One sentence descriptions: _Ancient of Days_ by Michael Bishop A woman awakens to find a Homo Habilis in her pecan orchard.
_The Secret Ascension, or Philip K. Dick is Dead, Alas_ by Michael Bishop Philip K. Dick serves as the supernatural agent taking down Richard Nixon's corrupt police state in an alternate universe. _Cryptonomicon_ by Neal Stephenson Cryptopunk. _Declare_ by Tim Powers Imagine if John LeCarre wrote dark fantasy - Cold War spies and djinn. _The Stress of Her Regard_ by Tim Powers Vampires, Byron and Shelley Adam C. Lipscomb [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Your reality, sir, is lies and balderdash and I'm delighted to say that I have no grasp of it whatsoever." -- Baron Karl Friedrich Hieronymous von Munchausen
