- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Orb Books; First Edition edition (Nov 18 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0312876505
- ISBN-13: 978-0312876500
- Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 14 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 159 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #416,085 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"De Lint is as engaging a stylist as Stephen King, but considerably more inventive and ambitious." --The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
"Opening de Lint's work is like stepping through a mirror." --Los Angeles Daily News
"De Lint is a romantic; he believes in the great things, faith, hope, and charity (especially if love is included in that last), but he also believes in the power of magic--or at least the magic of fiction--to open our eyes to the world." --Edmonton Journal
"Opening de Lint's work is like stepping through a mirror." --Los Angeles Daily News
"De Lint is a romantic; he believes in the great things, faith, hope, and charity (especially if love is included in that last), but he also believes in the power of magic--or at least the magic of fiction--to open our eyes to the world." --Edmonton Journal
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Out beyond the Enclaves, in the desolation between the cities, an Indian flyer has been downed. A chip encoded with vital secrets is missing. Only Gahzee can venture forth to find it--walking the line between the Dreamtime and the Realtime, bringing his people's ancient magic to bear on the poisoned world of tomorrow.
Bringing hope, perhaps, for a new dawn. . .
Bringing hope, perhaps, for a new dawn. . .
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Not so sure about this.,
By Kieri "Kieri" (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Svaha (Paperback)
I love, love, LOVE de Lint. But Svaha...Svaha left me a little cold. I enjoyed reading it, sure, but it didn't affect me the way his books usually do. Part of the problem, I think, is that I don't think even de Lint knew what he wanted this book to be about. There is an element of Japanese culture, the cliched wastelands, the mandatory Native spirituality...but nothing really tying any of them together. The book revs up an adrenaline high early on, keeps it going, and then just ENDS. In, like, a page, the story reaches its climax and conclusion, and the reader is left thinking, "What? It's DONE?" The story doesn't feel finished to me. There is also the annoying gratuitous character death, which is really atypical for de Lint. He keeps introducing these characters, mostly walking sci-fi charicatures, and then kills them off. Also, there was what I have come to call the "Wyrd Science" problem--the panoramic view of the future, the technology--basically, all the sci-fi stuff just sounded sort of off to me.Don't get me wrong, here...the writing is pretty damn good, and a bad de Lint is better than a great Nina Kiriki Whatsername any day. But this just didn't quite work for me.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Charming tale, good detail.. should have been longer,
By Kelly Berger "templeorder" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Svaha (Paperback)
The tale itself is well done, De Lint is always a masterful storyteller. The world he brings alive is robust, diverse and very reminscent of the cyberpunk genre. The only problem with the book is i think it should have been longer. About half way through i felt as if i was being dragged through the plot, and it started to get predictable as the pace picked up. When i finished, it was very anti-climactic. Still, its a beautiful tale - i like the style of telling a story from several viewpoints - its not done enough.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Older de Lint work, standing the test of time.,
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This review is from: Svaha (Paperback)
Before they began reprinting "Svaha" I managed to find a first printing copy in a used book store - yay! This is one of his older publications, and I've found that some of de Lint's earlier works are a little more quirky, a little less formula than his newer ones. In many ways, that's quite desireable, and I find "Svaha" to be a great read.
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