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LinkFest 2016-02-26

This link fest has been long delayed, so it got extra big. Enjoy! How to Construct the Ultimate Conspiracy Theory An interview with Tim Powers about how he researches his novels, and other fun things. America's Top Five Mistakes in Iraq John Schindler at XX Committee reviews what

The Long View: The Cunning Man

This is why I do this. Coming back to this barely remembered book review after many, many years is much like reuiniting with an old friend. I can see in these paragraphs things I have said, and things I have thought, forgetting their true source. This post is a rich

The Long View: The Flame is Green

I've never tried to read anything by Lafferty, but I'm curious if he is anything like Tim Powers. From John's description, he sounds even crazier. When I started reading Tim Powers, I found it hard to appreciate everything he was trying to say. Last

The Long View: The Man in the High Castle

The Long View: The Man in the High Castle

Phil Dick was a friend of Tim Powers. Thus this book review is really favorite authors squared. John Reilly reviewed a seminal novel by a man who influenced one of my favorite fiction writers. I think I first read this review before Powers became one of my favorite writers, but

Hide Me Among the Graves

Hide Me Among the Graves

by Tim Powers 528 pages; $25.99 I was absolutely thrilled to receive a review copy of the newest book by one of my favorite authors. I probably squealed with glee! I have been a fan of Tim Powers' ever since I picked up a copy of Dinner at

New Tim Powers book coming March 2012

Hide Me Among the GravesTim Power's newest novel, Hide Me Among the Graves, will be coming March 2012. This is sort of a sequel to The Stress of Her Regard , a tale of vampryic muses in the lives of Byron, Keats, and Shelley, based on actual events in

Forsake the Sky Book Review

by Tim Powers $3.50; 217 pages Forsake the Sky is an updated version of The Skies Discrowned, Tim Powers first book. I am a big fan of Power's early work. I enjoy Forsake the Sky and Dinner at Deviant's Palace more than Earthquake Weather. The