The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers

The Anubis Gates

Anubis Gates #1

Tim Powers

387 pages • first pub 1983 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
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Brendan Doyle is a twentieth-century English professor who travels back to 1810 London to attend a lecture given by English romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. This is a London filled with deformed clowns, organised beggar societies, insane hom...

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Moods

adventurous 91%
mysterious 64%
dark 47%
challenging 26%
tense 26%
funny 23%
lighthearted 8%
emotional 5%
reflective 5%
hopeful 2%
informative 2%
relaxing 2%

Pace

medium 48%
fast 29%
slow 21%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 58% | A mix: 31% | Character: 10%

Strong character development?

Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 24%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 26% | N/A: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 58% | No: 24% | It's complicated: 17%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 59% | Yes: 22% | It's complicated: 18%

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3.69

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