Charles de Lint.
He is the best author ever. If you have never heard of him, GO CHECK HIM OUT NOW! He won the World Fantasy Award, and has out a bunch of collections out including "Waifs and Strays". Also, he recently wrote a book called "The Blue Girl". He has also written books like "The Riddle of the Wren". That was a good book. It reminded me a lot of LOTR.
www.charlesdelint.com