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

[Kelli Foster]

Hi.

If you search our catalog using H.G. Wells as subject and fiction - a
handful of titles come up.  I see that "Map of the sky" is listed, but
other titles by the author as well.

Kelli
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*Kelli J. Foster*
Public Services Coordinator
Bluffton Public Library
145 S. Main St.
Bluffton, OH 45817
(419)358-5016


On Tue, Jul 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM Christina Stump via SEO-Members <
seo-members at lists.oplin.org> wrote:

> Thank you all! I have a list of about 10 titles that I'll give to the
> patron when the existing holds arrive.
>
>
> On 2025-06-30 12:45, Christina Stump via SEO-Members wrote:
>
> 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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