Expiration Date and Earthquake Weather by Tim Powers
Hello, Stranger. Let's talk about Tim Powers's Expiration Date and Earthquake Weather . The Short of It Plot: When a particularly powerful ghost resurfaces, the boy he's possessing becomes a major target for all sorts of arcane sorts. His expertise in ghost handling makes him useful to Scott Crane as well. Page Count: Expiration Date: 384 Earthquake Weather: 416 Award: Earthquake Weather: 1998 Locus Fantasy. Worth a read : No. Primary Driver: (Plot, World , or Character ) Bechdel Test : Pass. Technobabble: Mild to moderate. Review: These two forgo the dark humor and bitter charm of Last Call and are instead ceaselessly miserable to read. It's hard to tell if this is an intentional choice or if the attempts at humor just don't land here. Pacing is spasmodic: one moment there will be an abrupt string of action sequences, and then nothing happens for the next thirty pages. Characters are generally too selfish to be engaging, and la...