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Tim Powers

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Timothy Thomas Powers (born February 29, 1952) is an American science fiction and fantasy author. His first major novel was The Drawing of the Dark (1979), but the novel that earned him wide praise was The Anubis Gates (1983), which won the Philip K. Dick Award, and has since been published in many other languages. His other written work include Dinner at Deviant's Palace (1985), Last Call (1992), Expiration Date (1996), Earthquake Weather (1997), Declare (2000), and Three Days to Never (2006). Powers has won the World Fantasy Award twice for his critically acclaimed novels Last Call and Declare. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Tim Powers is the 5,784th most popular writer (down from 5,531st in 2024), the 9,552nd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,242nd in 2019) and the 701st most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Tim Powers ranks 5,784 out of 7,302. Before him are Miguel Mihura, George Holyoake, Vítězslav Hálek, Sapardi Djoko Damono, Majit Gafuri, and Luigi Galleani. After him are Semyon Nadson, Joel Lehtonen, José Hierro, Lina Morgenstern, Lino Aldani, and Alfred Domett.

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Among people born in 1952, Tim Powers ranks 509. Before him are Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Rodolfo Neri Vela, Margit Schumann, Mohamed Said Fofana, Vladimir Vasyutin, and Des Browne. After him are Vladimir Nevzorov, Dahir Riyale Kahin, Jerzy Szmajdziński, Jens Jørn Bertelsen, Kim Kashkashian, and Attilio Fontana.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tim Powers ranks 9,552 out of 20,380. Before him are Evan Rachel Wood (1987), William Alexander Morgan (1928), Curtis Fuller (1934), and Julee Cruise (1956). After him are Kenneth Marshall (1950), Daniel Pipes (1949), Christie Brinkley (1954), Sidney Verba (1932), Philander C. Knox (1853), George Inness (1825), Elizabeth J. Feinler (1931), and Simon Guggenheim (1867).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Tim Powers ranks 701. Before him are David Halberstam (1934), Joel Chandler Harris (1848), Jacob Abbott (1803), William Blum (1933), James Dashner (1972), and Elizabeth Gilbert (1969). After him are Fred Saberhagen (1930), Bess Meredyth (1890), Edward Abbey (1927), R. A. Lafferty (1914), John Berryman (1914), and Brad Falchuk (1971).

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