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Dinner at Deviant's Palace

Tim Powers (1985)

SubgenreHistorical Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.68
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Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentMild
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

ViolenceGraphic ViolenceAddictionPossessionMental ManipulationBody Horror

Positive tags

Redemption ArcSurvivalQuest

Hero archetypes

Reluctant HeroTortured Hero

Protagonist archetypes

Vengeance-Driven

Tropes

Post-ApocalypticPossessionQuestLost CivilizationReluctant HeroVampiresDark Lord

Themes

IdentityErosion of SelfRedemptionWeight of the PastSurvivalAddiction and Recovery

Synopsis

An early (1985 but based on earlier work) Powers novel with many of his usual themes such as alcoholism, vampirism, possession, erosion of the self, and the weight of one's past. Set in a post-apocalyptic LA area. Not as good as The Anubis Gates or Last Call, but still wildly inventive and full of beautiful imagery. It won the Philip K. Dick Award and was nominated for a Nebula. Note: pretty brutal in parts.

Tags

Post-ApocalypticScience FantasyDystopianSpeculative Fiction