First published in 1989 and taking place in downtown Toronto, one of the earliest of the modern urban fantasies, GATE OF DARKNESS, CIRCLE OF LIGHT is the story of a fight against encroaching darkness by a developmentally handicapped young woman, a street musician with no idea of his potential, a bag-lady who's tired of picking up the pieces, and an adept of the light. Mixing actual Toronto ghost-stories with traditional Faire, a police procedural, and a cat, GATE OF DARKNESS, CIRCLE OF LIGHT opened a gate at ...
First published in 1989 and taking place in downtown Toronto, one of the earliest of the modern urban fantasies, GATE OF DARKNESS, CIRCLE OF LIGHT is the story of a fight against encroaching darkness by a developmentally handicapped young woman, a street musician with no idea of his potential, a bag-lady who's tired of picking up the pieces, and an adept of the light. Mixing actual Toronto ghost-stories with traditional Faire, a police procedural, and a cat, GATE OF DARKNESS, CIRCLE OF LIGHT opened a gate at street level to the urban fantasy that followed.
A mentally disadvantaged young woman who sees what other people don't, a street musician, a social worker, and a bag-lady join forces with an "Adept of the Light" to fight the encroaching darkness that stalks the streets of modern Toronto. In a departure from the "strict" fantasy of CHILD OF THE GROVE (LJ 5/15/88) and THE LAST WIZARD, Huff's real-world fantasy presents an enlightened, compassionate view of the forgotten heroes of urban society. Highly recommended.
Tanya Huff is the author of numerous fantasy and science fiction novels, including the Locus-bestselling Valor series and the Blood Books, which are the basis of the Lifetime television show "Blood Ties." Her next book, THE SILVERED, will be published in November 2012. She lives in Canada.
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