Last Call
by Tim Powers
Avon Books
(535 pages)
Keyword(s): Speculative fiction
Dates read: April 26-28, 1999,
Rating:
Last Call is an excellent fantasy novel. Powers convincingly layers a self-consistent mystical world atop our modern world. There are many connections to the Arthur legend, and the novel is suffused with the tarot and poker. The pace is frenzied, but the writing is pretty solid.

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