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Original Title: | El mapa del cielo |
ISBN: | 1451660316 (ISBN13: 9781451660319) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | Trilogía Victoriana #2, Trilogía Victoriana (Orden de lectura) #1 |
Félix J. Palma
Hardcover | Pages: 608 pages Rating: 3.92 | 2471 Users | 416 Reviews
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The 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.
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Title | : | The Map of the Sky (Trilogía Victoriana #2) |
Author | : | Félix J. Palma |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 608 pages |
Published | : | September 4th 2012 by Atria Books (first published January 1st 2012) |
Categories | : | Fantasy. Science Fiction. Steampunk. Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Time Travel |
Rating Epithetical Books The Map of the Sky (Trilogía Victoriana #2)
Ratings: 3.92 From 2471 Users | 416 ReviewsCrit Epithetical Books The Map of the Sky (Trilogía Victoriana #2)
Mostly held my interest--H.G. Welles one of the major characters, and that piece worked amazingly well (or Welles...). One of the better post-modern spins I've read in the past decade. The plot suffered from Neal Stephenson syndrome: those extraneous 100-or-so pages that drag things down.I am completely in love with this series. Felix J. Palma is my hero. Seriously. I loved The Map of Time (which deals with H.G. Well's Time Machine) - so it was inevitable that I picked up The Map of the Sky with anticipation, and thoroughly expecting a story that dealt with Wells's sky-themed book like.. say.. War of the Worlds. People, I cackled out loud several times as I read this story.Something I've learned to appreciate, over the last year especially, is how a narrator can make or break a
After writing the groundbreaking novel, The War of the Worlds, HG Wells has once again been contacted by an amateur author with hopes on selling similar works. Remembering the unfortunate results of panning Gilliam Murrays works, Wells decides to go with a softer approach, an event that leads him to the corpse of a very real alien. Meanwhile, the wealthy Emma Harlow has grown tired of the parade of eligible bachelors begging for her hand. None infuriate her more than the persistent millionaire
I can't tell you how bad I wanted to give this book 5 stars. But I just hate hate HATE Montgomery. When you get to know him better, I found it downright baffling that he was used as a hero. Clayton was treated as a kind of- occasionally helpful pest. I could go on and on how much more I enjoyed Clayton over Montgomery. It would be similar to: Who do like better, Will Smith or Dick Chenney, set up. And yet Palma clearly gives love to Chenney!I should reiterate, I did love this book. I know books
If I could be a world class writer, I would want to be a writer like Felix J. Palma or Carlos Ruiz Zafon. Both write beautiful, lyrical, intricate novels that are superbly spun and satisfying tales. Their books are long, so you can stay immersed in the fantastical world they create for a long time. often, i wish that their books would never end and that they could write far more quickly to accommodate my passion for their writing. Now to the story at hand.Make sure that you read The Map of Time
I just cannot finish this book. I cannot. It's horrible. It's worse than Book One in the trilogy. I had such high hopes d/t the synopsis, but it is sluggish and nonsensical. I care about no one and nothing happening.
I liked this book much more than the first but not nearly as much as I liked the final book in the trilogy. By a twist of fate I happened to start off with the third book and came back round to the beginning. One thing I must admit is that Mr. Palma possesses an incredibly wild imagination.
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