Declare by Tim Powers Condition:Like New extraordinary stumble along the way

extraordinary stumble along the way

While the stories of Lyra and Gemma mirror each other

It is an exquisitely told story of a boy on the cusp of manhood who seeks justice and understanding in the wake of a terrible crime that upends and forever transforms his family

He explores the two worlds of his childhood: the barren urban landscape where his parents' house was an anomalous bright spot

” —from the Introduction by Peter Dunwoodie

Declare by Tim Powers Condition:Like New extraordinary stumble along the wayThere are histories beneath history. Tim Powers, one of the most brilliant and audacious talents in contemporary fiction, casts an eerie light on the terrible events that made the twentieth century and reveals what the Cold War was really about. DeclareAfter a ten year hiatus, British academic Andrew Hale is abruptly called back into the Great Game by a terse, cryptic telephone message. Born to "the trade" and recruited at the age of seven by a most