- Hardcover: 459 pages
- Publisher: Subterranean Press; Sgd Ltd Dl edition (September 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1596061898
- ISBN-13: 978-1596061897
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.5 x 4.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 862 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,494,957 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Fisher King of the American West, Scott Crane, has been killed, and 14-year-old Koot Hoomie Parganas's perpetually bleeding wound makes him the most likely candidate for a supernatural successor. But the king's body has not yet begun to decay, and as long as there is a chance that he can be restored to the throne, his right-hand man, Archimedes Mavranos, is willing to risk all to revive Crane. But to do that he'll need the help of the woman who killed Crane, plus that of a recently widowed winemaker who has been touched by the god Dionysus, and the cooperation of Parganas's reluctant foster parents. Chances are they'll all die in the process, but unless Crane can be revived they'll probably all die anyway.
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From Kirkus Reviews
Sequel to both of Powers's previous novels, Last Call (1992) with its gambling, serial immortality, and Fisher King, and Expiration Date(1996), with its ghosts, magic, and psychiatry. The current Fisher King of the American West, Scott Crane, has been murdered by Janis Cordelia Plumtree. Either Janis is possessed by several powerful and malevolent ghosts, or--as analyst and pervert Dr. Richard Paul Armentrout of Rosencrans Medical Center would have it--she's a victim of multiple personality disorder that can be treated with electroshock therapy and a magical Tarot deck. But an earthquake allows Janis to escape Armentrout's clutches, and she heads for the ghostproof and magicproof Solville apartment complex, where teenager Kootie Sullivan bears the Fisher King's unhealing wound while he and his adoptive parents guard the lifeless but uncorrupted body of Crane. If Kootie becomes the next Fisher King, his reign will be brief, troubled, and inconsequential. But how might Crane himself be restored to life? Either way, only the true Fisher King can save the land from destruction. What with the clangorous, hypercomplicated backdrop (the foregoing is but a brief outline), even readers of the two prior books will find this one difficult, if not impenetrable, with plenty of labyrinthine twiddling but very little plot. Coagulated and unengaging. -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
good - but I expected more....,
By Toxic Monkey "toxic_monkey" (Darien, CT United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Earthquake Weather (Paperback)
I loved his previous two books -- Last Call and Expiration Date -- but found Earthquake Weather, where the ghost gobbling and Fisher King storylines have been merged, heavy going at times. Set in the American West, this book still manages some classic Powers moments and should still be read if you're a fan. Ensure you read Last Call and Expiration Date first - both are highly recommended. If you don't really enjoy them, you'll probably want to give this one a skip.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Maybe I should have been drunk to read this,
By Gavin Hughes (Western Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Earthquake Weather (Paperback)
If you haven't read the first 2 novels in the series, don't even begin to attempt this one."Last Call" and "Expiration Date" were all time classic novels, but this sequel was too complicated (even by Powers' standards) and slow moving for my liking. However, the story does have its moments, and wading through the book will have some rewards for fans of his previous novels.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not as much fun as Last Call, but still interesting!,
By Casta Lusoria (Washington, DC area) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Earthquake Weather (Hardcover)
I picked this up, as a hardcover, thinking, "Hey, I liked Powers, I'll try him again." I didn't realize at the time that it was a sequel. I didn't know, until just recently, that this was the *3rd* book in the loose trilogy that started with "Last Call," which I loved, followed by "Expiration Date." Even having the background of having read "Last Call," I *still* found this book very hard to get into, and hard to follow, at the outset. It wasn't until well into it that things started making more sense. It was worth the wait, sure, but I did get frustrated at the beginning.On the whole, this focused less on Tarot (part of my initial interest in "Last Call"), and the Las Vegas mythos, having basically diverged into the mystical operations of the need for a new Fisher King. We see many of the same characters from "Last Call," but I'm not sure I like how they've 'grown up,' as this is set about 20 years later, as the cycle continues. I really need to read the 2nd book, I guess, to tie the two together, perhaps that's why I wasn't as thrilled by this book. My advice: READ THEM IN ORDER! Without the story background from the prior tales, I'm not sure how much fun/sense this would make for the first-time reader. I *did* enjoy the scenery in this tale, as I have with other of his works. From the California vineyards to the Winchester Mystery House, I had a good time thinking about the magic and mystery presented as plausible, and of how an unseen ghost world might continue to be all around us.
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