I put in a vote for Tim Powers. Everything I have read I enjoyed (except for a copy of his first book, Free Live Free, think he wrote it in high school). He writes excellent magic books and to me his best was Last Call, which was followed by Expiration Date and Earthquake Weather. To me, his storytelling and his use of magic is fantastic. Then check out his earlier Anubis Gate and The Drawing of the Dark. Common themes of his books are the Fisher King and the use of the Tarot.
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