Dinner at Deviant's Palace

i'm glad i read the introduction to this book before i started. i don't generally, because they tend to give too much away, but this one was a really nice intro from powers himself, reminiscing about when he wrote this book 20 years ago. see, i thought it was a new book when i clicked it on netgalle......more

Although I’ve prattled on about The Anubis Gates being my favourite Powers book, if I had to choose one that I’d recommend as an introduction to his work, it’s this one. The Anubis Gates, while brilliant, is a hefty, uncompromising adventure that asks you to stick with it even if you have no idea wh......more

Tim Powers became one of my favorite SF writers due to his book,"Anubis Gates." In this and other books of his that I've read, I've enjoyed his mix of SF and history with supernatural elements added in.In this one, it's another post-apocalyptic setting, although a cut above most of them.Set in L.A.......more

An excellent post-apocalyptic speculative novel. It's a fast-paced yet strangely thoughtful exploration of loss, aging, drug addiction, and religion. It's a relatively short book but really packs a punch.......more

This is a post-apocalyptic novel published in the 80s. It combines a Greek myth about Orpheus, issues from the 70s and 80s (cults, rockers' motorbike bands, street drugs) is a semi-fantasy setting. I read it as a part of the monthly reading for May 2025 at Hugo & Nebula Awards: Best Novels group. Th......more