When Koot Parganas accidently breaks a plaster statue venerated by his parents, he unwittingly unleashes the ghost of Thomas Alva Edison, leading to an alternately terrifying and hilarious adventure in the strange underbelly of contemporary Los Angeles.
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"Powers writes action and adventure that Indiana Jones could only dream of."--"The Washington Post"
""Expiration Date" is a minefield of exploding surprises that will have readers convinced that the author has tapped into a more magical reality behind everyday life."--"Publishers Weekly"
""Expiration Date" is fascinating...It'll have you turning pages as much for its sheer inventiveness as for the plot....for the remarkable frisson that sparks from the page, the playfulness of the language."--Charles de Lint, "The M"agazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
Praise for "Expiration Date":
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY SELECTION: BEST BOOKS OF 1996
"There is much humor in the book, some exciting chase scenes, and some beautifully descriptive writing by the author." --"VOYA"
""Expiration Date" is a minefield of exploding surprises that will have readers convinced that the author has tapped into a more magical reality behind everyday life." -- "Publishers Weekly"
""Expiration Date" is fascinating ... It'll have you turning pages as much for his sheer inventiveness as for the plot ... for the remarkable frisson that sparks from the page, the playfulness of the language." -- Charles de Lint, "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction"
""Expiration Date" is Tim Powers's darkest book to date, in both its characters and settings, resulting in a complex, fascinating series of potential disasters. But it is also Kootie's story, where terror alternates with sheer nuttiness and even (dare we say it?) hope." --"Locus"
""Expiration Date"
Praise for "Expiration Date"
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY SELECTION: BEST BOOKS OF 1996
"There is much humor in the book, some exciting chase scenes, and some beautifully descriptive writing by the author." --"VOYA"
""Expiration Date" is a minefield of exploding surprises that will have readers convinced that the author has tapped into a more magical reality behind everyday life." -- "Publishers Weekly"
""Expiration Date" is fascinating ... It'll have you turning pages as much for his sheer inventiveness as for the plot ... for the remarkable frisson that sparks from the page, the playfulness of the language." -- Charles de Lint, "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction"
""Expiration Date" is Tim Powers's darkest book to date, in both its characters and settings, resulting in a complex, fascinating series of potential disasters. But it is also Kootie's story, where terror alternates with sheer nuttiness and even (dare we say it?) hope." --"Locus"
""Exp
Praise for "Expiration Date"
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY SELECTION: BEST BOOKS OF 1996
"There is much humor in the book, some exciting chase scenes, and some beautifully descriptive writing by the author." --"VOYA"
""Expiration Date" is a minefield of exploding surprises that will have readers convinced that the author has tapped into a more magical reality behind everyday life." -- "Publishers Weekly"
""Expiration Date" is fascinating ... It'll have you turning pages as much for his sheer inventiveness as for the plot ... for the remarkable frisson that sparks from the page, the playfulness of the language." -- Charles de Lint, "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction"
""Expiration Date" is Tim Powers's darkest book to date, in both its characters and settings, resulting in a complex, fascinating series of potential disasters. But it is also Kootie's story, where terror alternates with sheer nuttiness and even (dare we say it?) hope." --"Locus"
""Expiration Date" is a work of fiction so wickedly rooted in real people, places and events that a lot of readers probably will be hitting the history books and biographies to check out the 'facts' in the novel....This is a must-read book for fans of Powers or anyone looking for a truly different work of fantasy." -- "The ""Orlando"" Sentinel"
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY SELECTION: BEST BOOKS OF 1996
"There is much humor in the book, some exciting chase scenes, and some beautifully descriptive writing by the author." --"VOYA"
""Expiration Date" is a minefield of exploding surprises that will have readers convinced that the author has tapped into a more magical reality behind everyday life." -- "Publishers Weekly"
""Expiration Date" is fascinating ... It'll have you turning pages as much for his sheer inventiveness as for the plot ... for the remarkable frisson that sparks from the page, the playfulness of the language." -- Charles de Lint, "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction"
""Expiration Date" is Tim Powers's darkest book to date, in both its characters and settings, resulting in a complex, fascinating series of potential disasters. But it is also Kootie's story, where terror alternates with sheer nuttiness and even (dare we say it?) hope." --"Locus"
""Expiration Date" is a work of fiction so wickedly rooted in real people, places and events that a lot of readers probably will be hitting the history books and biographies to check out the 'facts' in the novel....This is a must-read book for fans of Powers or anyone looking for a truly different work of fantasy." -- "The ""Orlando"" Sentinel"
There is much humor in the book, some exciting chase scenes, and some beautifully descriptive writing by the author. "VOYA"
"Expiration Date" is a minefield of exploding surprises that will have readers convinced that the author has tapped into a more magical reality behind everyday life. "Publishers Weekly"
"Expiration Date" is fascinating ... It'll have you turning pages as much for his sheer inventiveness as for the plot ... for the remarkable frisson that sparks from the page, the playfulness of the language. "Charles de Lint, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction"
"Expiration Date" is Tim Powers's darkest book to date, in both its characters and settings, resulting in a complex, fascinating series of potential disasters. But it is also Kootie's story, where terror alternates with sheer nuttiness and even (dare we say it?) hope. "Locus"
"Expiration Date" is a work of fiction so wickedly rooted in real people, places and events that a lot of readers probably will be hitting the history books and biographies to check out the facts' in the novel....This is a must-read book for fans of Powers or anyone looking for a truly different work of fantasy. "The Orlando Sentinel""
There is much humor in the book, some exciting chase scenes, and some beautifully descriptive writing by the author. VOYA
Expiration Date is a minefield of exploding surprises that will have readers convinced that the author has tapped into a more magical reality behind everyday life. Publishers Weekly
Expiration Date is fascinating ... It'll have you turning pages as much for his sheer inventiveness as for the plot ... for the remarkable frisson that sparks from the page, the playfulness of the language. Charles de Lint, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
Expiration Date is Tim Powers's darkest book to date, in both its characters and settings, resulting in a complex, fascinating series of potential disasters. But it is also Kootie's story, where terror alternates with sheer nuttiness and even (dare we say it?) hope. Locus
Expiration Date is a work of fiction so wickedly rooted in real people, places and events that a lot of readers probably will be hitting the history books and biographies to check out the facts' in the novel....This is a must-read book for fans of Powers or anyone looking for a truly different work of fantasy. The Orlando Sentinel
"The second book in the Fault Lines sequence from the WORLD FANTASY AWARD-winning author of THE ANUBIS GATES.
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