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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
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Body HorrorViolenceCaptivityDeception

Positive tags

Found FamilyAdventureHistorical SettingFish Out Of Water

Hero archetypes

Reluctant HeroFish Out Of WaterScholar / Academic

Heroine archetypes

Heroine With Secret

Protagonist archetypes

Time-Displaced

Tropes

Time TravelPortal FantasyFish Out Of WaterReluctant HeroBody SwappingHistorical SettingAncient MagicSecret IdentityQuestMistaken Identity

Themes

IdentitySurvivalTime And ConsequencePower And CorruptionTransformationFate Vs Free Will

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.

Tags

Time TravelHistorical FictionAdventureSteampunk ElementsDark Fantasy