On Stranger Tides

Tim Powers

Apr 2011 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this ebook

Explore new worlds in this riveting sci-fi novel

“Powers writes action and adventure that Indiana Jones could only dream of.”
—Washington Post

“Tim Powers is a brilliant writer.”
—William Gibson

The remarkable Tim Powers—who ingeniously married the John Le Carrè spy novel to the otherworldly in his critically acclaimed Declare—brings us pirate adventure with a dazzling difference. On Stranger Tides features Blackbeard, ghosts, voodoo, zombies, the fable Fountain of Youth…and more swashbuckling action than you could shake a cutlass at, as reluctant buccaneer John Shandy braves all manner of peril, natural and supernatural, to rescue his ensorcelled love. Nominated for the Locus and World Fantasy Awards, On Stranger Tides is the book that inspired the motion picture Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides—non-stop, breathtaking fiction from the genius imagination that conceived Last Call, Expiration Date, and Three Days to Never.

Ratings and reviews

One stop story for all your fantasy-pirate-mystical needs. My brother recommended this to me on the premise that Escape from Monkey Island and Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean were loosely based on this novel. Great read, it delves right in to the action and has interesting turns and some genuinely unexpected moments. Will definitely look for more works by Mr. Powers.

Just another swashbuckling, body-swapping action-packed noggin' popper from Tim Powers, the advanced mind from Godknowswhere. There's not another like him.

On Stranger Tides

About the author

Tim Powers is the author of numerous novels including Hide Me Among the Graves, Three Days to Never, Declare, Last Call, and On Stranger Tides, which inspired the feature film Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. He has won the Philip K. Dick Memorial Award twice, and the World Fantasy Award three times. He lives in San Bernardino, California.