| The End of Mr. Y Contributor(s): Thomas, Scarlett (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156031612 ISBN-13: 9780156031615 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2006 Annotation: Ariel Manto has a fascination with 19th-century scientists--especially Thomas Lumas and "The End of Mr. Y," a book no one alive has read. When she mysteriously uncovers a copy at a used bookstore, Ariel is launched into an adventure of science and faith, consciousness and death, space and time, and everything in between. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Visionary & Metaphysical - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense - Fiction | Action & Adventure |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2006004790 |
| Lexile Measure: 810 |
| Physical Information: 1.05" H x 5.28" W x 8" (0.84 lbs) 416 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A cursed book. A missing professor. Some nefarious men in gray suits. And a dreamworld called the Troposphere? Ariel Manto has a fascination with nineteenth-century scientists--especially Thomas Lumas and The End of Mr. Y, a book no one alive has read. When she mysteriously uncovers a copy at a used bookstore, Ariel is launched into an adventure of science and faith, consciousness and death, space and time, and everything in between. Seeking answers, Ariel follows in Mr. Y's footsteps: She swallows a tincture, stares into a black dot, and is transported into the Troposphere--a wonderland where she can travel through time and space using the thoughts of others. There she begins to understand all the mysteries surrounding the book, herself, and the universe. Or is it all just a hallucination? With The End of Mr. Y, Scarlett Thomas brings us another fast-paced mix of popular culture, love, mystery, and irresistible philosophical adventure. |
Contributor Bio(s): Thomas, Scarlett: - SCARLETT THOMAS is the author of PopCo and The End of Mr. Y. She has been nominated for the Orange Prize and named Writer of the Year by Elle UK, one of the twenty best young writers by the Independent, and one of the Telegraph's 20 best writers under 40. |