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Books In Brief (3).(Declare)(Review)(Brief Article)
Declare, by Tim Powers (Morrow, 528 pp., $25)
The tradition of "Christian fantasy" is a long and honorable one, with J. R. R. Tolkien, Russell Kirk, and C. S. Lewis being three of the best-loved practitioners. Lewis's That Hideous Strength is an acknowledged influence on American fantasist Tim Powers, whose latest novel, the Cold War spy thriller Declare, is a worthy addition to the genre.
Andrew Hale is an agent for SOE, Britain's most secret intelligence agency. Over the course of the novel it becomes evident that the Cold War is being waged not merely on the physical plane, but on the spiritual one as well. The Soviet Union is protected by Machikha Nash ("our stepmother"), one of many ...
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