The Map of the SkyThe Map of the Sky
a Novel
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Book, 2012
Current format, Book, 2012, 1st Atria Books hardcover ed, Available .Book, 2012
Current format, Book, 2012, 1st Atria Books hardcover ed, Available . Offered in 0 more formatsThe New York Times bestselling author of The Map of Time returns with a mesmerizing novel casting H.G. Wells in a leading role, as the extraterrestrial invasion featured in The War of the Worlds is turned into a bizarre reality.
A love story serves as backdrop for The Map of the Sky when New York socialite Emma Harlow agrees to marry millionaire Montgomery Gilmore, but only if he accepts her audacious challenge: to reproduce the extraterrestrial invasion featured in Wells's War of the Worlds . What follows are three brilliantly interconnected plots to create a breathtaking tale of time travel and mystery, replete with cameos by a young Edgar Allan Poe, and Captain Shackleton and Charles Winslow from The Map of Time .
Praised for "lyrical storytelling and a rich attention to detail," ( Library Journal , starred review), Palma again achieves the high standard set by The Map of Time .
A love story serves as backdrop for The Map of the Sky when New York socialite Emma Harlow agrees to marry millionaire Montgomery Gilmore, but only if he accepts her audacious challenge: to reproduce the extraterrestrial invasion featured in Wells's War of the Worlds . What follows are three brilliantly interconnected plots to create a breathtaking tale of time travel and mystery, replete with cameos by a young Edgar Allan Poe, and Captain Shackleton and Charles Winslow from The Map of Time .
Praised for "lyrical storytelling and a rich attention to detail," ( Library Journal , starred review), Palma again achieves the high standard set by The Map of Time .
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