The Mapmaker's Unseen Roads (eBook)

A Cartography of Hidden Cities

Antonio Meadows (Autor)

Ai (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024 | 1. Auflage
232 Seiten
Publishdrive (Verlag)
978-0-00-067930-7 (ISBN)

Infos

1743. Venice, a city of canals and whispers, holds secrets beyond its shimmering reflections. For Tomaso Bellini, a cartographer whose world is built on precise lines, reality is about to unravel.  In his grandfather's attic, he discovers a map unlike any he's ever seen - a chart of shimmering, ethereal cities connected by unseen roads, pulsating with an otherworldly luminescence.
These roads lead to cities not of this world, woven into the fabric of reality yet invisible to most. As Tomaso replicates the map, strange occurrences ripple through Venice: impossible architecture glimpsed at the edge of vision, unknown spices scenting the canals, melodies echoing from unseen orchestras. The Church, ever vigilant, sees Tomaso's cartography as heresy. Inquisitor Cesare Ferrara, a man of rigid faith, brands Tomaso a threat to the divine order, forcing him to flee with the enigmatic map as his only guide.
Tomaso's flight leads him through the hidden landscapes of Italy, the map's cryptic symbols whispering secrets of its creator, the alchemist Isabella Morelli. Her fragmented insights reveal the cities are not physical places but interconnected realms of consciousness, reflections of humanity's deepest desires and fears.  He finds an unlikely ally in Sofia Visconti, a skilled herbalist ostracized for her unconventional knowledge. Together, they decipher Isabella's riddles, their shared curiosity forging a powerful bond.
Their journey takes them to a reclusive community of clockmakers in the shadowed peaks of the Dolomites, where time flows differently, echoing the rhythms of the unseen cities.  The clockmakers reveal that certain moments in history act as gateways between worlds, a secret Isabella sought to exploit.
As Cesare Ferrara closes in, his pursuit fueled by unwavering conviction, Tomaso and Sofia uncover Isabella's hidden laboratories, filled with alchemical diagrams and coded journals.  They discover her ambition: to reshape human perception and unlock the hidden potential of the mind.  Their quest becomes a desperate race against the Church, culminating in the ruins of a forgotten Etruscan city, a place where the veil between worlds is thin.
Here, amidst ancient stones echoing with forgotten rituals, Tomaso activates the map's hidden power.  The unseen cities manifest, shimmering with otherworldly light, blurring the boundaries of reality.  Cesare, witnessing this breathtaking display, confronts the limits of his own understanding.  His rigid faith crumbles, replaced by awe at the boundless potential of human consciousness.
Tomaso's journey is not a conquest but a transformation. He chooses a path of balance, a subtle integration of the seen and unseen.  He returns to a Venice forever changed, shimmering with the echoes of ethereal cities. The unseen roads remain, a testament to the mysteries within the human mind, an invitation to explore the uncharted territories of consciousness. The map, its secrets partially revealed, remains with Tomaso, a reminder that the journey of discovery never truly ends

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.12.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Fantasy / Science Fiction ► Fantasy
• ISBN-10: 0-00-067930-5 / 0000679305
• ISBN-13: 978-0-00-067930-7 / 9780000679307