Author guide
Tim Powers Books in Order
Tim Powers (born 1952) is an American science-fiction and fantasy author whose novels combine documented history with occult, mythological, and supernatural elements. His major works include The Anubis Gates, On Stranger Tides, Last Call, Declare, and the Vickery and Castine series. He has won the Philip K. Dick Award, World Fantasy Award, and Locus Award.
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The Anubis Gates
The defining early novel and entry point to the Anubis Gates shared world.
Last Call
The opening novel of the complete Fault Lines trilogy.
Alternate Routes
The opening novel of the Vickery and Castine series.
Read in order
Books by series
shared-world series · ongoing
The Anubis Gates
A series of works set in or connected to the world of The Anubis Gates.
series · complete
The Stress of Her Regard
A series concerning the Lamia and their influence across different historical periods.
trilogy · complete
Fault Lines
A trilogy of supernatural novels involving California, psychometry, and geological fault lines.
series · ongoing
Vickery and Castine
A series following two paranormal investigators in contemporary Los Angeles.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (18)
- The Skies DiscrownedAmazon ↗
novel · 1976
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An Epitaph in RustAmazon ↗novel · 1976
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The Drawing of the DarkAmazon ↗novel · 1979
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Dinner at Deviant's PalaceAmazon ↗novel · 1985
- Night MovesAmazon ↗
novella · 1986
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On Stranger TidesAmazon ↗novel · 1987
- Where They Are HidAmazon ↗
novella · 1995
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DeclareAmazon ↗novel · 2000
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Three Days to NeverAmazon ↗novel · 2006
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A Soul in a BottleAmazon ↗novella · 2007
- A Time to Cast Away StonesAmazon ↗
novella · 2009
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Salvage and DemolitionAmazon ↗novella · 2013
- Appointment at SunsetAmazon ↗
novella · 2014
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Medusa's WebAmazon ↗novel · 2016
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Down and Out in PurgatoryAmazon ↗novella · 2016
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More Walls BrokenAmazon ↗novella · 2019
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My Brother's KeeperAmazon ↗novel · 2023
- After Many a SummerAmazon ↗
novella · 2023
Short fiction (5)
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Night Moves and Other StoriesAmazon ↗short-story collection · 2000
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Strange ItinerariesAmazon ↗short-story collection · 2005
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The Bible RepairmanAmazon ↗short-story chapbook · 2005
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The Bible Repairman and Other StoriesAmazon ↗short-story collection · 2011
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Down and Out in Purgatory: The Collected Stories of Tim PowersAmazon ↗short-story collection · 2017
Essays and speeches (1)
- The Complete Twelve Hours of the NightAmazon ↗
pamphlet · 1986
Collaborations (6)
- The Way Down the Hill / The Pink of Fading NeonAmazon ↗
co-authored collection · 1986
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On PiratesAmazon ↗co-authored collection · 2001
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The Devils in the DetailsAmazon ↗co-authored collection · 2003
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Pilot LightAmazon ↗co-authored novella · 2007
- MetamorphosisAmazon ↗
co-authored collection · 2007
- The William Ashbless Memorial CookbookAmazon ↗
co-authored nonfiction · 2002