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{{Short description|Novel by Tim Powers}} |
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{{Infobox book |
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| name = Last Call |
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| translator = |
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| image = File:LastCallNovel.jpg |
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| caption = First edition |
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| author = [[Tim Powers]] |
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| cover_artist = Rick Lovell |
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| country = United States |
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| language = English |
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| series = Fault Lines series |
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| genre = [[Fantasy]] |
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| publisher = [[William Morrow & Co]] |
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| release_date = [[1992 in literature|1992]] |
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| media_type = Print (hardback & paperback) |
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| pages = 479 |
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| award = [[Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel]] (1993) |
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| isbn = 0-688-10732-X |
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| dewey= 813/.54 20 |
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| congress= PS3566.O95 L37 1992 |
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| oclc= 24468483 |
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| followed_by = [[Expiration Date (Powers novel)|Expiration Date]] |
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}} |
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'''''Last Call''''' is a [[fantasy]] novel by American writer [[Tim Powers]]. It was published by [[William Morrow & Co]] in 1992. It is the first book in a loose [[trilogy]] called ''Fault Lines'': the second book, ''[[Expiration Date (Powers novel)|Expiration Date]]'' ([[1995 in literature|1995]]), is vaguely related to ''Last Call'', and the third book, ''[[Earthquake Weather (novel)|Earthquake Weather]]'' ([[1997 in literature|1997]]), acts as a sequel to the first two books. |
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==Major themes== |
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Like many of Powers' novels, ''Last Call'' features a detailed [[magic (paranormal)|magic]] system, here based on [[divinatory tarot]], and draws on mythical or historical events and characters, in this case [[Bugsy Siegel]] and the development of [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]] [[casino]]s as well as the legend of the [[Fisher King]]. Powers makes use of [[T. S. Eliot]]'s poem ''[[The Waste Land]]'' throughout, which also features the Fisher King legend. |
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==Awards== |
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''Last Call'' won the [[World Fantasy Award for Best Novel]] and the [[Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel]] in 1993.<ref name="WWE-1993">{{cite web |
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| url = http://www.worldswithoutend.com/books_year_index.asp?year=1993 |
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| title = 1993 Award Winners & Nominees |
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| work = Worlds Without End |
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| accessdate=2009-07-21 |
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}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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* {{isfdb title|id=1646|title=Last Call}} |
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* [http://www.worldswithoutend.com/novel.asp?ID=736 Last Call] at Worlds Without End |
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{{World Fantasy Award Best Novel 1990-1999}} |
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{{Locus Award Best Fantasy Novel}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Last Call (Novel)}} |
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[[Category:Novels by Tim Powers]] |
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[[Category:1992 American novels]] |
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[[Category:American fantasy novels]] |
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[[Category:1992 fantasy novels]] |
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[[Category:Novels set in the Las Vegas Valley]] |
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[[Category:William Morrow and Company books]] |
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[[Category:World Fantasy Award for Best Novel-winning works]] |
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{{1990s-fantasy-novel-stub}} |
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