I’m not sure I could describe the rest of the plot if I wanted to, because it would sound utterly insane. Doyle escapes by the skin of his teeth, but finds himself stranded in the past, a friendless pauper. The first part of the plan goes smoothly, but after the lecture Doyle is kidnapped by a huge bald-headed sorcerer who is intent on learning his magical secrets. Doyle’s job is to give the venture a bit of academic gravitas.
Darrow has discovered a quasi-magical means of limited time travel, and to raise funds for other exploits, he has arranged to take ten customers back to 1810 to hear Coleridge give a lecture. Cochran Darrow as part of a peculiar money-making scheme. Now, having read it, I understand the reason for its rarity: no one in their right mind would relinquish a copy of such a marvelous book!īrendan Doyle, a second-rate Coleridge scholar, is hired by wealthy J.
Among these was the novel that first made him famous: The Anubis Gates, so eventually I gave in and bought a new copy. Anubis Gates is reviewed by Elliot, who blogs at Claw of the Conciliator.Īfter I was introduced to Tim Powers through his Cold War fantasy, Declare, I attempted to track down his earlier works at libraries and used bookstores.
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