Felix J. Palma has earned more than a hundred awards for his short stories. The Map of Time is his first book to be published in the United States.
A big, genre-bending delight. -- The Washington Post Lyrical storytelling and a rich attention to detail make this prize-winning novel an enthralling read. -- Library Journal (starred) Palma is a master of ingenious plotting. -- Kirkus Reviews 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. -- Publishers Weekly (starred) Palma uses the basic ingredients of steampunk--fantasy, mystery, ripping adventure, and Victorian-era high-tech--to marvelous effect. -- Seattle Times Readers who embark on the journey . . . will be richly rewarded. -- Booklist (starred) Strange and wonderful. Magical and smart. Felix J. Palma has done more than written a wonderful novel, he's concocted a supernatural tour de force. Time travel, tragic love, murder, and mystery all combine in what is nothing short of a surprising, satisfying, and mesmerizing read. --M.J. Rose, New York Times bestselling author The Map of Time is 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. --Cherie Priest, author of Boneshaker The Map of Time recalls the science fiction of Wells and Verne, and then turns the early masters on their heads. A brilliant and breathtaking trip through metafictional time. --Scott Westerfeld, New York Times bestselling author