''Earthquake Weather'' is a

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novel by American writer

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, published in 1997. It is the third in his

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and the sequel to his earlier novels ''

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'' and ''

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''. It involves characters from both previous novels, two fugitives from a psychiatric hospital, the magical nature of multiple personality disorder, and the secret history of wine production in California. Parts of the novel are set in the

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. It was a nominee for the

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and

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in 1997, and won the

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in 1998..

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commissioned Michael Koelsch to illustrate a new cover art for the republishing of the book, as well as for Tim Powers' previous novel ''

''.

References

1997 American novels Novels by Tim Powers Locus Award–winning works {{1990s-fantasy-novel-stub