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• ‘The Map Of Time is a clever and engrossing 500-page yarn encompassing mystery, romance and murder. Just the sort of novel to see you through a holiday’ Daily Mail
• ‘A wonderful homage to the science fiction of the Victorian era, blending fact and fantasy into a mind-boggling tale that wrong-foots its readers at every twist and turn… an incredibly pacey read, and beautifully written’ Herald Scotland
• ‘A fast-paced, exuberant story of love, murder and charlatanry … For readers who enjoy the inconsistencies inherent in Dickens’ London, the randomness of Audrey Niffenegger’s The Time Travellers’ Wife, and the clever humour of Susanna Clarke’s Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, this is an entertaining romp guaranteed to make you think and laugh and to keep you from your social life for hours’ Booklist (starred review)
• ‘The brilliant first in a trilogy, an intriguing thriller that explores the ramifications of time travel in three intersecting narratives… Palma brings Wells and other historical figures like Joseph Merrick, the Elephant Man, plausibly to life. Susannah Clarke fans will be delighted’ Publishers Weekly(starred review)
• ‘A marvel from beginning to end…a masterpiece!’ Qué Leer [Spain]
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• ‘The Map Of Time is a clever and engrossing 500-page yarn encompassing mystery, romance and murder. Just the sort of novel to see you through a holiday’ Daily Mail
• ‘A wonderful homage to the science fiction of the Victorian era, blending fact and fantasy into a mind-boggling tale that wrong-foots its readers at every twist and turn… an incredibly pacey read, and beautifully written’ Herald Scotland
• ‘A fast-paced, exuberant story of love, murder and charlatanry … For readers who enjoy the inconsistencies inherent in Dickens’ London, the randomness of Audrey Niffenegger’s The Time Travellers’ Wife, and the clever humour of Susanna Clarke’s Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, this is an entertaining romp guaranteed to make you think and laugh and to keep you from your social life for hours’ Booklist (starred review)
• ‘The brilliant first in a trilogy, an intriguing thriller that explores the ramifications of time travel in three intersecting narratives… Palma brings Wells and other historical figures like Joseph Merrick, the Elephant Man, plausibly to life. Susannah Clarke fans will be delighted’ Publishers Weekly(starred review)
• ‘A marvel from beginning to end…a masterpiece!’ Qué Leer [Spain]
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Add to this that the title has already won awards and it hopefully should allay fears of a potentially bad financial transaction. Finally throw into the blend real historical characters, a touch of Victorian wonderment alongside some wonderful adaptations to events and the reader really does have a treat in store which makes this a cracking offering from Harper Collins.
This is a lengthy book, written in three parts. Each is initially a separate story, but interweaving threads soon appear. Time travel is central to the novel and the author takes the reader on a fascinating and twisting journey - is time travel real or imagined, or just an elaborate parlour trick, the next step on from Victorian Spiritualism?
This is a clever book, with a narrator who is constantly winking at the reader. The author explores the idea of how people might affect the future by making small changes in the past, and uses real historical events and figures to illustrate this, which actually makes the story much more interesting.
H.G. Wells emerges after a while as the central character, who helps a variety of lovelorn folk with their dramatic romantic dilemmas, whilst also hunting down a vicious murderer. There are plenty of other well drawn characters: brave romantic heroes, rich dandies, swooning young girls eager for romance, tenacious police inspectors and wily, scheming criminals. In many ways this novel is typical of the Victorian potboiler with stereotypical characters and situations, but the author manages to elevate it greatly by his ingenious plotting and the introduction of sci-fi elements.
It took a few days to read due to the length of the book, but this is a really engaging story that I never wanted to put down. Highly recommended.
It is very enjoyable read - blending together a bit sci-fi, fantasy, romance and history. Read more
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