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The End of Mr. Y
Contributor(s): Thomas, Scarlett (Author)

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ISBN: 0156031612     ISBN-13: 9780156031615
Publisher: Mariner Books
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2006
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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.
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BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Visionary & Metaphysical
- Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense
- Fiction | Action & Adventure
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2006004790
Lexile Measure: 810(Not Available)
Physical Information: 1.05" H x 5.28" W x 8" L (0.84 lbs) 416 pages
Features: Price on Product
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 06/26/2006 pg. 26
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2006 pg. 698
Booklist 08/01/2006 pg. 44
Library Journal 10/15/2006 pg. 56
New York Times 10/29/2006 pg. 26
Christian Century 12/11/2008 pg. 25
 
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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.
 
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