Three Days to Never (40 page)

TIM POWERS
is the author of numerous critically acclaimed novels, including
Declare, Last Call, Expiration Date, Earthquake Weather,
and
The Anubis Gates.
He is a past winner of the World Fantasy Award and lives in San Bernardino, California.

www.theworksoftimpowers.com

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“Tim Powers writes some of the finest contemporary thrillers on the market…equal parts dark fantasy, spy thriller and historical fiction—which is as good a description as any for his latest,
Three Days to Never
…Quirky, humorous and packed with suspense…a head-spinning thriller.”

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Three Days to Never
is a beguiling genre omelet, a mélange of forms ranging from alternate history to science fiction, urban fantasy to occult cliffhanger, espionage adventure to Ross Macdonald-style Southern California hardboiled detective thriller…. At first blush, [it] looks like the sort of fast-paced confection that reviewers routinely compare to roller-coaster rides, but Powers's novel is more like a ride on a roller coaster affixed to a centrifuge plummeting from the top of Mount Shasta…. The book won me over. With its exuberant genre-scrambling, to say nothing of its philosophical hijinks, low-jinks and nether-jinks, it's a postmodern work par excellence that will have you counting the days—far more than three, alas—until the next Tim Powers valentine appears.”

James Morrow,
Washington Post Book World

“Tim Powers continues to prove he can't write a bad book.”

Orlando Sentinel

“Deeply weird…but it all somehow works.”

Entertainment Weekly

“Grade: A. If you're a Tim Powers fan (and if you're not, you should be), the most important quality you possess is patience…. 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.”

Rocky Mountain News
(Denver, CO)

“Tim Powers has long been one of my absolutely favorite writers, those whose new books I snatch up as soon as they appear, and
Three Days to Never
puts on display all the qualities I most admire in him: intelligence, narrative sparkle, great dialogue, speculative imagination, and emotional power. This is a wonderful novel.”

Peter Straub

“Seriously scary…Powers uses his trademark slight warpings of local knowledge and little bends of legends, lore and religion to underwrite an intriguing story. He's been getting gradually darker and grimmer about the really horrid things that lurk behind our perceived reality…. Powers's notions are always worth a look. He can fashion a political/religious/historical conspiracy out of string, lint and crumpled paper and polish it until it shines like a Cartier bauble.”

San Diego Union-Tribune

“Plenty of action, humor and unexpectedly touching human drama. For those who have never read Powers before, this might be a…welcoming entry point to his singular fictional universe…Powers [has] considerable gifts…. [
Three Days to Never
] contains so many genuine pleasures.”

San Francisco Chronicle

“Powers delivers another top-notch supernatural spy thriller…. In typical Powers fashion, his characters' spiritual need to undo past sins or mistakes propels the ingenious plot, which manages to be intricate without becoming convoluted, to its highly satisfying conclusion.”

Publishers Weekly
(*Starred Review*)

“Tim Powers is an uncommon literary talent. His exceedingly readable novels…are equal parts dark fantasy, spy thriller and historical fiction. Sometimes there's even a little bit of Peter Straub-style horror thrown in for good measure. If heavenly muses were to put Dean Koontz, John Le Carré and Robert Parker into a creative blender, then molded the mix into a brand-new writer, the result would be something akin to Tim Powers. With
Three Days to Never
Powers has once again seen fit to cobble up another mind-boggling, heart-stopping, smile-inducing fantasy-thriller…. [An] intense, downhill-race of a story.”

Denver Post

“Tim Powers is known for densely packed fantasy novels that play on history, time travel and spirits in other dimensions….
Three Days to Never
combines the style of a spy thriller with time travel and a look at the bonds between a father and daughter. I recommend it both for science-fiction fans and for people who enjoy following a strong plot and bizarre characters.”

Reno Gazette-Journal

“Powers's skill at plotting is undeniable…. Any reader looking for a different literary experience should check [him] out.”

Chicago Tribune

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

THREE DAYS TO NEVER. Copyright © 2006 by Tim Powers. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

EPub Edition © OCTOBER 2007 ISBN: 9780061806711

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