Jack the Giant Killer, Charles de Lint
Jack the Giant Killer, Charles de Lint
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Jack the Giant Killer

Author: Charles de Lint

Narrator: Taylor Meskimen

Unabridged: 7 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/05/2021

Synopsis

A faceless gang of bikers on Wild Hunt through the streets of present-day Ottawa hurtles young Jacky Rowan across the threshold into the perilous land of Faerie. There, to her dismay, she is hailed as the Jack of Kinrowan, a once-and-future trickster hero whose lot is to save the Elven Courts from unimaginable evil.

About Charles de Lint

Charles de Lint is the award-winning author of fantasy fiction, including urban fantasy, contemporary magical realism, and mythic fiction. He is best known for his fantasy novels in the Newford series, but he also writes novellas, short stories, poetry, lyrics, literary criticism, and a children’s book. Among his many awards are the Ontario Library Association’s White Pine Award, the Great Lakes Great Books Award, the Canadian SF/Fantasy Award, and the 2000 World Fantasy Award. His evocative novels have earned him a devoted following and critical acclaim as a master of contemporary mythic fiction.

About Taylor Meskimen

Taylor Meskimen is an actress and a narrator. Her audiobook readings include several L. Ron Hubbard novels, such as Gun Boss of Tumbleweed and Death Waits at Sundown.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Joseph on July 15, 2020

A relatively early example of first-wave urban fantasy (i.e. rock 'n' roll elves rather than vampire snogging; see also Emma Bull's War for the Oaks) and an entry in Terri Windling's Fairy Tales series of novels based on, well, fairy tales. Jacky Rowan, a young woman living in Ottawa, Canada, encount......more

Goodreads review by Elaine on June 18, 2015

I read this book back when it was first published in the early 90s and all these years later, it's still a wonderful fantasy about the faerie world that inhabits Ottawa, Canada. It's a modern intertwining of the "Jack" stories from fairy tales. For me, this is one of Charles de Lint's best books.......more

Goodreads review by Devann on November 25, 2020

actual rating: 3.5 This was really interesting and enjoyable but I think it would have greatly benefitted from expanding it into a full length novel because the whole thing felt like a speed run. Reminds me a lot of War for the Oaks but I would really only recommend it to people who have a pretty goo......more

Goodreads review by Falina on January 24, 2013

It's a simple thing, but this book made me realize that I really haven't come across many women who are attractive and valued for their inner attributes in the books I've read. Maybe it's because I primarily read romance for so many years. Anyway, it was pleasant and comfortable to read about heroin......more

Goodreads review by Maria on November 21, 2014

Full of surprises. Charles DeLint always makes his worlds believeable.......more

Quotes

“An excitingly plotted, surprisingly effective blend of ancient and modern—though purists may balk at the notion of fairies riding motorcycles and driving automobiles—and the sort of gravely good-natured narrative that puts a twinkle in the eye of the beholder.” Kirkus Reviews

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