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Arrr, There be Pirates and Voodoo Here

On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers

January 20, 2019 by tikkersweet Leave a Comment

I needed a book to listen to at work and this came up in the available now selection at my library.  I have never seen the movie so I don’t know if this follows it or if it is even based on the book.  John Chandagnac, a puppeteer,  is sailing on the Vociferous Carmichael to confront his uncle who stole his fathers fortune when it is attacked by pirates.  On board are Beth Hurwood, her father Benjamin, and his doctor Leo Friend.  After wounding the pirate captain, Philip Davies, with a […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: historical-ish fiction, pirates, Tim Powers

tikkersweet's CBR11 Review No:4 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: historical-ish fiction, pirates, Tim Powers ·
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A bit like The Shining Girls. But not awful.

June 15, 2016 by TylerDFC 1 Comment

Few writers are as adept as Tim Powers at telling stories about really difficult to understand concepts by making them palatable and compelling. In this novella, Powers tells the story of Richard Blanzac, a rare books dealer, who is caught in a time loop after coming in to possession of a box of writings from a long forgotten beat poet named Sadie Greenwald. Salvage & Demolition is a short book and to say any more would give away too much of the fun. I’ve been […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: CBR8, Salvage & Demolition, science fiction, Tim Powers, time travel, TylerDFC

TylerDFC's CBR8 Review No:5 · Genres: Uncategorized · Tags: CBR8, Salvage & Demolition, science fiction, Tim Powers, time travel, TylerDFC ·
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