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Description edit
A novel of loss, identity, and, in the strangest of places, hope. Leonard Trader is a luthier, a maker of guitars. Johnny Devlin is chronically unemployed. Leonard is solitary, quiet, responsible. Johnny is a lady-killer, a drunk, a charming loser. When they inexplicably wake up in each... read more
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First Sentence edit
If dreams can be portents of what is to come, then I had my fair share of forewarning before my life was stolen away.
Table of Contents edit
- Shift
- The Center Cannot Hold
- Owning Your Own Shadow
- Walking Large As Trees
Series & Lists edit
This is book 50 of 98 in Modern Library's 100 Best Novels: Reader's List. (authoritative list)
Preceded by The Moviegoer , and followed by The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
This is book 7 of 22 in Newford. (universe)
Preceded by The Ivory and the Horn, and followed by Someplace To Be Flying.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Charles de Lint (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Tor
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1997
ISBN: 0312858477
Page Count: 352
Publisher: Tor
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1997
ISBN: 0312858477
Page Count: 352
Awards edit
- World Fantasy Award (Finalist, 1998: Novel)
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award (Finalist, 1998: Adult Literature, Finalist)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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