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Tim Powers Books in Order

Tim Powers has written 34 books, published between 1970 and 2025. The first book is Down and Out in Purgatory (1970) and the newest is The Mills of the Gods (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
34
Published
1970–2025
Pages on record
7,214 in 28 of 34 books
Reading time
120–180 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,214 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 28 of 34 titles with a page count on record.

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Photo of Tim Powers, author

Tim Powers, born in 1952, is an American science fiction and fantasy author. The Anubis Gates (1983) took the Philip K. Dick Award, and Last Call (1992) and Declare (2000) each won the World Fantasy Award. Three series organise part of the catalogue: Anubis Gates, Vickery and Castine, and The Stress of Her Regard. Thirty-four catalogued titles run from Down and Out in Purgatory (1970) to The Mills of the Gods in 2025, with time travel, revenge and California settings recurring.

How many Tim Powers books are there?

Tim Powers has 34 books, released between 1970 and 2025. They include 3 series and 23 titles listed outside any series.

Tim Powers Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 34 Tim Powers books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Down and Out in Purgatory by Tim Powers (1970)
  2. Cover of Forsake the Sky / The Skies Discrowned by Tim Powers (1976)
  3. Cover of The Drawing of the Dark by Tim Powers (1979)
  4. Cover of The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers, book 1 of the Anubis Gates series (1983)
  5. Cover of Dinner at Deviant's Palace by Tim Powers (1985)
  6. Cover of On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers (1987)
  7. Cover of The Stress of Her Regard by Tim Powers, book 1 of the Stress of Her Regard series (1989)
  8. Cover of Last Call by Tim Powers, book 1 of the Fault Lines series (1992)
  9. Cover of Expiration Date by Tim Powers, book 2 of the Fault Lines series (1995)
  10. Cover of Where They Are Hid by Tim Powers (1995)
  11. Cover of Earthquake Weather by Tim Powers, book 3 of the Fault Lines series (1997)
  12. Cover of The Devils in the Details by Tim Powers (2003)
  13. Cover of Strange Itineraries by Tim Powers (2005)
  14. Cover of The Bible Repairman by Tim Powers (2006)
  15. Cover of A Soul in a Bottle by Tim Powers (2006)
  16. Cover of Three Days to Never by Tim Powers (2006)
  17. Cover of Night Moves by Tim Powers (2011)
  18. Cover of A Journey of Only Two Paces by Tim Powers (2011)
  19. Cover of Salvage and Demolition by Tim Powers (2013)
  20. Cover of Down and Out in Purgatory: The Collected Stories of Tim Powers by Tim Powers (2016)
  21. Cover of Medusa's Web by Tim Powers (2016)
  22. Cover of More Walls Broken by Tim Powers (2019)
  23. Cover of Forced Perspectives by Tim Powers, book 2 of the Vickery and Castine series (2020)
  24. Cover of The Properties of Rooftop Air by Tim Powers, book 3 of the Anubis Gates series (2020)
  1. 1
    Down and Out in Purgatory1970 · 120 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1970120
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  2. 2
    Forsake the Sky / The Skies Discrowned1976 · confirmed 2/4
    1976–
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  3. 3
    An Epitaph In Rust1976 · confirmed 2/4
    1976–
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  4. 4
    The Drawing of the Dark1979 · confirmed 2/4
    1979–
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  5. 5
    The Anubis GatesAnubis Gates #11983 · 387 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1983387
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  6. 6
    Dinner at Deviant's Palace1985 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985256
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  7. 7
    On Stranger Tides1987 · 388 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1987388
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  8. 8
    The Stress of Her RegardStress of Her Regard #11989 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989432
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  9. 9
    Last CallFault Lines #11992 · 544 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992544
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  10. 10
    Expiration DateFault Lines #21995 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995384
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  11. 11
    Where They Are Hid1995 · 45 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199545
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  12. 12
    Earthquake WeatherFault Lines #31997 · 640 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997640
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  13. 13
    Declare2000 · confirmed 2/4
    2000–
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  14. 14
    The Devils in the Details2003 · 115 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003115
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  15. 15
    Strange Itineraries2005 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005224
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  16. 16
    The Bible Repairman2006 · 26 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200626
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  17. 17
    A Soul in a Bottle2006 · 83 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200683
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  18. 18
    Three Days to Never2006 · 420 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006420
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  19. 19
    Night Moves2011 · 165 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011165
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  20. 20
    A Journey of Only Two Paces2011 · 170 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011170
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  21. 21
    Hide Me Among the GravesStress of Her Regard #22012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  22. 22
    Salvage and Demolition2013 · 155 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013155
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  23. 23
    Nobody's HomeAnubis Gates #22014 · 85 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201485
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  24. 24
    Trilobyte2014 · 42 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201442
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  25. 25
    Down and Out in Purgatory: The Collected Stories of Tim Powers2016 · 496 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016496
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  26. 26
    Medusa's Web2016 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016368
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  27. 27
    Alternate RoutesVickery and Castine #12018 · 277 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018277
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  28. 28
    More Walls Broken2019 · 136 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019136
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  29. 29
    Forced PerspectivesVickery and Castine #22020 · 384 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020384
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  30. 30
    The Properties of Rooftop AirAnubis Gates #32020 · 80 pages · confirmed 2/4
    202080
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  31. 31
    Stolen SkiesVickery and Castine #32022 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2022400
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  32. 32
    My Brother's Keeper2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  33. 33
    After Many a Summer2023 · 88 pages · confirmed 2/4
    202388
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  34. 34
    The Mills of the Gods2025 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2025304
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Tim Powers books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Anubis Gates in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Anubis Gates
  2. 2. Nobody's Home
  3. 3. The Properties of Rooftop Air

Fault Lines in order

3 books
  1. 1. Last Call
  2. 2. Expiration Date
  3. 3. Earthquake Weather

Vickery and Castine in order

3 books
  1. 1. Alternate Routes
  2. 2. Forced Perspectives
  3. 3. Stolen Skies

Stress of Her Regard in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Stress of Her Regard
  2. 2. Hide Me Among the Graves

Standalone books

23 books

23 Tim Powers titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Tim Powers books in order?

You only need to read Tim Powers books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Tim Powers

Start with Down and Out in Purgatory (1970), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Tim Powers book?

The Mills of the Gods (2025) is the newest Tim Powers book released so far.

Is there a new Tim Powers book coming?

No next Tim Powers book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Tim Powers has won

Wikidata records 14 awards and 42 nominations for Tim Powers. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • World Fantasy Award for Best Collection2012Wonfor The Bible Repairman and Other Stories
  • Locus Award for Best Collection2012Wonfor The Bible Repairman and Other Stories
  • Geffen Award2001Won
  • World Fantasy Award for Best Novel2001Wonfor Declare
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel1998Wonfor Earthquake Weather
  • Locus Award for Best Horror Novel1996Wonfor Expiration Date
  • Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel1993Wonfor Last Call
  • World Fantasy Award for Best Novel1993Wonfor Last Call
  • Ignotus Award for Best Novel1992Won
  • Mythopoeic Fantasy Award1990Wonfor The Stress of Her Regard
  • Prix Tour-Apollo Award1987Wonfor The Anubis Gates
  • Philip K. Dick Award1986Wonfor Dinner at Deviant's Palace

Tim Powers at a glance

Still publishing
Tim Powers published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Tim Powers books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
7,214 pages across the 28 of 34 books with a recorded length, a median of 240 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Tim Powers books, 10 of 34, were published in the 2010s.

What the Tim Powers books are about

24 of the 34 Tim Powers books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 9 of 24. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.