Powers: Secret Historiess

by John Berlyne

SIGNED by John Berlyme, Tim Powers and James Blaylock on the Title page. Signature only A First edition, First printing. Book is in Near Fine condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Fore edges have a tiny bit of shelf wear. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Near Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. Dust Jacket is covered by Mylar Brodart. Thanks and Enjoy. All-ways well boxed, All-ways fast service. Thanks

Genres: Fantasy

569 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Rosemary]

Exhaustive is the best word to apply to this look at all editions of Tim Powers' books as of 2009. For book collectors, this means variant covers, first edition details, and so on. For fans of Powers works, the real meat is in the appendix (which is longer than the bibliography) which include several essays by other authors on Powers. There's Powers' own outlines for novels, showing that he is definitely not a pantser. There's also Powers' character sketches which are actual sketches -- and Scott Crane does not look the way that I pictured him!

[Karlo]

A curious read for me; I've never read a Bibliography of an Author before this book. The quality of the material is first rate as Berlyne clearly has deep affection for Powers' writting, and the presentation of the material is first rate.

It inspired me to re-read Anubis Gates, as the background on each book (including details on how it was developed) was wonderful.

[Trish Graboske]

Fabulous! Tim Powers's book outlines can be longer than the finished books. And he is an amazing artist. Note: add footnote on page 464: "gluers" refers to James Blaylock, Paper Grail.

[Matt]

Unique bio, especially good for those who dig the process of putting a piece of literature together.

Cheers.

[Andrew]

Ok this is one for the true Tim Powers fan - it is little more that a huge scrap book of details about his first books published (ok nearly all of them but it will become dated as new ones are added) all the same i love it - it is beautifully put together - a wealth of information and the details on the books is second to none. I for one love it.