Widderwhatsis?

Widderwhatsis?

Apr 07

I’m really nerdily excited about Charles de Lint’s new Newford novel, Widdershins, due out in May. So imagine the exponential increase in excitement and nerdiness when I found this lengthy excerpt posted on his website today.

I’m especially thrilled because this is the one that finally addresses the long-simmering loooohhve between fan favorites Jilly Coppercorn and Geordie Riddell. I think I was a Jilly/Geordie ‘shipper before I even knew what being a “‘shipper” meant.

A few things that struck me about this excerpt:

1. Thank freakin’ GOD Jilly finally dumped boring old Daniel. I always pictured him looking like Daniel Cosgrove, aka NotBrandon on 90210.

2. Aw, Christiana’s back! I love her. She has one of the coolest, weirdest backstories of any de Lint character, I think.

3. Is someone in their twenties really “half” Geordie’s age? Jesus. That makes me feel old. I remember these characters when they were young, hot little things themselves (of course, I think I was in high school or junior high at the time. So it’s been, ahem, a while).

Between this and X-Men 3 and all the TV season finale shiznit, May really can’t come soon enough.