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Name: Expiration date
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)
Author: Tim Powers

Los Angeles is portrayed as a city alive with ghosts, half‑ghosts, and the people who hunt them, all competing for the elusive spark of immortality. Amid a string of catastrophic events, a young boy inhaling Thomas Edison’s final breath becomes the target of a deadly pursuit. The novel blends elements of fantasy and science fiction in a distinctly Californian setting.

First publish date: 1995

Genre: Fantasy/Urban Fantasy

Authors: Tim Powers

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