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In 1801 the British have risen to power in Egypt following the defeat of Napoleon by Horatio Nelson in the Battle of the Nile. They suppress the worship of the old Egyptian gods. A cabal of magicians plan to drive the British out of Egypt by bringing the gods forward in time from an age when they were still powerful and unleashing them on London, thereby destroying the British EmpireThe British Empire in the early decades of the 20th century, held sway over a population of 400 500 million people (roughly a quarter of the world's population), and covered nearly 30 million square kilometres, (roughly two-fifths of the world's land area. In 1802Events March 16 West Point is established. March 25/ 27 Treaty of Amiens between France and United Kingdom ends the War of the Second Coalition. March 28 H. Olbers discovers the asteroid Pallas. May 19 Napoleon Bonaparte establishes the French legion d'ho, in a field outside London, an attempt to summon AnubisAnubis whose hieroglyphic name more closely translates as Anpu, is the Ancient Egyptian God of death and dying, and sometimes God of the Underworld. His mother is Hesat or Bastet with an unknown father, or Nephthys, and his father is variously said to be and open the gate fails disastrously however something happens.

The story moves to the present day, where a millionaire is organising an expedition into the past: his researchers have discovered 'gates' opening in predictable times and places, making time travel possible — the result of the failed magical ceremony in 1802. The protagonist, Brendan Doyle, is hired as an expert on Samuel Taylor ColeridgeThis page is about the nineteenth century English poet. For the twentieth century classical composer, see Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Samuel Taylor Coleridge ( October 21, 1772- July 25, 1834) was an English poet, critic, and philosopher and, along with his and the first expedition is made to attend a lecture made by Coleridge in 1810Events January 10 Marriage of Napoleon and Josephine is annulled January 20 Tyrolean rebel leader Andreas Hofer executed March 11 Napoleon marries Marie-Louise of Austria April 19 Venezuela achieves home rule: Emparan, Governor of the Captaincy General is. Doyle is waylaid before he can return and becomes trapped in the past.

As in Powers's later novel, The Stress of Her Regard , The Anubis Gates features a number of the Romantic PoetsRomanticism was an artistic and intellectual movement that originated in late 18th century Western Europe and stressed strong emotion, imagination, freedom from classical correctness in art forms, and rebellion against social conventions. It followed the as characters. In addition to Coleridge, there is ByronElisabeth Vigee-Lebrun George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron ( January 22, 1788 April 19, 1824) was the most widely read English language poet of his day. His best-known works are the narrative poems Childe Harold's Pilgrimage and Don Juan''. The latter wa and the fictional 19th centuryAlternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical ( 18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801- 1900. Events The Little Ice Age ended poet William Ashbless (created by Powers and James Blaylock).

The novel intertwines a number of real events into the story such as the massacre of the Mameluke beys by Muhammad Ali of Egypt in 1806 and the failed rebellion by James, Duke of Monmouth against Charles II in the 1680s.