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The Map of Time: A Novel Audiobook
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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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"For me, it was one of the top 5 books I have read. The story is intriguing. I really like the mix of science fiction and some history facts. I recommend this book to everyone who loves story about the past with a bit of science fiction."
— Maxime (5 out of 5 stars)
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“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 -
“Love, murder, and mystery all combine in what is nothing short of a surprising, satisfying, and mesmerizing read.”
— M. J. Rose, internationally bestselling author of The Reincarnationist -
“A big, genre-bending delight.”
— Washington Post -
“Palma makes his US 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 review) -
“Readers who embark on the journey…will be richly rewarded.”
— Booklist (Starred Review) -
“Palma manages to be both fascinating and cozy, like having your favorite uncle telling you stories of his dangerous travels to far continents while sitting by your parlor fire…A rollicking good adventure yarn that, with a nudge and a wink and a bit of sleight of hand, is sure to leave delight in its wake and a smile on one’s face.”
— Globe and Mail (Canada) -
“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
Awards
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A New York Times bestseller
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Selected for the July 2011 Indie Next List
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A 2011 Washington Post Notable Book for Fiction
The Map of Time Listener Reviews
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" This book will take you on a fantastic and fabulous ride, reaffirming that literature can take us anywhere we want to go. Highly recommended. "
— Bookbabe, 1/27/2014 -
" Convulted time travel book. I had to force myself to keep reading. "
— Barbara, 1/20/2014 -
" It has some fun parts, but, overall, it's pretty meh...especially at 600+ pages. I don't understand the ecstatic critical reviews. "
— Jason, 1/3/2014 -
" I wanted to like it, I really did. But just when I thought there was potential, it let me down. Again and again. "
— Terri, 12/30/2013 -
" This is a wonderful meta-novel about time travel (or is it?) set in Victorian England and peopled by HG Wells, Jack the Ripper, the Elephant Man, Henry James, Bram Stoker and maybe even some people from the year 2000. "
— Gevera, 12/26/2013 -
" Good original idea. But too much going on which put a strain on the development of characters. "
— Dean, 11/26/2013 -
" Stopped reading this book after giving it three shots. Just couldn't get into it. "
— Candy, 11/3/2013 -
" No. To much of irrelevant talk. "
— Silvija, 9/28/2013 -
" Map of Time's bait never hooked me. I stopped at page 100. "
— Jay, 5/12/2013 -
" A fantastic read - I can't wait for the next book (it's part 1 of a trilogy). "
— Nanci, 4/24/2013 -
" Ultimately disappointing, I found my mind wandering as I slogged through this book and I finished it only through an act of will. Although it has some interesting moments, it tends to go on and on. I will not read the sequel. "
— David, 12/2/2012 -
" Slow in some spots. Complex interweaving of stories and lives. Found the philosophical musings of h.g. wells very interesting. Has surprises not sn expected ending. "
— Anita, 11/12/2012 -
" So I made it 20% in. And that was a struggle. I feel like (based on the plot) that I should like this book more. It sounds really interesting, but I just couldn't get into it. Maybe the translation left something to be desired. "
— Jess, 7/14/2011 -
" This book is fascinating because of its alleged time travels. What really happens is quite remarkable. "
— Regis, 6/24/2011
About Félix J. Palma
Félix J. Palma is a Spanish author best known for The Map of Time, his first book to be published in the United States. Critically acclaimed, his short stories have won numerous awards and international recognition.
About James Langton
James Langton, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, trained as an actor at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and later as a musician at the Guildhall School in London. He has worked in radio, film, and television, also appearing in theater in England and on Broadway. He is also a professional musician who led the internationally renowned Pasadena Roof Orchestra from 1996 to 2002.