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From the andlt;iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt; bestselling author of andlt;iandgt;The Map of Timeandlt;/iandgt; and andlt;iandgt;The Map of the Skyandlt;/iandgt;, the final installment in the award-winning trilogy that andlt;iandgt;The Washington Post andlt;/iandgt;called and#8220;a big, genre-bending delight.and#8221;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;When the person he loves most dies in tragic circumstances, the mysterious protagonist of andlt;iandgt;The Map of Chaosandlt;/iandgt; does all he can to speak to her one last time. A session with a renowned medium seems to offer the only solution, but the experience unleashes terrible forces that bring the world to the brink of disaster. Salvation can only be found in andlt;iandgt;The Map of Chaosandlt;/iandgt;, an obscure book that he is desperate to uncover. In his search, he is given invaluable help by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Lewis Carroll, and of course by H. G. Wells, whoseandlt;iandgt; andlt;/iandgt;Invisible Man seems to have escaped from the pages of his famous novel to sow terror among mankind. They alone can discover the means to save the world and to find the path that will reunite the lovers separated by death.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Proving once again that he is and#8220;a master of ingenious plottingand#8221; (andlt;iandgt;Kirkus Reviewsandlt;/iandgt;), Fand#233;lix J. Palma brings together a cast of real and imagined literary characters in Victorian-Age London, when spiritualism is at its height. andlt;iandgt;The Map of Chaosandlt;/iandgt; is a spellbinding adventure that mixes impossible loves, nonstop action, real ghosts, and fake mediums, all while paying homage to the giants of science fiction.
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Praise for andlt;Iandgt;The Map of the Sky:andlt;BRandgt; andlt;/Iandgt;and#8220;The unreal becomes real, fantasy becomes history, and the reader is thoroughly entertained by an unending parade of bafflements and surprises. This book is a complete delight.and#8221;
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and#8220;A top-notch sequeland#8230;Fans of intelligent science fiction as well as historical thrillers will be rewarded.and#8221;
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"The wondrous Palma genre-hops to great effect in this worthy sequel.and#8221;
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and#8220;andlt;i andgt;The Map of the Skyandlt;/iandgt; keeps the reader guessing, checking and thinking, all the while providing many sidelights on the literary history of sci-fi itself.and#8221;
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and#8220;A cross-genre masterpiece.and#8221;
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Praise for andlt;Iandgt;The Map of Time:andlt;BRandgt; andlt;/Iandgt;and#8220;A brilliant and breathtaking trip.and#8221;
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and#8220;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.and#8221;
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and#8220;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.and#8221;
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and#8220;Readers who embark on the journey...will be richly rewarded."
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and#8220;Lyrical storytelling and a rich attention to detail make this prize-winning novel an enthralling read.and#8221;
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and#8220;Palma is a master of ingenious plotting.and#8221;
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and#8220;A big genre-bending delight.and#8221;
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and#8220;Palma uses the basic ingredients of steampunk and#8212; fantasy, mystery, ripping adventure and Victorian-era high-tech and#8212; to marvelous effect."
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and#8220;A thought-provoking and entertaining read.and#8221;
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and#8220;A delightful puzzlerand#8230;. Palma's yarn is altogether a satisfying, thoroughly entertaining creature feature."
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"andlt;Iandgt;Map of Chaosandlt;/Iandgt; is a vividly drawn odysseyspanning time and space that calls on three of the literary greats of the pastcentury to answer the fundamental question of our place in the universe and todemonstrate the enduring power of undying love."
Synopsis
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Map of Time and The Map of the Sky, the final installment in the award-winning trilogy that The Washington Post called "a big, genre-bending delight."
When the person he loves most dies in tragic circumstances, the mysterious protagonist of The Map of Chaos does all he can to speak to her one last time. A session with a renowned medium seems to offer the only solution, but the experience unleashes terrible forces that bring the world to the brink of disaster. Salvation can only be found in The Map of Chaos, an obscure book that he is desperate to uncover. In his search, he is given invaluable help by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Lewis Carroll, and of course by H. G. Wells, whose Invisible Man seems to have escaped from the pages of his famous novel to sow terror among mankind. They alone can discover the means to save the world and to find the path that will reunite the lovers separated by death.
Proving once again that he is "a master of ingenious plotting" (Kirkus Reviews), Felix J. Palma brings together a cast of real and imagined literary characters in Victorian-Age London, when spiritualism is at its height. The Map of Chaos is a spellbinding adventure that mixes impossible loves, nonstop action, real ghosts, and fake mediums, all while paying homage to the giants of science fiction.
About the Author
Fandeacute;lix J. Palma has been acclaimed by critics as one of the most brilliant and original storytellers of our time. His devotion to the short story genre has earned him more than a hundred awards. andlt;iandgt;The Map of Timeandlt;/iandgt;, his first book published in the United States, was an instant andlt;iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt; bestseller and received the prestigious 2008 Ateneo de Sevila XL Prize. It has been published in more than thirty countries. He is also the author of the critically acclaimed andlt;iandgt;The Map of the Skyandlt;/iandgt;. Palma lives in Spain. Please visit FelixJPalma.es.