.
Perhaps Newford is becoming tired as a story device; I hate to say it, because I love de Lint's Newford and I always enjoy visiting its streets. But with a few exceptions, these stories just weren't as alive as the previous ones have been.
I'll still follow de Lint wherever he takes me, though. A fan's a fan. :)
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