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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...… (meer)
BookshelfMonstrosity: The Anubis Gates and The Map of Time blur the line between Science Fiction and Fantasy, presenting intricately plotted time travel stories with a hint of Mystery that feature appearances by 19th-century literary figures alongside more fantastical elements.… (meer)
Oh, what a crazy adventure story... It's definitely an "out of the frying pan into the fire" kind of book, there are new dangers in every chapter. So, you have time travel (with some nice circular plots), Egyptian magic and gods, 19th century London, 17th century London, body switching and body snatching, helpless scholars growing into swashbuckling supermen (I probably shouldn't buy it, but whatever), Coleridge and Byron, beggar guilds, grotesque villains and monsters.
The latter are so grotesque that it sometimes felt like I was rushing through curiosity cabinets, rather than reading a novel. I think that was the reason it took me longer than expected to finish the book, considering the kind of story it is. I simply needed a break from the craziness every few chapters or so.
Still, it was a very enjoyable read, and I liked the ending (despite the fact that I could see it coming ;-)) ( )
Brendan Doyle, un profesor de literatura especializado en el romanticismo inglés, es invitado a dar una conferencia sobre Coleridge y a viajar al Londres de 1810 para encontrarse con él. Pero su viaje se complica de forma inesperada y acaba varado en el pasado, prisionero de una compleja red de intrigas que transforman su vida en una pesadilla.
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
To my wife, Serena
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Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
From between two trees at the crest of the hill a very old man watched, with a nostalgic longing he thought he'd lost all capacity for, as the last group of picnickers packed up their baskets, mounted their horses, and rode away south...
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Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
And as he rowed on, toward whatever might prove to be the true destiny of the man who'd been Brendan Doyle and Dumb Tom and Eshvlis the cobbler and William Ashbless, and was not any of them any longer, he regaled the river birds with every Beatles song he could remember... except Yesterday.
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...
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***Group Read: Steampunk (spoiler-free)
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The latter are so grotesque that it sometimes felt like I was rushing through curiosity cabinets, rather than reading a novel. I think that was the reason it took me longer than expected to finish the book, considering the kind of story it is. I simply needed a break from the craziness every few chapters or so.
Still, it was a very enjoyable read, and I liked the ending (despite the fact that I could see it coming ;-)) (