Last Call (novel)
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| Last Call | |
| Author | Tim Powers |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Fault Lines series |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | William Morrow & Co |
| Publication date | 1992 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 479 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-688-10732-X |
| Followed by | Expiration Date |
Last Call (1992) is a fantasy novel by Tim Powers. It was published in New York by Harper Collins in 1996 with ISBN 0-380-72846-X. It is the first book in a loose trilogy called Fault Lines; the second book, Expiration Date (1995), is vaguely related to Last Call, the third book, Earthquake Weather (1997), acts as a sequel to the first two books.
[edit] Major themes
Like many of Powers' novels, Last Call features a detailed magic system, here based on divinatory tarot, and draws on mythical or historical events and characters, in this case Bugsy Siegel and the development of Las Vegas casinos as well as the legend of the Fisher King. Powers makes use of T. S. Eliot's poem The Waste Land throughout, which also features the Fisher King legend.
[edit] Awards
Last Call won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 1993.
