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    Gate of Darkness, Circle of Light

    By Tanya Huff

    3.5/5

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    First published in 1989 and taking place in downtown Toronto, one of the earliest of the modern urban fantasies, Gate of Darkness, Circle of Light is the story of a fight against encroaching darkness by a developmentally handicapped young woman, a street musician with no idea of his potential, a bag-lady who's tired of picking up the pieces, and an adept of the light. Mixing actual Toronto ghost-stories with traditional Faire, a police procedural, and a cat, Gate of Darkness, Circle of Light opened a gate at street level to the urban fantasy that followed.

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    "A mentally disadvantaged young woman who sees what other people don't, a street musician, a social worker, and a bag-lady join forces with an 'Adept of the Light' to fight the encroaching darkness that stalks the streets of modern Toronto. In a departure from the 'strict' fantasy of Child of the Grove (LJ 5/15/88) and The Last Wizard, Huff's real-world fantasy presents an enlightened, compassionate view of the forgotten heroes of urban society. Highly recommended."  --Library Journal
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
    Release dateJul 1, 2012
    ISBN9781936535583
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    Tanya Huff

    Tanya Huff lives in rural Ontario with her wife Fiona Patton, five cats, and an increasing number of fish. Her 32 novels and 83 short stories include horror, heroic fantasy, urban fantasy, comedy, and space opera. Her BLOOD series was turned into the 22-episode Blood Ties and writing episode nine allowed her to finally use her degree in Radio & Television Arts. Many of her short stories are available as eCollections. She’s on Twitter at @TanyaHuff and Facebook as Tanya Huff. She has never used her Instagram account and isn’t sure why she has it.

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    • 2/5
      I read this a very long time ago, and can't say I remember much. I believe the main character is dumpy and developmentally disabled, which is pretty damn rare. Many of the fantasy novels I read as tween left me with a distinct, clear memory of at least a single scene; I used to fall deeply into books, inhabiting even the least of them as though they were reality. I don't remember anything about this book except the cover, which is not a good sign. But from other reviews it has a diverse group of characters (always a nice change from the usual white-boy-hero, male-sidekick-with-some-quirk, girl-sidekick-who-is-the-smart-one trio--sometimes one of the sidekicks is queer or not white, but it's pretty rare) and is set in a recognizable city, thus setting it above half the urban fantasy out there.
    • 4/5
      I really enjoyed Gate of Darkness, Circle of Light. It's the first book by Tanya Huff I've ever read, so I didn't really know what to expect. The plot itself is simple and an old one -- the Dark fights the Light. A good one, of course, but not terribly original. The main attraction of this one is the characters: the mentally disadvantaged female lead, Rebecca; the Bard questioning his sexuality, Roland; the Hindu(?) social worker, Daru; the pretty boy Adept of the Light, Evan. In standard fantasy, at least, these are pretty new characters, and they're well-written and fun. I enjoyed Roland's subplot of coming to terms with his feelings about Evan a lot, although I wish there'd been more between them because it'd have been a lovely relationship to read about.

      Fairly predictable and not terribly original in plot, but a fun enough read which doesn't require much thinking.
    • 3/5
      Fairly typical urban fantasy. I think her Blood books are better.