

Last Call
Author: Tim Powers
Narrator: Bronson Pinchot
Unabridged: 19 hr 34 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Published: 11/18/2010
Author: Tim Powers
Narrator: Bronson Pinchot
Unabridged: 19 hr 34 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Published: 11/18/2010
Tim Powers is the author of over a dozen novels, including The Anubis Gates, Declare, and Three Days to Never. He has received the Locus, World Fantasy, and Philip K. Dick awards. He lives in San Bernardino, California.
I happen to think this Locus and World Fantasy Award winner of '93 deserves all the accolades it got. Indeed, I think it's as readable now as it was back then. Especially now that we've all renewed our tastes for myths in our reading habits, this one dives deep into the Fisher King while leading us a......more
Summary: Reminded me of a mash-up of early Stephen King and Neil Gaiman... I loved it! I'm running miles (and miles!) behind on my reviewing, but I have to say something about this book - so let's bullet point: - I thought it was a fantasy/thriller based on poker. - I hadn't read any Tim Powers befo......more
THE GREAT COMPLETIST CHALLENGE: In which I revisit older authors and attempt to read every book they ever wrote Currently in the challenge: Isaac Asimov's Robot/Empire/Foundation | Margaret Atwood | JG Ballard | Clive Barker | Christopher......more
Like this one nearly as much as Powers's "On Stranger Tides" and more than Neil Gaiman's "American Gods" (similar subject matter). Powers does a lot of research. Obsessively immerses himself in whatever is available on a time and/or place that interests him, and then goes looking for the gaps in the......more