Interviews, on stranger tides, powers news comments. William gibsonthe remarkable tim powers who ingeniously married the john le carre spy novel to the otherworldly in his critically acclaimed declarebrings us pirate adventure with a dazzling difference. On stranger tides features blackbeard, ghosts, voodoo, zombies, the fable fountain of youth. In the film, which draws its plot loosely from the novel on stranger tides by tim powers, captain jack sparrow johnny depp is joined by angelica penelope cruz in his search for the fountain of youth, confronting the infamous pirate blackbeard ian mcshane. On stranger tides reminds me why i came to love reading in the first place, orson scott card tim powers is a brilliant writer, william gibson tim powers has long been one of my absolutely favourite writers, peter straub the reigning king of adult historical fantasy, kirkus the best fantasy writer to appear in decades, the guardian. Published in 1987, it was nominated for the world fantasy award for best novel and placed second in the annual locus poll for best fantasy novel although ron gilbert has been widely quoted that the monkey island video game series was inspired by the disneyland attraction pirates of the caribbean, he stated in a blog that the. His 1988 novel, on stranger tides, was optioned for the fourth pirates of the caribbean film. Karen of johnny depp reads talked to tim powers again about going to the premiere of pirates of the caribbean.
It was reprinted in 2006 by babbage press with a limited edition in 2008 from subterranean press. On stranger tides the most expensive film ever made to date. On stranger tides film starring johnny depp, on stranger tides is tim powerss great disneyland ride through pirates, puppeteers, treasure, and thrillaminute action that carries on from the start as it follows the exploits of john jack shandy chandagnac, who travels to the new world after the death of his puppeteer father to confront. Dick memorial award twice, and the world fantasy award three times. It features real historical figures like blackbeard, stede bonnet, and woodes rogers alongside fictional ones, as actors. After depp appeared in character as captain jack sparrow at the disneys d23 expo, and the on stranger tides subtitle was revealed along with a title card featuring it, powers email inbox suddenly got flooded by messages from surprised friends and fans, along with legal advice in case he needed to know how to sue. It was nominated for the world fantasy award for best novel and the locus award for best fantasy novel. On stranger tides by tim powers and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. 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 by tim powers is a great historical fantasy adventure that formed the basis for pirates of the caribbean. William gibsonthe remarkable tim powerswho ingeniously married the john le carre spy novel to the otherworldly in his critically acclaimed declarebrings us pirate adventure with a dazzling difference.
On stranger tides introduces us to the world of caribbean pirates with a bent for the occult. On stranger tides film starring johnny depp, on stranger tides is tim powers s great disneyland ride through pirates, puppeteers, treasure, and thrillaminute action that carries on from the start as it follows the exploits of john jack shandy chandagnac, who travels to the new world after the death of his puppeteer father to confront his. Apr 23, 2011 rick kieffels interview with tim powers the author of the awardwinning 1987 novel on stranger tides which the upcoming film pirates of the caribbean. He graduated from california state university at fullerton with a b. On stranger tides and how the book evolved into the film. Once more the author takes as his framework the rich history of his chosen period and binds a fiction around it so tightly and so seamlessly that youll find it hard to believe that.
It was nominated for the world fantasy award for best novel, and placed second in the annual locus poll for best fantasy novel on stranger tides takes place during the golden age of piracy. On stranger tides is a novel written by tim powers. Powers, who takes more time and care writing novels than his fans would. On stranger tides powers writes action and adventure that indiana jones could only dream of. Jack sparrow and barbossa embark on a quest to find the elusive fountain of youth, only to discover that blackbeard and his daughter are after it too. Hurwood and friend led them back to the plain of dark sand, where they retrieved the stillhot boots and knives, and then the two sorcerors again used the. Jun 07, 2011 exclusive interview with tim powers, author of last call and on stranger tides. Apr 26, 2011 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. With johnny depp, penelope cruz, ian mcshane, geoffrey rush. Once more the author takes as his framework the rich history of his chosen period and binds a fiction around it so tightly and so seamlessly that. It follows the exploits of john jack shandy chandagnac, who travels to the new world after the death of his puppeteer father to confront his uncle, who has apparently made off with the. Powers has won the world fantasy award twice for his critically acclaimed novels last call and declare.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. On stranger tides, starring johnny depp and penelope cruz. After the death of his father, john chandagnac travels to america to track down a relative who stole his inheritance, but his quest is derailed when the ship hes travelling on is attacked by pirates, and he becomes embroiled in a search for the fountain of youth. As ive come to expect from powers, his writing is complex, descriptive, quite visual, and magical in its own right. Puppeteer john chandagnac has set sail for jamaica to recover his stolen inheritance, when his ship. Indeed, disney would later option powers story for the fourth pirates of the caribbean film. Light entertainment, its easy to become drawn into john chandagnacs plight in the pirate waters of the caribbean for its sense of fun. Tim powers books list of books by author tim powers. With thanks to david carpenter, bruce oliver, randal robb, john swartzel, phillip thibodeau and dennis tupper, for clear answers to unclear questions. In the end, on stranger tides is a strong hollywoodesque pirate adventure. It was nominated for the world fantasy award for best novel, and placed second in the annual locus poll for best fantasy novel. On stranger tides by tim powers free ebooks download.
As we reported a little under a month ago, the title is exactly the same as a pirate book by tim powers from 22 years ago, which is. It features real historical figures like blackbeard, stede bonnet, and. On stranger tides by tim powers 1987, hardcover for sale. I dont have to make anything up the author of on stranger tides, adapted into the latest pirates of the caribbean film, explains how he builds his fantastic tales from realworld.
Tim powers has just enough storyline to bind the adventurous parts together. Read on stranger tides online free from your iphone, ipad, android, pc, mobile. I love how tim powers combines real world history and magic. Jeter and james blaylock, powers is considered to be one of the first of the steampunks. On stranger tides is the fourth of tim powers mature works, preceded by the drawing of the dark 1979, the anubis gates 1983, and dinner at deviants palace 1985. On stranger tides by tim powers 2011, paperback for sale. This is the basis for the newest pirates of the caribbean film. On stranger tides is a 1987 historical fantasy novel by american writer tim powers. On stranger tides is a historical fantasy novel by tim powers.
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Powers, who takes more time and care writing novels than his fans would like, went on to sell. On stranger tides follows the exploits of john chandagnac, who travels to the new world after the death of his puppeteer father to confront his uncle, who has apparently made off with the family fortune. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. On stranger tides is tim powers great disneyland ride through pirates, puppeteers, treasure, and thrillaminute action that carries on from the start. Although ron gilbert has been widely quoted that the monkey island video game series was inspired by the disneyland attraction pirates of the caribbean, he stated in a blog that the ride was mainly. During the 1970s, tim powers spent a lot of time hanging out with philip k. The main character, jack shandy, is out to avenge his father but is distracted by a woman.
Rick kieffels interview with tim powers the author of the awardwinning 1987 novel on stranger tides which the upcoming film pirates of the caribbean. The remarkable tim powers who ingeniously married the john le carre spy novel to the otherworldly in his critically acclaimed declarebrings us pirate adventure with a dazzling difference. Powers specializes in historical novels and stories with a magical or otherwise fantastical twist. On stranger tides is a 1988 historical fantasy novel written by tim powers. Jul, 2010 on stranger tides is tim powers great disneyland ride through pirates, puppeteers, treasure, and thrillaminute action that carries on from the start. Got some new quotes and more info on this subject if youve been keeping up with the news about the upcoming fourth pirates of the caribbean movie, youll probably be aware of the fact that its been given the subtitle of on stranger tides.
The other day i saw on my wifes goodreads feed that she marked tim powerss on stranger tides as wanted to read, and because i know things, i recognized the authors name i dont believe ive ever read anything by him but i know i own a few books so i looked to see if there as a fancy version of this book. The next tim powers novel to hit the shelves was on stranger tides. See all books authored by tim powers, including the anubis gates, and on stranger tides, and more on. During the voyage, he befriends beth hurwood and her father, benjamin hurwood, an oxford professor.