The Map of Time: A Novelvolume 1 (Map of Time Trilogy) - Softcover

Palma, Félix J

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1439167419 ISBN 13: 9781439167410

Publisher: Atria Books, 2012

Synopsis

This instant New York Times bestselling page-turner features a cast of real and imagined literary characters, cunning intertwined plots, and stars a skeptical H.G. Wells as a time-traveling investigator in Victorian London.

Characters real and imaginary come vividly to life in this whimsical triple play of intertwined plots, in which a skeptical H. G. Wells is called upon to investigate purported incidents of time travel and to save lives and literary classics, including Dracula and The Time Machine, from being wiped from existence.

What happens if we change history?

Félix J. Palma explores this provocative question, weaving a historical fantasy as imaginative as it is exciting--a story full of love and adventure that transports readers from a haunting setting in Victorian London to a magical reality where centuries collide and a writer's mind seems to pull at all the strings.

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Review:

"Strange and wonderful. Magical and smart. Félix J. Palma has done more than written a wonderful novel, he's concocted a supernatural tour de force. Time travel, tragic love, murder, and mystery all combine in what is nothing short of a surprising, satisfying, and mesmerizing read."--M.J. Rose, New York Times bestselling author

"The Map of Time recalls the science fiction of Wells and Verne, and then turns the early masters on their heads. A brilliant and breathtaking trip through metafictional time."--Scott Westerfeld, New York Times bestselling author

"The Map of Time is a singularly inventive, luscious story with a core of pure, unsettling weirdness. With unnerving grace and disturbing fantasy, it effortlessly straddles that impossible line between being decidedly familiar, and yet absolutely new."--Cherie Priest, author of Boneshaker

"A big, genre-bending delight."--The Washington Post

"Palma uses the basic ingredients of steampunk--fantasy, mystery, ripping adventure, and Victorian-era high-tech--to marvelous effect."--Seattle Times

"Palma makes his U.S. debut with the brilliant first in a trilogy, an intriguing thriller that explores the ramifications of time travel in three intersecting narratives."--Publishers Weekly (starred)

"Readers who embark on the journey . . . will be richly rewarded."--Booklist (starred)

"Lyrical storytelling and a rich attention to detail make this prize-winning novel an enthralling read."--Library Journal (starred)

"Palma is a master of ingenious plotting."--Kirkus Reviews

About the Author:

Felix J. Palma has earned more than a hundred awards for his short stories. "The Map of Time "is his first book to be published in the United States.

About this edition

• Publisher: Atria Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1439167419
• ISBN 13: 9781439167410
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 656