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

[Christina Stump]

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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