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Two lives. Two souls. One miracle.

Lily is a photojournalist in search of the "animal people" who supposedly haunt the city''s darkest slums. Hank is a slumdweller who knows the bad streets all too well. One night, in a brutal incident, their two lives collide--uptown Lily and downtown Hank, each with a quest and a role to play in the secret drama of the city''s oldest inhabitants.For the animal people walk among us. Native Americans call them the First People, but they have never left, and they claim the city for their own.Not only have Hank and Lily stumbled onto a secret, they''ve stumbled into a war. And in this battle for the city''s soul, nothing is quite as it appears.

From World Fantasy Award-winning author Charles de Lint, a tale of love, courage, and the transforming power of imaginationIsabelle Copley's visionary art frees ancient spirits. As the young student of the cruel, brilliant artist Vincent Rushkin, she discovered she could paint images so vividly real they brought her wildest fantasies to life. But when the forces she unleashed brought tragedy to those she loved, she turned her back on her talent - and on her dreams. Now, twenty years later, Isabelle must come to terms with the shattering memories she has long denied, and unlock the slumbering power of her brush. And, in a dark reckoning with her old master, she must find the courage to live out her dreams and bring the magic back to life.

Among Charles de Lint's most beloved creations is the northern city of Newford, a place touched by deep magic-and the setting for novels like The Onion Girl and story collections like Dreams Underfoot. Now, with the Orb publication of The Ivory and the Horn, all four of the Newford story collections are returned to print. Here, on the streets of Newford, is the magic that hovers at the edge of everyday life.

At the heart of Tamson House is the Wood. And in that Wood is the MysteryTamson House, in modern, urban Ottawa, is a rambling, eccentric curiosity of a house-and a place of hidden Power. Built at a point where the leylines meet, upon land that was once a sacred site, it is the gateway to a spirit world where Celtic and Native American magicks mingle and leak into our own.In the overgrown garden of Tamson House, a Coyote Man waits, green children walk, and music rises to greet the moon. From the garden, a vast and primal wood is just one spirit-step away... and in that wood is something that threatens the very existence of Tamson House, and all who dwell within.Charles de Lint returns to the spirit-world of his bestselling Moonheart in a splendid work of urban fantasy, bringing myth, music, and magic into our modern world.