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Mythspring: From the Lyrics and Legends of Canada [Paperback]

Julie E. Czerneda (Author), Genevieve Kierans (Author)

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Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside; 1 edition (Mar 30 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0889953406
ISBN-13: 978-0889953406
Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.5 x 2.3 cm
Shipping Weight: 363 g

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #282,874 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #49 in Books > Children's Books > Literature > Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths > Canadian

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"This book should appeal to a wide variety of ages and interests.

Recommended"

-- CM Magazine

"Editors Julie E. Czerneda and Genevieve Kierans have summoned over a dozen Canadian writers to supply stories inspired by "the lyrics and legends of Canada." What results is a stimulating journey through northern realms of the imagination. . . Latest in a welcome resurgence of Canadian fantastical literature, this volume is one to keep close by on cold nights when the Wendigo stalks."

-- Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine

"With the relative dearth of Canadian fantasy for younger readers, this anthology of 16 short stories is a welcome contribution. . . . Even better, each of the stories is associated with a Canadian legend, song, or local story. . . And although there's some unevenness in the writing and conception of the stories, there's plenty here to entertain and tickle the brain and heart."

-- Quill and Quire

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Aurora Award - Best Work in English (Other), Nominee 2007

Aurora Award - Best Short-Form Work in English finalist for:
All the Cool Monsters at Once, James Alan Gardner

This Ink Feels Like Sorrow, Karin Lowachee

What happens

When myth

Meets storyteller?

Something new is born.

Mythspring

Song and story. Myth and tradition. They are a shared legacy that both satisfies and inspires. Join these talented authors as they celebrate the rich, diverse, and occasionally truly odd culture of our country.

Mythspring is an anthology of original short speculative fiction, including fantasy, science fiction, and horror, where each story is derived from a Canadian song, folktale, myth, or other cultural source. Excerpts of the source text or image appears in the book with each story, along with a brief description of how the author was inspired by it.

Includes stories from notable speculative fiction authors such as Charles de Lint, James Alan Gardener, Alison Baird, Tanya Huff and Karin Lowachee.

The stories will be suitable for an older young adult audience, and the book will be of great interest to educators. It will be included as a "special event" volume within the Realms of Wonder series of original fantasy anthologies.

Be inspired. Celebrate our wealth of ideas and talent. Taste the delights of Mythspring.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A top notch Canadian anthology, April 15 2006

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This is a themed anthology. In this case take a Canadian legend, folktale, song and use that as the springboard for a story. Each original story is prefaced by the item that inspired it.

Contents:
* "The Ghost of Watson's Mill Is Online", Daniel Archambault
* "Walking With Wolves", Alison Baird
* "The Universal Soldier", Charles de Lint
* "All the Cool Monsters at Once", James Alan Gardner
* "After November", Roben Goodfellow
* "Under Summons", Tanya Huff
* "Over Lunar White", Lorne Kates
* "The Lady of Land's End", Genevieve Kierans
* "Mirror, Mirror", Genevieve Kierans
* "Windigo", Mark Ladouceur
* "This Is the Ice Age", Claude Lalumière
* "This Ink Feels Like Sorrow", Karin Lowachee
* "Over the Darkened Landscape", Derryl Murphy
* "Safe Passage", Karina Sumner-Smith
* "The Harpy", Lynda Williams

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5.0 out of 5 stars Who knew?, April 6 2008

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I've been reading this on my morning bus commute. I've missed my stop twice because I was so engrossed in one of the tales. I'm a Charles DeLint fan which is why I bought the book. It introduced me to a whole bunch of interesting Canadian writers with great stories to tell. The famous Canadian monster story is a hoot. Who knew Canada had so many national monsters?

4.0 out of 5 stars De Lint included, Sep 8 2009

By Jo Schram "Ongoing Artist" - Published on Amazon.com

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Being an avid De Lint fan I bought this book since he is included.

Interesting collection of stories. Nice to read other things from other authors besides my favorite De Lint.

Something different to buy.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Well handled, Jan 11 2009

By Faith O'toole "Faith O'Toole" - Published on Amazon.com

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Thank you for the great service. The seller contacted me to let me know there would be a slight delay in shipping the book due to bad weather in the area. I am very happy with the way it was handled and the book arrived shortly there after in perfect condition.

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