The Cartographers

A Novel

By: Peng Shepherd

Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller, Nancy Wu, Karen Chilton, Ron Butler, Neil Hellegers, Jason Culp, Brittany Pressley

From the critically acclaimed author of The Book of M, a highly imaginative thriller about a young woman who discovers that a strange map in her deceased father’s belongings holds an incredible, deadly secret—one that will lead her on an extraordinary adventure and to the truth about her family’s dark history.

What is the purpose of a map?

Nell Young’s whole life and greatest passion is cartography. Her father, Dr. Daniel Young, is a legend in the field, and Nell’s personal hero. But she hasn't seen or spoken to him ever since he cruelly fired her and destroyed her reputation after an argument over an old, cheap gas station highway map.

But when Dr. Young is found dead in his office at the New York Public Library, with the very same seemingly worthless map hidden in his desk, Nell can’t resist investigating. To her surprise, she soon discovers that the map is incredibly valuable, and also exceedingly rare. In fact, she may now have the only copy left in existence… because a mysterious collector has been hunting down and destroying every last one—along with anyone who gets in the way.

But why?

To answer that question, Nell embarks on a dangerous journey to reveal a dark family secret, and discover the true power that lies in maps...

Perfect for fans of Joe Hill and V.E. Schwab, The Cartographers is an ode to art and science, history and magic—a spectacularly imaginative, modern story about an ancient craft and places still undiscovered.

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

Fantastic

An entire book about maps…
Some may think boring, but I assure you it was anything but!
Why would a 1930 gas station folding map be so valuable that someone would kill for it? The answer might be in the map.
Loved it!

Modern day fairy tale

Creative plot, several readers, more of a teen/ young
Adult story—the characters made so many immature
Decisions….

Soap Drama

Decent story. Too much drama. Mostly predictable with a wishy/washy main character who couldn’t make up her mind much less make a timely decision. Too much unnecessary (and unexplained) deaths.

Cancel everything…must read!

I saw this book on a good reads list and decided to take a chance on something different. I simply could not stop listening! It was exciting,
intriguing, edge of your seat suspense, trying to figure it out as it built. Bundle of joy to experience.

So creative

I found the cartographer is captivating, creative, and one of those stories that envelop you, while you journey with the characters. Such a good read!