Horsepower & Medicine

Horsepower & Medicine

Yirah Green has been working in a hidden arroyo on the Kikimi rez, secretly rebuilding an old dirt bike that belonged to her late Uncle Jimmy. Her best friend, Santana Corn Eyes, knows about the project, as does a ghost who visits her, silently urging her on. Yirah says the spirit is that of her departed uncle, but Santana is worried. Why would a ghost be crossing over to this world? Maybe itâ€™s not such a good idea to get a a dead manâ€™s motorbike running again. And if Yirah does succeed, will she be patient enough to learn how to safely handle it?

Set in the Painted Hills near Santo del Vado Viejo, this original short story is loosely connected to de Lintâ€™s acclaimed novel, The Wind in His Heart.

â€œOne of the most original fantasy writers currently working.â€â€”Booklist

â€œCharles de Lint is the modern master of urban fantasy. Folktale, myth, fairy
tale, dreams, urban legendâ€”all of it adds up to pure magic in de Lintâ€™s vivid,
original world. No one does it better.â€â€”Alice Hoffman

â€œDe Lint creates an entirely organic mythology that seems as real as the folklore
from which it draws.â€â€”Publishers Weekly, starred review

â€œDe Lint is a romantic; he believes in the great things, faith, hope, and charity
(especially if love is included in that last), but he also believes in the power of
magicâ€”or at least the magic of fictionâ€”to open our eyes to a larger world.â€â€”Edmonton Journal

â€œItâ€™s hard not to feel encouraged to be a better person after reading a book by
Ottawaâ€™s Charles de Lint.â€â€”Halifax Chronicle Herald

â€œIf Ottawa-area author Charles de Lint didn't create the contemporary fantasy, he certainly defined it. â€¦writer-musician-artist-folklorist de Lint has lifted our accepted reality and tipped it just enough sideways to show the possibilities that lie beneath the surfaceâ€¦ Unlike most fantasy writers who deal with battles between ultimate good and evil, de Lint concentrates on smaller, very personal conflicts. Perhaps this is what makes him accessible to the non-fantasy audience as well as the hard-core fans. Perhaps it's just damned fine writing.â€
â€”Quill & Quire

â€œIn de Lint's capable hands, modern fantasy becomes something other than escapism. It becomes folk song, the stuff of urban myth.â€
â€•The Phoenix Gazette
Country USA
Manufacturer Triskell Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2019-02-12
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Triskell Press
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2019-02-12
Format	Kindle eBook

Horsepower & Medicine

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