The Golden Specific by S. E. Grove audiobook

The Golden Specific

By S. E. Grove
Read by Cassandra Campbell

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The Mapmakers Trilogy: Book 2

15.32 Hours Unabridged
Format : Digital Download (In Stock)
  • $27.50

    ISBN: 9781101915325

The eagerly-awaited sequel to the best-selling The Glass Sentence -- a historical, fantastical adventure perfect for fans of Philip Pullman! It is the summer of 1892, one year since Sophia Tims and her friend Theo embarked upon the dangerous adventure that rewrote the map of the world. Since their return home to Boston, she has continued searching for clues to her parents’ disappearance, combing archives and libraries, grasping at even the most slender leads. Theo has apprenticed himself to an explorer in order to follow those leads across the country—but one after another proves to be a dead end.             Then Sophia discovers that a crucial piece of the puzzle exists in a foreign Age. At the same time, Theo discovers that his old life outside the law threatens to destroy the new one he has built with Sophia and her uncle Shadrack. What he and Sophia do not know is that their separate discoveries are intertwined, and that one remarkable person is part of both.             There is a city that holds all of the answers—but it cannot be found on any map. Surrounded by plague, it can only be reached by a journey through darkness and chaos, which is at the same time the plague’s cure: The Golden Specific.

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Summary

Summary

The eagerly-awaited sequel to the best-selling The Glass Sentence -- a historical, fantastical adventure perfect for fans of Philip Pullman!

It is the summer of 1892, one year since Sophia Tims and her friend Theo embarked upon the dangerous adventure that rewrote the map of the world. Since their return home to Boston, she has continued searching for clues to her parents’ disappearance, combing archives and libraries, grasping at even the most slender leads. Theo has apprenticed himself to an explorer in order to follow those leads across the country—but one after another proves to be a dead end.
            Then Sophia discovers that a crucial piece of the puzzle exists in a foreign Age. At the same time, Theo discovers that his old life outside the law threatens to destroy the new one he has built with Sophia and her uncle Shadrack. What he and Sophia do not know is that their separate discoveries are intertwined, and that one remarkable person is part of both.
            There is a city that holds all of the answers—but it cannot be found on any map. Surrounded by plague, it can only be reached by a journey through darkness and chaos, which is at the same time the plague’s cure: The Golden Specific.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“In her sequel to The Glass Sentence, Grove continues the adventures of Sophia and Theo with as much originality and intrigue as expressed in her debut novel.” VOYA
“This delicious blend of magic, history, and science will continue to delight fans of intricate world-building and rich storytelling.” School Library Journal
“Readers who have already read the first installment will gladly savor another journey with Sophia and marvel at the worlds they enter. Brilliantly imagined and full of wonder.” Kirkus Reviews
“Narrator Cassandra Campbell is up to the challenge presented by this second tale in the Mapmakers Trilogy. She has distinctive voices for all the characters, and she makes shifts smoothly as the story weaves its way through time and space…Fans of complex, fantastical worlds filled with magic, history, science, and more than a touch of danger will enjoy the journey if they pick up Book 1 first.” AudioFile
RAVES FOR THE GLASS SENTENCE
A New York Times BestsellerAn IndieBound National BestsellerA Summer/Fall 2014 Indies Introduce New Voices SelectionA Top Ten Kid’s Next SelectionA Publishers Weekly Flying StartA Washington Post Summer Book Club SelectionA Junior Library Guild SelectionOne of Publishers Weekly’s Best Summer ReadsAn Amazon Summer 2014 Reading SelectionAn Amazon Top 20 Children’s/YA Book of 2014An ABC Best Book of 2014
* “Brilliant in concept, breathtaking in scale and stellar in its worldbuilding; this is a world never before seen in fiction . . . Wholly original and marvelous beyond compare. Kirkus Reviews, starred review
* “A thrilling, time-bending debut . . . It’s a cracking adventure, and Grove bolsters the action with commentary on xenophobia and government for hire, as well as a fascinating system of map magic. Publishers Weekly, starred review
*“Stellar . . richly layered and emotionally engaging from the first page through to the intriguing cliffhanger end. BCCB, starred review
* "A mind-blowing debut . . . The bookmaking behind this first novel is as elegant as the maps within it. Shelf Awareness, starred review
Wonderful. This author's imagination is just amazing. Nancy Pearl on NPR.org
I am in no doubt about the energy of S.E. Grove as a full-fledged, pathfinding fantasist. I look forward to the next installment to place upon the pile. Intensely. Gregory Maguire, The New York Times Book Review
Not since Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass have I seen such an original and compelling world built inside a book. Megan Whalen Turner, New York Times best-selling author of A Conspiracy of Kings
Absolutely marvelous.  It’s the best book I’ve read in a long time. Nancy Farmer, National Book Award-winning author of The House of the Scorpion
A page-turner .  . So imaginative. Meghan Cox Gurdon, The Wall Street Journal
Exuberantly imagined [and] exquisite. Elizabeth Wein, New York Times best-selling author of Code Name Verity

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Author Bio: S. E. Grove

Author Bio: S. E. Grove

S. E. Grove, author of the Mapmakers Trilogy, is a historian and an aspiring explorer. Having grown up in Latin America and all over the United States, she is used to living in different kinds of places. As a historian, she is also used to traveling to other time periods (at least in her head). She is interested in just about every kind of history, but her reading takes her most often to the Americas and history of the Spanish-speaking world. She most enjoys reading histories that immerse you in a time and place, giving you a sense of daily life there.

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Available Formats : Digital Download
Category: Fiction/Fantasy
Runtime: 15.32
Audience: Children (8–12)
Language: English