false <![CDATA[Dry Water]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174432296m/398889.jpg 398889 3 Eric Nylund has said that <I>Dry Water</I> is a tribute to Roger Zelazny. And so it is--this novel alludes to many of Zelazny's books, including the Amber series. One character--a deceased fantasy writer named Dolinski--is clearly meant to represent Zelazny. And Nylund works in an amazing assortment of myth and magic, as Zelazny did. Tribute aside, this is highly original contemporary fantasy. Nylund peoples his New Mexico setting with ghosts from area history, a Navajo shaman and his son who act as guides and protectors of hero Larry Ngitis, a witch who sponsors authors in her spare time, and a necromancer who goes through history murdering anybody who seems likely to bring about major historical change. Larry's work as a science fiction writer also gives Nylund an opportunity to make some witty points about the genre. The pace is manic, with Nylund cutting back and forth between characters, time periods, and locations in dizzying fashion, but the plot works and the ending is satisfyingly unexpected. Tim Powers fans will definitely enjoy this. <I>--Nona Vero</I> 388337 1997 Dry Water total:42|5:9|4:20|3:7|2:6|1:0| 42 158 66 5 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 14:17:52 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 14:19:53 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Mon Apr 21 20:32:35 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 20:35:51 -0700 2008
hadn't read anything quite like it, so it gets two snaps for originality.

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