Map of Days - Hardcover

Rob Hunter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1910620297 ISBN 13: 9781910620298

Publisher: Nobrow, 2017

Synopsis

Richard can't stop thinking about the clock. He lies in bed each night listening to its tick-tocking, to the pendulum's heavy swing. Why does his granddad open its old doors in secret and walk into the darkness beyond? One night, too inquisitive to sleep, Richard tiptoes from his bed, opens the cherry wood doors, and steps inside . . .

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Review:

Shortlisted for the Slate 2013 Cartoonist Studio Prize

Map of Days is a story that calls for multiple readings to share all of the nuances of the legend behind Earth's tides. It's a story that keeps readers at arm's length, and yet forces them to recognize the difficult decisions the boy is tasked with making. There are no easy decisions or moments for the boy in this book, and the story becomes a meditation on learning to accept that there are consequences to every action we take.
--All The Wonders

Fascinating, tragic, strange, and composed of very basic emotions like curiosity, sympathy, guilt, and acceptance, Map of Days is a truly unique work with art as compelling and complex as the subject matter.
--Comicon.com

From the Back Cover:

Richard can't stop thinking about his grandfather's clock. He lies in bed each night listening to its tick-rocking, to the pendulum's heavy swing. Unable to contain his curiosity, he opens its old doors in secret and steps into the surreal world beyond. There he discovers the Face of the Earth, trapped by an eternal longing. Moved by its tale of ancient love, Richard winds back the clcok, changing time forever...

About this edition

• Publisher: Nobrow
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1910620297
• ISBN 13: 9781910620298
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 48