photo: Leslie Howle

Novelist, poet, songwriter, performer, and folklorist Charles de
Lint helped to popularize the urban fantasy genre and is the
best-selling author of more than seventy adult, YA, and children’s
books. His most famous and popular works take place around the
mythical, modern city of Newford including DREAMS UNDERFOOT, TRADER,
SOMEPLACE TO BE FLYING, MOONLIGHT AND VINES, FORESTS OF THE HEART,
THE ONION GIRL, MEDICINE ROAD (illustrated by Charles Vess),
WIDDERSHINS, PROMISES TO KEEP, and MUSE AND REVERIE. Among his
other notable novels are MOONHEART, THE LITTLE COUNTRY, INTO THE
GREEN, MEMORY AND DREAM, SOMEPLACE TO BE FLYING, and EYES LIKE
LEAVES. His most recent titles (UNDER MY SKIN, OVER MY HEAD, and
OUT OF THIS WORLD) comprise the acclaimed young adult Wildlings
trilogy.

de Lint’s numerous short stories have been collected in several
volumes including SPIRITWALK, DREAMS UNDERFOOT, THE IVORY AND THE
HORN, TRISKELL TALES, WOODS AND WATERS WILD, MUSE AND REVERIE, and
THE VERY BEST OF CHARLES DE LINT. He’s written comics for Dark
Horse, Marvel, and Malibu. In 2011, de Lint issued his first album
OLD BLUE TRUCK.

He garnered awards for many of his publications most notably 1984
William L. Crawford Award, Best New Fantasy Author for MOONHEART,
1988 Casper (later renamed the Aurora) for JACK THE GIANT-KILLER, 2000
World Fantasy Award for MOONLIGHT AND VINES, 2013 Aurora Award
for UNDER MY SKIN, and the 2015 Aurora Award for OUT OF THIS WORLD.

de Lint currently writes a book review column for FANTASY &
SCIENCE FICTION and has served as a judge for the Nebula, the World
Fantasy, Theodore Sturgeon, and the Bram Stoker Awards.

All of us at Tachyon wish the extraordinary Charles a happy
birthday. May your music fill the streets of Newford.

For more information about THE
VERY BEST OF CHARLES DE LINT, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Charles Vess

For more information about PROMISES TO KEEP, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover art by Mike Dringenberg

Design by Elizabeth Story

For more information about MEDICINE ROAD, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Charles Vess

For more information about EYES
LIKE LEAVES, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover art by Lauren
Kelly Small

Design by Elizabeth Story