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littlemissattitude · 13th February 2006, 10:11 PM

Since Jay seems to have missed him but Kelpie did mention Tim Powers, I would definitely recommend the following of his books as urban fantasy of the finest kind:

Last Call
Expiration Date
Earthquake Weather

These are a trilogy of sorts, with the first two volumes standing more or less alone, but both volumes being brought together significantly by the third volume.

Also his Declare would, I think, be classed as urban fantasy, despite the fact that it takes place not in the strictly contemporary world, but in the world of the Cold War. It is a very good book, as well.

I'd also recommend his short story collection, Strange Iteneraries, which I just finished reading. I didn't love all the stories there, but some of them were excellent.

13th February 2006, 10:11 PM	#8 (permalink)
littlemissattitude Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 3,406 Blog Entries: 9	Re: Urban Fantasy Since Jay seems to have missed him but Kelpie did mention Tim Powers, I would definitely recommend the following of his books as urban fantasy of the finest kind: Last Call Expiration Date Earthquake Weather These are a trilogy of sorts, with the first two volumes standing more or less alone, but both volumes being brought together significantly by the third volume. Also his Declare would, I think, be classed as urban fantasy, despite the fact that it takes place not in the strictly contemporary world, but in the world of the Cold War. It is a very good book, as well. I'd also recommend his short story collection, Strange Iteneraries, which I just finished reading. I didn't love all the stories there, but some of them were excellent.