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Tim Powers (b. 1952) is an American science fiction and fantasy authorPowers has won the World Fantasy Award twice for his critically acclaimed novels Last Call and Declare. Most of Powers’ novels are "secret histories": he uses actual, documented historical events featuring famous people, but shows another view of them in which occult or supernatural factors heavily influence the motivations and actions of the characters.

1952) is an American science fiction and fantasy authorPowers has won the World Fantasy Award twice for his critically acclaimed novels Last Call and Declare.

One of the greatest science fiction/fantasy novels ever published, The Anubis Gates takes literary history, lycanthropy, the Knights Templar, and a bizarre cast of characters into one of the most original and memorable time travel stories ever published It won the 1983 Philip K ick Award for best original science fiction paperback.

Tim Powers is also one of the most collectible of all genre authors any consider this novel to be his masterpiece But it has never been published in a deluxe state; not like this.

With a publication date of October 2013, it's just down the road ou won't believe your eyes This new edition features 10 full page, full color illustrations by David Palumbo.

Hese are exceptional paintings and perfectly compliment the text Palumbo wrote: I was new to Powers' work when approached about here was so much rich visual material to choose from it was actually difficult to narrow down the scenes that I wanted to paint I think I easily had ideas for twice as many as I could use n the end, many choices were made based on the narrative flow and overall story which the images would make as a whole The chosen scenes tended to be mostly night or otherwise dark, often torchlit, which seemed to be the setting for most of the key moments and I love the mood which it communicates oyle's adventure is full of mystery and shadows and there's certainly never a dull moment The book is designed by Jacob McMurray, and he also created a fold-out map of London and an infographic regarding the exploits of Dog-Faced Joe hese inserts are simply astonishing and will complement the text and book design in Each copy is signed by Powers, Palumbo, and McMurray in a handsome four-page signature insert The book is bound in imported cloth and housed in a slipcase that can only be called unique ndeed, we hope that the standard signed The Anubis Gates will be so amazing that you will swear you have your hands on the deluxe The book is typeset in Monotype Bulmer, designed in London by William Martin in the early 1790s t is a period typeface that perfectly captures the time and setting of the novel It is printed in two colors throughout he book is bound in Suedeluxe with a lenticular image on the front board Other extras include a top-edge stain, printed endpapers, ribbon markers, reinforced binding, and a gorgeous, heavy paper he slipcase is unlike anything you have ever seen.

Edition Details

• Limited to 500 copies, each signed by Tim Powers, David Palumbo, and Jacob McMurray.
• New afterword by Tim Powers.
• An appendix of deleted scenes from the original manuscript.
• Ten full page, full color paintings by David Palumbo.
• Four page fold-out map of London with key settings highlighted.
• Two-page fold-out infographic on the exploits of Dog-Faced Joe.
• Full cloth binding with lenticular image on front board.
• Ribbon marker, head and tail bands, top-edge stain, reinforced binding.

External Links

• The Anubis Gates. Centipede Press page for The Anubis Gates
• Tim Powers (ISFDB). ISFDB entry for Tim Powers