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Spirits in the Wires

By Charles de Lint
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From the World Fantasy Award–winning author: A website malfunction causes unexpected trouble for a modern city infused with magic and myth.

Charles de Lint's Newford novels are renowned for their imaginative scope and memorable characters. In Spirits in the Wires, de Lint returns to his captivating city as it enters the Internet age. 

The city of Newford has it all—including its own popular research and library website, Wordwood. But when Wordwood mysteriously crashes, everyone visiting the site instantly vanishes. Longtime resident Christy Ridding witnesses his girlfriend Saskia disappears right before his eyes. . . .

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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