On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers
an audiobook review by Craig Clarke
John Chandagnac, son of a puppeteer, is still mourning his father's death when he sets out for Jamaica to get back his inheritance from the uncle who stole it.  To this end, he charters the Vociferous Carmichael but gets to see another side of sea life when it is attacked by Phillip Davies, privateer and captain of the sloop Jenny. Chandagnac gets on the wrong side of a pirate captain and is offered the choice to either join them or die.

The Drawing of the Dark by Tim Powers
reviewed by Cindy Lynn Speer
Brian Duffy, an aging sword master wandering the streets of Venice, is more likely to be considering returning to his homeland of Ireland than going on another adventure, but when Aurelianus offers him a job as a bouncer at an infamous Vienna inn and brewery, Duffy finds more adventure than he bargained for. He's always had odd events happen to him. Recently he has seen odd things.

The Drawing of the Dark by Tim Powers
reviewed by Neil Walsh
This occult adventure novel is about how beer saved Western Europe from the juggernaut that was the Turkish Ottoman Empire. The cast of characters includes the wounded and probably dying Fisher King, immortal Merlin, reincarnated Arthur, the ghost of Finn MacCool, an ancient ship full of only slightly less ancient Vikings, companies of Swiss mercenaries, legions of Turkish soldiers, spies, wizards, serving wenches, demons and a whole lot more.

Earthquake Weather by Tim Powers
reviewed by Neil Walsh
Powers has a knack for establishing rules of weirdness that make enough occult-logical sense that you just come to accept them. This novel assumes that you're already familiar with Last Call and Expiration Date. If you're not, you may find yourself struggling to keep up.