Tim Powers

American science fiction writer and actor · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1952 · age 74

Timothy Thomas Powers is an American science fiction and fantasy author. His first major novel was The Drawing of the Dark (1979), but the novel that earned him wide praise was The Anubis Gates (1983), which won the Philip K. Dick Award, and has since been published in many other languages.

Tim Powers is read about 140 times a day, in 26 languages.

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A life in dates

2022“We should all be getting insanity danger pay.”In their wordsChapter 7, “Spiritual Danger Pay” (p. 89)Read the whole statement

“Under what circumstances do you think you might want to…return to the real world?”The real world and I never did get along, she thought.“I can’t imagine,” she said.”In their wordsEpilogue, “I Have No Idea” (p. 287; closing words)Read the whole statement

2020“Guesses based on guesses are of no value.”In their wordsChapter 2, “A Lot of M&Ms and Cigarettes” (p. 43)Read the whole statement

“So what do you, you know, do,” she asked, “in Barstow?” Her voice was resolutely light. “Beside talk to ghosts?”In their wordsChapter 4, “If You’d Just Try” (p. 77)Read the whole statement

“Where’s the sane world?” Castine asked as she followed him around to the front of the Saturn. “I used to live there. I think I still have pictures.”In their wordsChapter 13, “Would You Prevent God?” (p. 230)Read the whole statement

2018“Allies,’” he explained, “means we agree not to kill each other.”“I knew that,” she said. “It just slipped my mind for a second.”In their wordsChapter 3 (p. 34)Read the whole statement

2012Locus Award for Best CollectionAwardWorld Fantasy Award for Best CollectionAward2001Geffen AwardAwardWorld Fantasy Award for Best NovelAward1998Locus Award for Best Fantasy NovelAward1996Locus Award for Best Horror NovelAward1993Locus Award for Best Fantasy NovelAwardWorld Fantasy Award for Best NovelAward1992Ignotus Award for Best NovelAward1990Mythopoeic Fantasy AwardAward1987Prix Tour-Apollo AwardAward1986Philip K. Dick AwardAward1984Philip K. Dick AwardAwardScience Fiction Chronicle AwardAward1952Born29 February 1952

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Powers at the annual ICon festival, a fan convention in Israel, October 2005

Powers in the "Koloseum" at ICon 2005

In their own words 4

Tim Powers

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Banach recalled that one defector had stated, I didn’t abandon the USSR, the USSR abandoned me.
2022 · Chapter 5, “Underpainting” (p. 65), Own words
Finehouse relaxed in his own seat. They had all certainly failed.
2022 · Epilogue, “I Have No Idea” (p. 284), Own words
Now she was giving him a worried look. “Say something sane.”He smiled bleakly, his eyes on the cars ahead. “You and I are not normal people.”“Huh.” She shook her head.
2020 · Chapter 3, “Is Supergirl Thirsty?” (p. 56), Own words

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Awards

World Fantasy Award for Best Collection2012

Locus Award for Best Collection2012

Geffen Award2001

World Fantasy Award for Best Novel2001

Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel1998

Locus Award for Best Horror Novel1996

World Fantasy Award for Best Novel1993

Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel1993

Ignotus Award for Best Novel1992

Mythopoeic Fantasy Award1990

Prix Tour-Apollo Award1987

Philip K. Dick Award1986

Philip K. Dick Award1984

Science Fiction Chronicle Award1984

International Horror Guild Award

Mythopoeic Awards

About this person

His other written work include Dinner at Deviant's Palace (1985), Last Call (1992), Expiration Date (1996), Earthquake Weather (1997), Declare (2000), and Three Days to Never (2006). Powers has won the World Fantasy Award twice for his critically acclaimed novels Last Call and Declare. His 1987 novel On Stranger Tides served as inspiration for the Monkey Island franchise of video games and was partly adapted into the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean film.

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United States