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  • A typical Charles de Lint urban fantasy. I love how he takes everyday contemporary characters and throws them into a sort of alternate reality. I really enjoyed this one. It revolves around a website that has sort of developed a life of its own, beyond what the creator gave it. The idea that Int ... Continue

    A typical Charles de Lint urban fantasy. I love how he takes everyday contemporary characters and throws them into a sort of alternate reality. I really enjoyed this one. It revolves around a website that has sort of developed a life of its own, beyond what the creator gave it. The idea that Internet is almost a whole 'nother world really appealed to me. Not my absolute fav de Lint, but very good.

    

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At a popular Newford online research and library Web site called the Wordwood, a mysterious crash occurs. Everyone visiting the site at the moment of the crash vanishes from where they were sitting in front of their computers. Christy Ridding's girldfriend Saskia disappears right before his eyes, along with countless others.To rescue their missing friends, Christy and his companions must journey into Newford's otherworld, where the Wordwood, it transpires, has a physical presence of its own....

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