The Anubis Gates
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4.3 • 75 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Now celebrating 40 years in print—take a dazzling journey through time with Tim Power’s classic, Philip K. Dick Award-winning tale...
“There have been other novels in the genre about time travel, but none with The Anubis Gates’ unique slant on the material, nor its bottomless well of inventiveness. It’s literally in a class by itself, a model for others to follow, and it's easy to see how it put Powers on the map.”—SF Reviews
Brendan Doyle, a specialist in the work of the early-nineteenth century poet William Ashbless, reluctantly accepts an invitation from a millionaire to act as a guide to time-travelling tourists. But while attending a lecture given by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1810, he becomes marooned in Regency London, where dark and dangerous forces know about the gates in time.
Caught up in the intrigue between rival bands of beggars, pursued by Egyptian sorcerers, and befriended by Coleridge, Doyle somehow survives and learns more about the mysterious Ashbless than he could ever have imagined possible...
Customer Reviews
One of the best historical fantasy novels
Keeps you guessing all the way until the end. Just when you think you have figured this book out...
You will not forget this book, it's amazing.
This is a great multilayered tale woven expertly by Mr. Powers, a man who is the unquestioned expert at bringing fans the best in "secrect history" stories that are full of meaning, and incredibly entertaining. Anubis Gates is dark fantasy at it's absolute finest, you'll read it twice.
A Crazy Ride!
This fantastic novel is a blend of fantasy, science fiction and fairy tale. Powers puts it all into a tasty recipe. Highly entertaining!