On Stranger Tides truly does inspire Ron/Monkey Island

[Scummbuddy]

From what is supposedly a true signature by Tim Powers, he states, perhaps jokingly:

 

[On Stranger Tides is a] Novelization of a Disneyland ride! Cheers, Tim Powers

 

 

You can own the book that proves that he touched Ron Gilberts heart by writing an amazing book, and acknowledges PoTC: The Ride.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/On-Stranger-Tides-by-Tim-Powers-1987_W0QQitemZ8391539909QQcategoryZ377QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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And if this post causes that book to be sold quite quickly, fear not! For On Stranger Tides has just recently gone into a new publishing by Babbage Press.

 

 

http://www.babbagepress.com/html/32-8.html

 

 

 

Go get it!

[The Tingler]

I've now read it, and it is utterly great. Perhaps a little too over-reliant on Voodoo magicks, but great fun and very piratey. The ghost-repelling root in particular was a definite Monkey Island thing!