[SEO-Members] Reference Request: assistance locating a book from 2013/2014

[Alicia Wilkins]

From one of our staff at Logan County Libraries: I used chatgpt and got the title The Map of Time by Felix J. Palma


Alicia Wilkins
Logan County Libraries
Reference Services Manager
220 N Main St
Bellefontaine OH  43311-2288
937-599-4189  ext 1030 Phone
937-599-5503 FAX



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Hi all,

I am trying to locate a book for a patron, but we cannot find the correct title. Hopeful that the reference librarians among us can provide ideas.

Patron describes the book as: science fiction. H.G. Wells appears as a character in the book. The premise is that the events of the War of the Worlds (alien invasion) actually happened, and HG Wells (and the other characters) use time travel to stop the events from happening. The setting is the same time period as the War of the Worlds (early 20th century). The patron thought that H.G. Wells was the main character, but that perhaps Orson Welles was also in the story, or maybe that Welles was the "Wells" in the book, instead of H.G.

The patron recalls reading the book when they were a middle school student (2013 or 2014), and that the book was in a teacher's collection, although the content and reading level were higher than middle school level. He asked about the title online, but did not receive any helpful results. The book was definitely published before 2018.

I searched for the title using Talpa Search and requested both "the Martian War" and "the Map of the Sky" for the patron. He did not recognize either cover, so I am looking for additional ideas.

Thank you for your assistance!
Christina Stump, MLIS, CPL
Adult Services Manager
Bucyrus Public Library
Phone: 419-562-7327
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