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Down and out in purgatory : the collected stories of Tim Powers

by Tim Powers

This collection contains twenty science fiction and fantasy stories exploring metaphysics, time travel, and the supernatural. Tales centre on a psychic who modifies biblical texts, a quest for vengeance in the afterlife, and a book collector sent back to 1950s San Francisco.

Accession 34294 ISBN 9781481482790 Publisher Baen Books
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