5/29/2023 0 Comments Declare by tim powers![]() ![]() It was interesting to read how Powers came up with the story. The book creates a whole mythology around the British spy turncoat Kim Philby. I wanted to get to the bottom of the mystery. Maybe because I wanted to find out what the supernatural powers are, and what exactly happened on Mount Ararat in 1948. I wasn't sure why I kept reading it, but I did. In other words it bends all sorts of narrative rules and even arguably breaks some. I don't know what the stakes are.The hero is a bit of cipher, as spies sometimes are. And it changes main characters halfway through. but the story unfolds in back-and-forth time - 1948, then 1963, then 1941, then 1945, then 1963 again. And he's a dedicated spy trying to infiltrate. It's interesting to think about because it's generally hard to figure out what the hero wants. A strange fantasy novel about shifting alliances among spies in a world where supernatural entities exist. ![]()
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