Alternate Routes by Tim Powers

Alternate Routes

Vickery and Castine #1

Tim Powers

277 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous mysterious fast-paced
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Something weird is happening to the Los Angeles freeways—phantom cars, lanes from nowhere, and sometimes unmarked offramps that give glimpses of a desolate desert highway—and Sebastian Vickery, disgraced ex-Secret Service agent, is a driver for a ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 91 reviews

Moods

mysterious 85%
adventurous 42%
challenging 28%
dark 28%
lighthearted 14%
tense 14%

Pace

medium 85%
slow 14%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 80% | Plot: 20%

Strong character development?

Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 40% | No: 40% | Yes: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 83% | No: 16%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 40% | Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 20%

Average rating

3.6

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