The Map of Time
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...
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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.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781451683035 (1451683030)
ASIN: 1451683030
Publish date: June 26th 2012
Publisher: Pocket Books
Pages no: 720
Edition language: English
Series: Trilogía Victoriana (#1)
Great premise, but it could have been better.
I found the framing annoying, groping desperately for post-modernism and trying too hard to be smart. All of these are aspects to a book that will not warm me to it.
I loved this, but I recognise it's a hard sell. It's also hard work to read, it took me quite a long time (a couple of months actually) to work through it, and a couple of times, as much as I loved it, I was a little loathe to pick it back up just because I knew I'd have to be using my brain to keep...
Aquellos que estuviesen en busca de una obra de arte española y actual han encontrado una alternativa bastante prometedora. La historia es muy original, como también lo son los enfoques que [a:Félix J. Palma|3194936|Félix J. Palma|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1301738032p2/3194936.jpg] pincela a lo...
Hmmm, 3-3.5 stars.Review to come with reasons why.
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