Mr. Powers first book was Drawing of the Dark. It is the story of the soldier of fortune Brian Duffy in 1500's Vienna. The Turkish armies are coming to take the city. Brian must save the world from evil by protecting a tavern that makes a famous special beer. He is assisted by a mysterious wizard and King Athur's spirit. Mr. Powers weaves Arthurian elements, the story of the Fisher King and real history to create a book full of action and adventure with some sly humor.
The next book of this author was The Anubis Gates, which became an award winner. It mixes time travel, Egyptian mythology and strangeness in Seventeenth Century England. A scholar of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Brendan Doyle, travels back in time and gets caught up in stopping a plot to destroy the English monarchy. He must fight several evil creatures, a band of Gypsies and Egyptian sorcerer. This book demonstrates Mr. Powers talent for writing tight, action filled plots with interesting characters. Historical details give the book a realistic touch to the Fantasy elements.
Dinner At Deviant's Palace is a different book than the author's usual. A post apocalyptic Lost Angeles is the setting for this tale. Greg Rivas must infiltrate a cult to save a woman he once knew. The cult is run by the mysterious Norton Jaybush and his members eventually disappear for good. All of this happens at the private club Deviant's Palace. Mr. Powers creates a dark story with cynical characters and dangerous horrors in a strange future world.
The Carribbean region of 1718 is the setting of the next book of On Stranger Tides. Pirates and voodoo magic appear in the tale of John Chandagnac, a bookkeeper caught up with Blackbeard the pirate. They are on a quest for the Fountain of Youth in Florida. Supernatural elements are woven into this pirate story by Mr. Posers usual unique talent. It has plenty of action and frightening moments.
