Tim PowersFantasy · Fiction·b. 1952
Le palais du Déviant
Synopsis
A literary scholar travels through a time portal to 19th-century London, only to find himself stranded in a dangerous past. He must navigate a world of ancient Egyptian magic, reanimated corpses, and historical figures while trying to survive and find a way home. His journey forces him to assume new identities and confront dark forces that blur the lines of reality.
How it reads
Prose complexity 7/10
Content warnings (1)
Violence