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The Anubis Gates
572 pages
A frantic, fog-drenched plunge into a secret history where poetry, dark magic, and time travel collide in the grimy streets of nineteenth-century London.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like falling headlong into a brilliantly chaotic, fog-drenched fever dream of nineteenth-century London. It is a masterclass in intricate, clockwork plotting, where every bizarre detail snaps together with satisfying precision. The atmosphere is wonderfully grimy and macabre, steeped in the soot of the Industrial Revolution and the dark allure of ancient Egyptian magic. The prose balances erudite literary history with the breathless, visceral pacing of a pulp adventure, keeping you constantly off-balance yet entirely captivated. It delights readers who crave historical fantasy that does not shy away from the grotesque, offering a wildly inventive ride through a secret history where survival depends on quick wits and a deep appreciation for Romantic poetry.
- Mood
- fog-drenched
- grimy
- chaotic
- darkly magical
- Tone
- wry
- erudite
- macabre
- adventurous
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- fate and free will · the burden of history · identity and transformation · survival in the margins
- The writing
- Richly detailed and historically textured, balancing erudite literary references with pulpy, visceral action.
- The arc
- From bewildered displacement to desperate survival, culminating in a hard-won acceptance of a strange new destiny.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love intricate, clockwork plots, grimy historical settings, and a blend of highbrow literary history with lowbrow pulp adventure.
Content notes
- body horror
- violence
- kidnapping
- mutilation
- mind control
About the book
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.
Description from Open Library.
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