That’s one of the features that makes the stories interesting and exciting. Tolkien’s heroes choose badly on occasion. They’re not saintly heroes who always take the most virtuous path Mr. Like us, they face the temptation to give in to the evil they battle. Powers’ heroes must contend with, outwit, and prevail against these powers of darkness in both human and mythological form. I suppose the genre would be historical-supernatural-fantasy. The story woven around this very real temporal and preternatural setting is embellished into a fantastical and mythical power-play between Good and Evil, Light vs. We enter his stories in historically accurate accounts that gradually manifest the invisible reality of a spiritual battle surrounding us, and tapped into by dark human actors. Writing since the 1970’s, he has published over 35 books, some stand-alone, others sequential. Tim Powers is a powerful storyteller, with a name so well fitted to his genre of novels, that I can’t be blamed for indulging in every pun that suggests itself. (Note to self: you may want to go to the gym before Powers-lifting again.) The action was unrelenting – I may have lost weight from it! The endless adventure left me breathless-and I was hooked. Mine have tended toward the literary, an attempt to amend a lacking education.

This first Powers trip was a delightfully jarring change from my comparatively sedentary reading habits. (Upshot: the movie plot bears little resemblance to the book, but, it’s obvious the book was influential in the creation of all the Pirates of the Caribbean films). But now, intrigued by the fun film “version,” I offered to read the book to solve the question of just how accurately Powers’ story was portrayed. Action thrillers aren’t my style I had declined. “Spiritual thrillers,” as he called them, recommending them to me as masterfully written. My husband was already a fan of this author’s books. The final credits of the fourth film, “On Stranger Tides,” announced that the film was based on the book of the same title by Tim Powers. My first encounter with the best-selling author was precipitated by a family viewing of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies a year or so ago. “Power corrupts,” Lord Acton famously said. “Absolute power corrupts absolutely.” But there’s another sort of powers famous, not for corrupting, but for entertaining absolutely: Tim Powers. While his books might not be described by all as wholesome, they undeniably transmit truth. While his novels in no way come across as religious, his regard for theological truth is evident to a fellow believer. In addition to being a story-telling genius, Tim Powers is a devout Catholic.

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