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The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers
I decided to read this book (which had languished unread on my shelves for a long time) after Tim Powers was announced as a guest for LX, Eastercon 2009. I'd previously read 'Last Call' which didn't impress me at all, but the convention made me decide to give him a second try.
I'm glad I did - I enjoyed this book a lot more than the other. It's a cheerful romp through Egyptian mythology, historical London, time travel, poetry and beggars guilds. Some parts of the plot are more plausible than others. I confess to being unable to suspend disbelief during the bit involving the Mameluke Turks (the event referred to is historical, but the protagonist's involvement is forced, to say the least).
I liked the character of the poet William Ashbless, and was slightly frustrated to discover that the writer had created him, as I rather enjoyed the quotes from his poetry and was looking forward to reading all of "The Twelve Hours of the Night"!
The story is pretty well researched, but you know the writer is American when his character hears tree frogs in England!
I'm glad I did - I enjoyed this book a lot more than the other. It's a cheerful romp through Egyptian mythology, historical London, time travel, poetry and beggars guilds. Some parts of the plot are more plausible than others. I confess to being unable to suspend disbelief during the bit involving the Mameluke Turks (the event referred to is historical, but the protagonist's involvement is forced, to say the least).
I liked the character of the poet William Ashbless, and was slightly frustrated to discover that the writer had created him, as I rather enjoyed the quotes from his poetry and was looking forward to reading all of "The Twelve Hours of the Night"!
The story is pretty well researched, but you know the writer is American when his character hears tree frogs in England!
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