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ISBN13: 9780380728466
ISBN10: 038072846x
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Winner of the World Fantasy Award
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Staff Pick

Generations of Powell's Science Fiction Team members have read and loved this book, and it is one of my favorites to sell science fiction-reading customers who are looking for something new. Powers combines Arthurian mythology, chaos theory, tarot, and poker in an adventure set mostly in Las Vegas. Only a writer of Powers's skill could combine these ideas successfully into such an unforgettable plotline. This is the first volume of a trilogy, and by far the strongest. Expiration Date is the second volume, followed by Earthquake Weather. Trust me, you'll never experience a ringing telephone, the smell of coffee, or a deck of cards the same way after you read this book.
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Enchantingly dark and compellingly real, the World Fantasy Award-winning novel Last Call is a masterpiece of magic realism from critically acclaimed author Tim Powers.

Set in the gritty, dazzling underworld known as Las Vegas, Last Call tells the story of a one-eyed professional gambler who discovers that he was not the big winner in a long-ago poker game . . . and now must play for the highest stakes ever as he searches for a way to win back his soul.

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"Rich, top-flight mythic fantasy....Knockout poker sequences give the symbolism real sizzle, while the genre is enlivened throughout with great lines from Eliot." Kirkus Reviews

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"[A] difficult, but distinctive and commanding novel..." Publishers Weekly

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"Riveting...lyrical and brutal...a thrilling tale of gambling, fate and fantastic adventure." Los Angeles Daily News

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"A terrific read...a believable tapestry of greed and passion." Denver Rocky Mountain News

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"Marvelously successful....Powers invokes the magical threads in the weft of ordinary life....Quirky dark fantasy....Utterly compelling. Powers plays for high stakes, and wins big." Locus

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"Intricately imagined...a plot as complex and fluid as high-stakes poker...Powers does not forget that the most important element in any novel's game is the stylish play of character." Seattle Times

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"Brilliant! Compelling and satisfying! Tim Powers is one of our best writers, and Last Call is his best book yet." Raymond E. Feist
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About the Author

Tim Powers is the author of numerous critically acclaimed works of speculative fiction, including Last Call, Expiration Date, Earthquake Weather, and The Anubis Gates. He is a past winner of the World Fantasy Award and lives in San Bernardino, California.
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Mike Leach, January 7, 2009 (view all comments by Mike Leach)
This is a wild and crazy, don’t miss read! Tim Powers is superbly imaginative and one hell of a story teller.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780380728466
Author:
Powers, Tim
Publisher:
William Morrow & Company
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Tarot
Subject:
Science Fiction - General
Subject:
Fantastic fiction
Subject:
Science fiction
Subject:
Gambling
Subject:
Supernatural
Subject:
Fantasy
Subject:
Fantasy - General
Subject:
Fantasy fiction, American
Subject:
Los angeles
Subject:
Poker
Subject:
Las Vegas
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
Los angeles (calif.)
Subject:
Science Fiction and Fantasy-Fantasy
Copyright:
1996
Edition Description:
Trade PB
Publication Date:
December 1996
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
544
Dimensions:
8.10x5.26x1.24 in. .89 lbs.
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Product details 544 pages Perennial - English 9780380728466 Reviews:
"Staff Pick" by ,

Generations of Powell's Science Fiction Team members have read and loved this book, and it is one of my favorites to sell science fiction-reading customers who are looking for something new. Powers combines Arthurian mythology, chaos theory, tarot, and poker in an adventure set mostly in Las Vegas. Only a writer of Powers's skill could combine these ideas successfully into such an unforgettable plotline. This is the first volume of a trilogy, and by far the strongest. Expiration Date is the second volume, followed by Earthquake Weather. Trust me, you'll never experience a ringing telephone, the smell of coffee, or a deck of cards the same way after you read this book.

by Mary Jo
"Review" by , "Rich, top-flight mythic fantasy....Knockout poker sequences give the symbolism real sizzle, while the genre is enlivened throughout with great lines from Eliot."
"Review" by , "[A] difficult, but distinctive and commanding novel..."
"Review" by , "Riveting...lyrical and brutal...a thrilling tale of gambling, fate and fantastic adventure."
"Review" by , "A terrific read...a believable tapestry of greed and passion."
"Review" by , "Marvelously successful....Powers invokes the magical threads in the weft of ordinary life....Quirky dark fantasy....Utterly compelling. Powers plays for high stakes, and wins big."
"Review" by , "Intricately imagined...a plot as complex and fluid as high-stakes poker...Powers does not forget that the most important element in any novel's game is the stylish play of character."
"Review" by , "Brilliant! Compelling and satisfying! Tim Powers is one of our best writers, and Last Call is his best book yet."
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