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8 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By J. Taylor
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is not Tim Powers at his best, all the elements are there for another Powers masterwork but they never gel. With previous Powers novels I have devoured them in a day or two and then gone back for more with this one I did not get drawn into the world or interested in the characters. It's hard to put your finger on why it does not work rather like the remote viewing referred to in the book the whole experience is rather detached, perhaps it's the characters, you never feel you're sharing the ride with them, there is no urgency to turn the page and find out what happens next. But as I'm sure someone has said elsewhere even a bad Tim Powers is better than most.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By R. KAY
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
What has happened to Tim Powers? The muse that guided him effortlessly through books like "The Anubis Gates" and "The Stress of her Regard" seems to have disappeared and instead he's putting out these quasi-supernatural thrillers that require an A3 size diagram to follow the plot.Not only that but the characters are barely two dimensional and after getting halfway through the book you couldn't care less what happens to any of them.At least Brian Duffy and Brendon Doyle in earlier books had quirky personalities and you could follow their escapades,empathising with them but here one character is pretty much the same as any other making it difficult to remember who's who and what's what.If you're new to Powers' writing then try reading anything post "Epitaph in Rust" and pre "Last Call".
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By turly
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Unfortunately I have to agree with the previous two reviewers: this one has cardboard characters and lacks both depth and pacing. It's not a complete stinker, but is probably only for the completists - nowhere near as good as 'The Anubis Gates' or 'The Stress Of Her Regard' or even 'The Drawing of the Dark'.
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