false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166554501m/13506.jpg 13506 4 A faceless biker gang on a Wild Hunt hurtles young Jacky Rowan into the perilous land of Faerie, where she finds herself hailed as the once-and-future trickster hero the Jack of Kinrowan. In its sequel, Drink Down the Moon, Jacky and the fair folk have been enslaved by the creature who stole the power of the Moon, and it remains to a young fiddler to save them all. 15652 1995 Jack of Kinrowan: Jack the Giant-Killer and Drink Down the Moon total:664|5:227|4:260|3:148|2:26|1:3| 664 2674 865 34 4 1 false false Thu Apr 23 06:38:34 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 17:49:41 -0700 2009
Jack the Giant-Killer retells the Jack motif from folklore. de Lint has a good twist by making this Jack, a Jacky. The strange thing it that the more interesting character, for me at least, is her friend Kate...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Sep 10 21:57:35 -0700 2007 Sat Feb 09 18:18:49 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 13:01:39 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 13:03:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed May 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 17:57:15 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 12:10:32 -0700 2009
Another thing I like about these books is the realistic, but st...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 16:39:32 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 16:39:55 -0800 2009 ]]> 0 0 false false Thu May 28 06:22:47 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 06:23:49 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sat Apr 11 11:40:01 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 11:12:25 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jun 22 16:53:32 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 16:55:08 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Mar 04 13:17:47 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 13:20:02 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sat Mar 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 07:36:28 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 07:37:05 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Nov 15 16:17:05 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 16:17:10 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jun 05 19:05:42 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 19:06:07 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Aug 12 17:29:19 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 19:39:30 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 02 18:18:39 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 25 08:20:52 -0700 2008 The Blue Girl and it was all it took for me to be a devoted fan of his works. The name of the author alone made me buy the book and it didn't disappoint, it was a captivating tale of fantasy that only de Lint could craft. Go get lost in a tale of o...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Oct 14 10:04:14 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 14 10:09:10 -0700 2008 many This is Urban Fantasy/Urban paranormal, whatever you want to call it, at it's best. The characters are compelling and the city life blends...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Sep 01 09:53:06 -0700 2007 Fri Jan 18 09:08:07 -0800 2008 Not a lot of surprises in the narrative, but that isn’t really the point. A good gateway into th...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 20 20:32:22 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 20:35:52 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Jan 08 09:53:32 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 08 10:00:38 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Dec 15 23:33:51 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 15 23:34:49 -0800 2007
This is a good place to start. It's a solid read, very internally consistent, and a great introduction to urban fantasy.]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Tue Dec 19 10:55:07 -0800 2006 Tue Dec 19 10:57:04 -0800 2006 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=13506