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The Anubis Gates

Tim Powers (1983)

SubgenreHistorical Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesThe Anubis Gates #
Setting
CSM age16
Goodreads3.9

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Heroine archetypes

Heroine With Secret

Protagonist archetypes

Time-Displaced

Synopsis

An ancient Egyptian sorcerer, a modern millionaire, a body-switching werewolf, a hideously deformed clown, a young woman disguised as a boy, a brainwashed Lord Byron, and finally, the protagonist Professor Brendan Doyle, who wanted none of this nonsense.

Is The Anubis Gates appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 16 and up.

This time-travel fantasy contains moderate violence, body-swapping horror elements, and complex historical intrigue set in Regency London. Some disturbing imagery involving deformed characters and transformation sequences.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include captivity, body horror, and violence (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Teens who love complex time-travel adventures and historical settings will enjoy this puzzle-box story of a professor stranded in 1810 London.

Tags

Time TravelHistorical FictionAdventureSteampunk ElementsDark Fantasy