A review by jameseckman
Down and Out in Purgatory: The Collected Stories of Tim Powers by Tim Powers

2.0

Most of these shorts have appeared in other collections, and while many are an good read once, I wasn't up to rereading some of them. Being a SoCal native many of the locations are familiar to me, Powers does capture some of the oddities and atmosphere of LA thirty or forty year or so years ago. If you've never read any of Tim Powers' short works, this is a decent selection.

As for longer works, I enjoy the [b:The Anubis Gates|142296|The Anubis Gates|Tim Powers|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1344409006s/142296.jpg|2193115] the most, his later works are more atmosphere and less action along with being too serious.