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Interesting historical note: During the 1970s, Tim Powers spent a lot of time hanging out with [[Philip K. Dick]].
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{{examples|Works by Tim Powers with their own trope pages include:}}
* ''[[The Anubis Gates]]''
* ''[[On Stranger Tides]]''
* ''[[The Stress of Her Regard]]''
* ''[[Declare]]''
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{{tropelist|Other works by [[Tim Powers]] provide examples of:}}
* [[Abusive Parents]]: Dondi Snayheever in ''Last Call'' was walled up inside a giant Skinner box by his father for virtually his entire childhood, surrounded by oversized paintings of playing cards and books about poker. His father was trying to condition his child to be the ultimate poker player, but lack of human contact left Dondi unable to judge other players' intentions, not to mention socially incompetent.
* [[Badass Israeli]]: The Mossad team in ''Three Days to Never''
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