Current fiction (I do a lot of fiction in ebooks I can read on my phone/tablet if I happen to get stuck somewhere waiting unexpectedly).
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Most of Powers' novels are "secret histories". He uses actual, documented historical events featuring famous people, but shows another view of them in which occult or supernatural factors heavily influence the motivations & actions of the characters. I call it "real-world" science fantasy. In most of them many occult phenomena are real, especially ghosts. They are hard to contact & manipulate but it can be done so various people, government agencies, religious groups, etc. attempt to use them to gain power, money, extended life or whatever. These events are going on in the modern world, not some fantasy realm so they have elements of crime novels, spy thrillers, etc. with supernatural stuff thrown in. It all works because Powers is a great writer.
@DeanMoriarty, this is one of the authors I told you about (& what are you reading currently?)
