A young woman possessed by a ghost has slain the Fisher King of the West, Scott Crane.?á Now, temporarily freed from that malevolent spirit, she seeks to restore the King to life.?áBut Crane?ÇÖs body has been taken to the magically protected home of Pete and Angelica Sullivan, and their adopted son, Koot Hoomie. Kootie is destined to be the next Fisher King, but he is only 13 years old ?Çö too young, his mother thinks, to perform the rituals to assume the Kingship.?á But not too young, perhaps, to assist in reuniting Scott Crane?ÇÖs body and spirit, and restoring him to life. Tim Powers is the author of The Anubis Gates, On Stranger Tides, The Stress of Her Regard, Last Call, which won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, and Expiration Date, also linked to Last Call and Earthquake Weather. Powers lives in San Bernardino, California. A young woman possessed by a ghost has slain the Fisher King of the West, Scott Crane.?á Now, temporarily freed from that malevolent spirit, she seeks to restore the King to life. But Crane?ÇÖs body has been taken to the magically protected home of Pete and Angelica Sullivan, and their adopted son, Koot Hoomie. Kootie is destined to be the next Fisher King, but he is only 13 years old?Çötoo young, his mother thinks, to perform the rituals to assume the Kingship.?á But not too young, perhaps, to assist in reuniting Scott Crane?ÇÖs body and spirit, and restoring him to life. "Powers is a fine writer with an elegant and imaginative style, and the things that happen in his story are just weird enough to make us wonder if everyday life might not be as normal as it seems."?ÇöPhiladelphia Inquirer"Other writers tell tales of magic in the 20th century, but nobody does it like Powers . . . Powers continues his winning ways with Earthquake Weather, a sequel of sorts to the brilliant Expiration Date . . . Powers melds fact and fantasy so convincingly that you could spend a lot of time looking up the fancies he presents to determine if they're indeed true, partially true, or completely made up."?ÇöOrlando Sentinel"Once again Powers managed to win me over, with his ability to invoke the full forces of nature, both human and beyond humanity, in this place with its own special versions of the seasons as they change, and change again."?ÇöLocus"[A] sophisticated fantasy, with quotes from Shakespeare, Dickens, Cicero, and Keats introducing each chapter . . . This is a complex and exciting book, merging real places and people with magic and fantasy in a seamless blend. Fans of urban fantasy authors such as Emma Bull and Charles de Lint will enjoy this and the other books of Tim Powers."?ÇöVOYA
