- Hardcover: 420 pages
- Publisher: William Morrow & Company (Aug 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0380976536
- ISBN-13: 978-0380976539
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.7 x 3.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 992,851 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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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.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
It was only when I saw the other reviews for this book that I had to comment.
I loved the book, it is complex, imaginatively intertwined with the real world and amazingly self-consistent in its treatment of the hedge-magic used. It compares well with several of Mr Powers other books such as Drawing of the Dark and Last Call.
The only reason that I am not amazed at the reviews is that both my wife and I like to read Tim Powers but we prefer very different books. She loved Declare and the Stress of her Regards, neither of which I enjoyed but she hated Last Call and Three Days to Never. This may be the case with previous reviewers "or even 'The Drawing of the Dark'" indeed! :-) One of my favourite fantasy books ever!
I think it is a horses for courses kind of thing. So. If you enjoyed Last Call then I am sure that you will enjoy this.
I loved the book, it is complex, imaginatively intertwined with the real world and amazingly self-consistent in its treatment of the hedge-magic used. It compares well with several of Mr Powers other books such as Drawing of the Dark and Last Call.
The only reason that I am not amazed at the reviews is that both my wife and I like to read Tim Powers but we prefer very different books. She loved Declare and the Stress of her Regards, neither of which I enjoyed but she hated Last Call and Three Days to Never. This may be the case with previous reviewers "or even 'The Drawing of the Dark'" indeed! :-) One of my favourite fantasy books ever!
I think it is a horses for courses kind of thing. So. If you enjoyed Last Call then I am sure that you will enjoy this.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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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