Ebook {Epub PDF} Jack the Giant Killer by Charles de Lint

 · Jack, the Giant-Killer. by Charles de Lint | Editorial Reviews. NOOK Book (eBook) $ Sign in to Purchase Instantly. Charles de Lint is a full-time writer and musician who makes his home in Ottawa, Canada. This author of more than seventy adult, young adult, and children’s books has won the World Fantasy, Aurora, Sunburst, and White Brand: Charles de Lint.  · Jack of Kinrowan An acknowledged classic of contemporary fantasy, Jack of Kinrowan brings together in one volume Charles de Lint's rollicking saga of wild faerie magic on the streets of the city. Jack, the Giant KillerBrand: Tom Doherty Associates. This book is a combination of two of de Lint's “Jack” novels – Jack the Giant Killer and Drink Down the Moon. The world is lots of fun – s/90s Ottowa exists side by side with the realm of the fae taken more or less straight from European and Celtic folklore, with some fun modern twists/5.

Jack the Giant Killer. By: Charles de Lint. Narrated by: Taylor Meskimen. Series: The Jack of Kinrowan, Book 1. Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins. Unabridged Audiobook. Categories: Science Fiction Fantasy, Fantasy. out of 5 stars. (6 ratings). Jack of Kinrowan: Jack the Giant-Killer and Drink Down the Moon (Fairy Tales) Charles de Lint. Published by Tor Books, ISBN ISBN Jack of Kinrowan brings together in one volume Charles de Lint's rollicking saga of wild faerie magic on the streets of the city. [In] Jack the Giant-Killer, a faceless gang of bikers on a Wild Hunt through the streets of present day Ottawa hurtles Young Jacky Rowan across the threshold into the perilous land of Faerie.

De Lint at his best. When Jacky's boyfriend walks out, her life changes more than she could ever imagine. In a fit of angst she chops off her long blond hair then goes out to wander the streets of Ottawa. She's startled out of her reverie by a faceless gang of bikers attacking a small man whose body. A good modern day take on the classic fairy tale, Jack the Giant Killer takes the trickster, Jack, (typically found in stories like Jack and the Beanstalk) and morphs him into Jacky Rowan, a young woman living in Ottawa, Canada. De Lint at his best. When Jacky's boyfriend walks out, her life changes more than she could ever imagine. In a fit of angst she chops off her long blond hair then goes out to wander the streets of Ottawa.