 Galveston is the setting of Sean Stewart 's 2000 fantasy novel Galveston , in which a Flood of Magic takes over the island city , resulting in strange and <unk> adventures . It tied in 2001 with <unk> , by Tim Powers , for the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel . It also won the 2001 <unk> Award and was a preliminary nominee for the Nebula Award for Best Novel . 
