by Tim Powers, Gwen Hughes
I love Tim Power's work and list him as one of my favourite authors. A unique fantasist with a strong prose style. However, I'd rank this book along with its prequel, THE STRESS OF HER REGARD, as my two least favourites of his.
Tim Powers is the master of the historical magical fantasy novel. Weaving together fragments of historical truth with magical arcana, any Powers novel is a treat. Declare, for example, connected little known, but true, facts about Kim Philby, Lawrence of Arabia, and Communist Russia with djinn and d...
If this book was a beer it would be called Tim Powers Lite because it contains less.With a Victorian London setting, séances, and things that go bump in the night I should have loved this book. Tim Powers is one of my favorite authors but this isn't his best effort. There is not enough originality h...
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