So, who is this Tim Powers geek, anyway?

[Joe Iglesias]

On Thu, 11 Feb 1999, Ted Cabeen wrote:

> In message <E61CD29B1343D2118B6C00A0C95A7FE8927D70 at cssems.cssltd.com>, John Fia
> la writes:
> >	Allright.  People are talking about Tim Powers as if his name were
> >as holy as... well, John Tynes. :)  I've never heard of the geek. 
> Holier.  (Sorry John)  

Naw, I'd say about as holy.  Earthquake Weather almost got him
decanonized.

> The Powers reading list for the modern setting of UA 
> is:
> Last Call (Most Important.  Read it NOW)

Specifically, for Avatar stuff.  LC's also probably my favorite of the
lot.

> Expiration Date

Get high by snorting ghosts.  Not actually as fun as I make it sound, but
not terrible either.

> Earthquake Weather
> These three make up a kinda trilogy, but it's loose.

Specifically, LC and ED are unconnected, but EW brings characters from
both books together.  EW also isn't as good as either of its predecessors,
but it has its moments (such as Elvis sightings increasing because people
can sense the Undying King's approach).

> For historical wackiness:
> The Anubis Gates

Most people like this best of his work.  Weird-ass time travel and kooky
sorcerors.

> On Stranger Tides

Voodoo pirates!  Arr.  I found it a little dry, but it's got Blackbeard,
so it isn't actually bad.

> Other books:(Which I can't categorize cause I haven't read em yet)
> The Drawing of the Dark
> Dinner at Deviant's Palace

I haven't been able to find these either.  Actually, I saw Deviant used,
but the blurb didn't make it sound that good...

> The Stress of Her Regard

Fun with Byron and the Shelleys.  A cute take on both vampires and
nephilim.  I hear people blast this book all the time, but I actually
liked it almost as much as Last Call.

His next book is supposed to be about werewolf secret agents (on which
theme I highly recommend Robert McCammon's The Wolf's Hour, a highly
cinematic piece of pulp whose protagonist can only be described as a
lycanthropic James Bond).
 
Joe
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