Seconded! He also wrote On Stranger Tides, which served as inspiration to Ron Gilbert to make The Secret of Monkey Island, also inspired on the Pirates of the C

Seconded! He also wrote On Stranger Tides, which served as inspiration to Ron Gilbert to make The Secret of Monkey Island, also inspired on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, which in turn inspired the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, one of which is called On Stranger Tides... but it all starts with the novel by Tim Powers, which I thoroughly recommend :)