Forests of the Heart
novel 2000 Newford
Record
| First published | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780312865191 |
Synopsis
In Newford, several lives converge around a supernatural crisis rooted in the Gentry, ancient Irish fairy-folk displaced to North America, who find themselves without a true home in a land already claimed by native manitou spirits. Increasingly desperate, the Gentry plot to summon a Green Man to help them fight for territory against these indigenous spirits. Their scheme entangles Bettina San Miguel, a healer with mystical Spanish-American heritage who can perceive the hidden world; Ellie Jones, a sculptor commissioned to recreate an ancient Celtic mask; Tommy Raven, a man tied to the spirit world; and Hunter Cole, a skeptical record-store owner drawn in despite himself. The novel blends Celtic, Native American, and Spanish-American folklore as these very different traditions clash and intertwine on modern city streets, with a young man named Donal Greer becoming central to the Gentry's dangerous plans.
Where it sits
- Universe: Newford
- Series: Newford, further novels ; position 3 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Charles de Lint
Notes
- From the series record (Newford, further novels): Further Newford novels; de Lint also wrote many Newford short-story collections not catalogued individually here.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Newford, further novels: position 3 of 4: previous Someplace to Be Flying (1998) · next Widdershins (2006)
Sources
← Newford dossier · All universes
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