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ROGUE AGENTS SWEPT UP IN THE SEARCH FOR AN ANCIENT RELIC IN A UFO NOVEL AS ONLY TIM POWERS COULD WRITE IT!
Sebastian Vickery has learned something about UFOs that he shouldn't have -- and Naval Intelligence, desperate to silence him, orders his old partner, Agent Ingrid Castine, to trap him.
But Castine risks career, liberty, and maybe even life, to warn Vickery -- and now they're both fugitives, on the run from both the U.S. government and agents of the Russian GRU Directorate, which has its own uses for the UFO intelligence.
With the unlikely aid of a renegade Russian agent, a homeless Hispanic boy, and an eccentric old Flat-Earther, Vickery and Castine must find an ancient relic that spells banishment to the alien species, and then summon the things and use it against them -- in a Samson-like confrontation that looks likely to kill them as well.
Sweeping from the Giant Rock monolith in the Mojave Desert to a cultist temple in the Hollywood Hills, from a monstrous apparition in the Los Angeles River to a harrowing midnight visitation on a boat off Long Beach Harbor, Stolen Skies is an alien-encounter novel like no other.
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About Forced Perspectives:
"One book I've been hugely excited about is Tim Powers's latest, Forced Perspectives, set in the magical underbelly of modern-day Los Angeles. Powers may be the master of the secret history novel (and one of the originators of steampunk), but his recent work has really explored the history and magic of Tinseltown in a way no one else can." -- Lavie Tindhar, The Washington Post
"... frenetic urban fantasy that playfully blends Egyptian mythology, alternate Los Angeles history, and modern technology... A cast of unusual side characters... add color and complexity. This labyrinthine tale of the bizarre and fantastic will grip urban fantasy enthusiasts until the end." -- Publishers Weekly
"... moves at jet speed, along unpredictable paths, and resolves in a fully gratifying melee involving almost every major character, living or dead." -- Locus Magazine
Alternate Routes:
"Powers continues his run of smashing expectations and then playing with the pieces in this entertaining urban fantasy... This calculated, frenetic novel ends with hope for redemption born from chaos. Powers' work is recommended for urban fantasy fans who enjoy more than a dash of the bizarre." -- Publishers Weekly
"Alternate Routes is both a thrilling mash-up of science fiction, fantasy, and horror and a work of startling moral sophistication. The horror packs a wallop, and there's as much in the way of suspense and tension as the reader can bear. Powers takes us on one hell of a ride." -- The Federalist
"Tim Powers is always at the top of the list when folks ask about my favorite authors. His weaving mythology and legend into modern stories that revolve around secret histories of our most mundane landmarks never ever disappoints." -- BoingBoing
About Tim Powers:
"Powers writes in a clean, elegant style that illuminates without slowing down the tale... [He] promises marvels and horrors, and delivers them all." -- Orson Scott Card
"Other writers tell tales of magic in the twentieth century, but no one does it like Powers." -- The Orlando Sentinel
"... immensely clever stuff... Powers' prose is often vivid and arresting... All in all, Powers' unique voice in science fiction continues to grow stronger." -- Washington Post Book World
"Powers is at heart a storyteller, and ruthlessly shapes his material into narrative form." -- The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
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