Whats Powers connection with other authors?
In the acknowledgement section of his books, Powers thanks a variety of people for friendship, support, and inspiration, several of whom are also sci-fi/fantasy/horror writers. Powers, Blaylock, and Jeter (pictured here at a book signing November 21st, 1998, at Dangerous Visions bookstore. Photo is courtesy of Dangerous Visions.) James P. Blaylock Blaylock is probably the most frequently mentioned colleague, and one who has developed a style that is similar to that of Powers. While it may be the case that Powers has gotten some of his inspiration from Blaylock’s ideas and works, the opposite is almost certainly true. Blaylock himself notes in the dedication section of The Paper Grail : “And Tim Powers, from whose tin shed full of plots, images and ideas I’ve always stolen ruthlessly.” I haven’t read all of Blaylock’s books yet, but the ones I have, I do recommend to fans of Tim Powers: • The Digging Leviathan (1984) • Homunculus (1986) • The Last Coin (1988) This one features Andrew Va
