Hide Me Among the Graves: A Novel - Brossura

Powers, Tim

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ISBN 10: 0062210807 ISBN 13: 9780062210807

Casa editrice: William Morrow Paperbacks, 2013

Riassunto

In 1862 London, the vampiric ghost of John Polidori, the one-time physician of Lord Byron, is determined to possess the life and soul of an innocent young girl, and a group of wildly mismatched allies, in order to stop him, must enter into a supernatural underworld they never knew existed. 35,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“[A] breathtaking achievement, the complexity of which a review can only begin to capture...[A] powerful work.” (Locus)

“[I]nternational metaphysical intrigue involving time travel, Jewish mysticism, and Albert Einstein. . . . [I]t all somehow works in Powers’ wily storytelling logic. B+.” (Entertainment Weekly)

“[An] intense, downhill-race of a story . . . the summer sleeper hit of 2006.” (Denver Post)

“[THREE DAYS TO NEVER] contains so many genuine pleasures . . . plenty of action, humor and unexpectedly touching human drama. . . . [a] welcoming entry point to [Powers’s] singular fictional universe.” (San Francisco Chronicle)

“A writer of extraordinary imaginative powers.” (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

“A wild and wooly romp-fun.” (Library Journal)

“Almost despite its wonderful weirdness, this thriller moves at a frantic clip . . . [the] very outlandishness [of Powers’s metaphysics] makes the story all the more compelling.” (Booklist)

“Endlessly inventive . . . You might finish this overstuffed novel still unsure about the connection between Einstein and astral projection, but if you give in to Powers’s imaginative leaps and relentless pacing you may find that a mere quibble.” (New York Times Book Review)

“For those who have never read Powers before, THREE DAYS TO NEVER might be a welcoming entry point to his singlular fictional universe.” (San Francisco Chronicle Book Review)

“Grade: A . . . Powers never fails to reward readers with fascinating and believable tales that take them just beyond the edges of reality. Combining historical fact, science-fiction and thriller pacing, THREE DAYS TO NEVER is worth the wait. . . . Savor THREE DAYS TO NEVER.” (Rocky Mountain News)

L'autore:

Tim Powers is the author of numerous novels including Hide Me Among the Graves, Three Days to Never, Declare, Last Call, and On Stranger Tides, which inspired the feature film Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. He has won the Philip K. Dick Memorial Award twice, and the World Fantasy Award three times. He lives in San Bernardino, California.

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• Editore: William Morrow Paperbacks
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0062210807
• ISBN 13: 9780062210807
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 544