Powers of Two: The Skies Discrowned/An Epitaph In Rust Book

This was an interesting read for me - it contains two books which represent the early (if not first) publications of Tim Powers. I have read both of these books in their reprinted format (not the Laser Edition that Mr Powers felt so disappointed about) as Skies Discrowned & Epitaph in Rust. It was not till quite recently I was able to get a copy of the NESA print of Powers of Two which contain the almost complete and final versions of the two stories. I must admit that even though I still remember the versions of the books reading them here in this one volume even though they were not majorly changed - they still felt new and fresh enough that I was able to read through them at a pace.
The books do not show the complexity of later Powers books (such as Declare) but they do have the pace and sheer storyline inertia that you find in the Anubis Gates or Drawing of the Dark.
The books to me not only reminded me of the originals but also the elation I felt and enjoyment I had of finding them in the first place and reading the first time around. So partial being biased with nostalgia and partially from the joy of reading them again I have given them this high rating although they are not as good as the later Anubis Gates or Drawing of the Dark - they are still impressive books and show why I think Powers is one of my all time favourite writers.