On Stranger Tides Lib/E (CD-Audio)

from beserene

I love Tim Powers. Tim Powers was, in fact, the first writer I ever wanted to marry. Not that I'd met the man, I'd just read his work, but that's how it is. (Tim Powers was eventually supplanted in my affections by Neil Gaiman, but now that Neil has fallen from his perch, I'm open to reuniting.) ...

from Jannes

Part pulp adventure, part alternate history, and part horror novel, This book should probably have something for everyone. The descriptions of everyday voodooism in the caribbean, holywoodish as it may be, is really evocative and genuinly interesting. On the negative side, it is slightly disjoint...

from williemeikle

Pirates, voodoo, the caribbean, black magic... stop me if you've heard this story.But OST is much more than a cobbled together version of a Disney ride. Powers has created a swashbuckling epic, and has enough ideas for any three other novels. There's epic sea battles, drunken sailors, some extrem...

from -Cee-

This pirate book is gripping fun for pirate lovers! Arrrrgh! Of course you must be ready for adventure on the Caribbean high seas, voodoo magic, incredible antics, gruesome swordfights, and the power of iron and blood. Don't try to make the fantasy real while reading this. Allow Powers' tale-tell...

from publiusdb

[An updated review]A while back I picked up On Stranger Tides. I had heard that it would be the template for the next installment in Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean franchise (#4) and because I'm such a huge fan (not, really). It was a whim, one I thought that would pass after just a few pages,...