The Ivory and the Horn (Newford, #3)

There exists, somewhere between the corner of our eye and just to the left of reality, an Otherworld peopled with all manner of fairy-tale creatures, from goblins and fairies to darker things: soul-stealers and giant spiders and evil spirits. In the city of Newford, when the stars and the vibes are right, you can touch magic. Mermaids sing in the murky harbor, desert spirits crowd the night, and dreams are more real than waking. In The Ivory and the Horn, a Newford stories collection, Charles de Lint weaves a new tapestry of stark realism and fond hope, mean streets and boulevards of dreams, where you will rediscover the power of love and longing, of wishes and desires, and of the magic that hovers at the edge of everyday life. Contents: * Waifs and Strays [Newford] (1993) / novelette by Charles de Lint * Mr. Truepenny's Book Emporium and Gallery [Newford] (1992) / short story by Charles de Lint * The Forest Is Crying [Newford] (1994) / novelette by Charles de Lint * The Wishing Well [Newford] (1993) / novella by Charles de Lint * Dead Man's Shoes [Newford] (1993) / short story by Charles de Lint * Bird Bones and Wood Ash [Newford] (1995) / novelette by Charles de Lint * A Tempest in Her Eyes [Newford] (1994) / short story by Charles de Lint * Saxophone Joe and the Woman in Black [Newford] (1994) / short story by Charles de Lint * The Bone Woman [Newford] (1992) / short story by Charles de Lint * Pal o' Mine [Newford] (1993) / short story by Charles de Lint * Where Desert Spirits Crowd the Night [Newford] (1995) / novelette by Charles de Lint * Dream Harder, Dream True [Newford] (1993) / short story by Charles de Lint * The Pochade Box [Newford] (1994) / short story by Charles de Lint * Coyote Stories [Newford] (1993) / short story by Charles de Lint *The Forever Trees [Newford] (1995) / short story by Charles de Lint..