Urban Green Man
An Archetype of Renewal
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Publisher Description
31 vibrant original stories and poems ripe with magic of new beginnings...
Urban Green Man is an anthology of urban and contemporary short literature inspired by the mythology of the Green Man.
With an introduction by Charles de Lint, Urban Green Man features works by an international cast of authors: Satyros Phil Brucato, Gary Budgen, Suzanne Church, Karlene Tura Clark, Karen Danylak, Michael J. DeLuca, Eileen Donaldson, Sarina Dorie, dvsduncan, Susan Forest, Kim Goldberg, Alyxandra Harvey, Michael Healy, Rhiannon Held, Miriah Hetherington, Susan MacGregor, Michael J. Martineck, Randy McCharles, Billie Milholland, Heather M. O'Connor, Goldeen Ogawa, Celeste A. Peters, Mark Russell Reed, Martin Rose, Eric James Stone, Peter Storey, Calie Voorhis, Maaja Wentz, Sandra Wickham, Eileen Wiedbrauk, and Nu Yang.
Each work follows the theme of renewal surrounding the mythology of the Green Man.
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This thoughtful collection of 31 stories and poems with an introduction by acclaimed fantasist Charles de Lint updates the Green Man myth for a far less green world. Here the legendary spirit of raw life force and protector of the forest takes on diverse roles, from nurturer to avenger and from lover to nemesis. In Susan J. MacGregor's "Evergreen" and dvsduncan's "The Green Square," those who defy the Green Man's needs are swiftly and painfully punished. In "Sap and Blood" by Martin Rose and "Breath Stirs in the Husk" by Eileen Wiedbrauk, desperate souls call on the forest spirit for help, with mixed results. Goldeen Ogawa's "Abandon All" and Sarina Dorie's "The Forest Lord" force human characters to come to terms with the power of nature itself, while the Green Man finds ways to adapt to us in Gary Budgen's "Mr. Green" and Michael J. Martineck's "Greener Pastures." Most of the stories are short, more thought and image than plot. Pagan readers and urban fantasy fans, especially young adults, will enjoy this look at timeless themes of balance and wildness.
