A New Review for Charles de Lint’s PROMISES TO KEEP + Reprint Update
Roughly two weeks before they’re due to ship, the reprints of Charles de Lint’s Newford novel, Promises to Keep, and Connie Willis’s mammoth short story collection, The Winds of Marble Arch and Other Stories, feature print runs that are both more than halfway to sold out. If you’re on the fence about a copy, you might want to preorder one now.
Speaking of Promises to Keep, Bookslut just had this to say: “In his novella Promises to Keep Charles de Lint returns to the early days of one of his most beloved Newford characters, Jilly Coppercorn. For fans this will be a delight well worth seeking out but teen readers who have a chance to read it should not pass it up. You do not need any prior knowledge of Jilly’s life to enjoy this story and its message of taking control of your life and moving beyond the legacy of a horrific childhood. It is also a very interesting journey into the world of the dead that has the usual de Lint twist of difficult choices and heavy promises.”
Another one of our titles, Tim Lebbon’s forthcoming two novella collection, After the War, was greeted most positively by Fantasy Magazine: “Luckily, the stories hold together well, take some interesting risks, and ultimately, pay off. If you’ve read the previous Noreela novels, these will give you a fuller sense of the world and keep your appetite in check until the next full-length novel is published. If you’re new to Noreela, these stories will please you, give you a taste of what Lebbon’s writing is like, and perhaps send you to the bookstore searching for Dusk and Dawn.”