{"product_id":"9780765306791","title":"Dreams Underfoot : The Newford Collection","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eDreams Underfoot\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Charles de Lint\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWelcome to Newford. . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWelcome to the music clubs, the waterfront, the alleyways where ancient myths and magic spill into the modern world. Come meet Jilly, painting wonders in the rough city streets; and Geordie, playing fiddle while he dreams of a ghost; and the Angel of Grasso Street gathering the fey and the wild and the poor and the lost. Gemmins live in abandoned cars and skells traverse the tunnels below, while mermaids swim in the grey harbor waters and fill the cold night with their song.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike Mark Helprin's \u003ci\u003eA Winter's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e and John Crowley's \u003ci\u003eLittle, Big, Dreams Underfoot\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read book not only for fans of urban fantasy but for all who seek magic in everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In de Lint's capable hands, modern fantasy becomes something other than escapism. It becomes folk song, the stuff of urban myth.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Phoenix Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Charles de Lint shows that, far from being escapism, contemporary fantasy can be the deep mythic literature of our time.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Magazine of Fantasy \u0026amp; Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong-listed School Library Best Books of the Year (1993), School Library Journal Best Books of the Year (1993)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780765306791\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Orb Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40593289773262,"sku":"9780765306791","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_f2658c78-5672-42cc-97cf-a0f66ab9234f.jpg?v=1637785365","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780765306791","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}