The Map of Time Book

An epic ambitious and page-turning thriller that will appeal to fans of 'The Shadow of the Wind' 'Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell' and 'Cloud Atlas' London 1896. Countless inventions during the Victorian era have led man to believe that science can achieve anything. With the Murray Time Travel Company offering train tours to the future it appears that H.G Wells' novel The Time Machine has become a reality. Claire Haggerty young wealthy and dissatisfied with her position in society eagerly journeys with Murray's to the year 2000; where man battles machine in a brutal war. There she falls in love with Captain Shakleton the leader of the waning human race. Theirs is a love that will defy time but the brave Captain Shakleton isn't quite what he seems. But not everyone wants to see tomorrow. For Andrew Harrington suicidal with grief using H.G Well's famed machine to prevent his lover Mary's murder is his only hope of altering the course of history and saving both their lives. Meanwhile Wells is being hunted down by Marcus Rhys a charlatan from the future who aims to steal his latest manuscript.Hot on his trail is Inspector Garrett who's concerned that Rhys and Wells whose time travel exploits are well known in Victorian London may together be responsible for a series of crimes rocking the city's underbelly. Wells must embark on a desperate flight through the centuries to save himself from this mysterious time traveller!Read More