The Bible repairman and other stories
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Fantasy fiction. Fiction. |
- ISBN: 1616960477
- ISBN: 9781616960476
- Physical Description xviii, 170 pages
- Edition 1st ed.
- Publisher San Francisco : Tachyon Publications, 2011.
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | The Bible repairman -- A soul in a bottle -- The hour of Babel -- Parallel lines -- A journey of only two places -- A time to cast away stones. |
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 16.95 |
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The Bible Repairman and Other Stories
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Summary
The Bible Repairman and Other Stories
In his first new collection since 2005, Tim Powers, the master of the secret history, delves into the mysteries of souls, whether they are sacrificed on the pinnacle of Mount Parnassus or lodged in a television cable box. With two new stories and short fiction only previously available in limited editions, the cornerstone of the collection is a postscript to his harrowing novel of the haunting of the Romantic poets, The Stress of Her Regard. After Byron and Shelley break free of the succubus that claimed them, their associate, Trelawny, forges an alliance with Greek rebels to reestablish the deadly connection between man and the nephilim. Meanwhile, in a Kabbalistic story of transformation, the executor of an old friend's will is duped into housing his soul, but for the grace of the family cat. A rare-book collector replaces pennies stolen from Jean Harlow's square in the Hollywood Walk of Fame - and discovers a literary mystery with supernatural consequences. In a tale of time travel between 2015 and 1975, a tragedy sparked by an angel falling onto a pizza shop is reenacted - and the event is barely, but fatally, altered.