by Tim Powers · Círculo de Lectores. · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422649830
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Immerse yourself in the intriguing world of 'Last Call', a novel by Tim Powers that will transport you to Las Vegas, where the randomness of casinos is just the surface of an underground kingdom. Georges León, the all-powerful King of the Game, controls a universe governed by archaic superstitions and myths, where life, power, and the secrets of destiny are at stake. In this edition of Círculo de Lectores, Barcelona, published in 1994, León seeks immortality, but one of his sons will rebel, triggering an epic confrontation in the final game.
Timothy Thomas Powers is an American science fiction and fantasy author. His first major novel was The Drawing of the Dark (1979), but the novel that earned him wide praise was The Anubis Gates (1983), which won the Philip K. Dick Award, and has since been published in many other languages. His other written work include Dinner at Deviant's Palace (1985), Last Call (1992), Expiration Date (1996), Earthquake Weather (1997), Declare (2000), and Three Days to Never (2006). Powers has won the World Fantasy Award twice for his critically acclaimed novels Last Call and Declare. His 1987 novel On Stranger Tides served as inspiration for the Monkey Island franchise of video games and was partly adapted into the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film.
