title: The Golden Specific (The Mapmakers Trilogy)
author:  S. E. Grove 
description: <b><u>PRAISE FOR <i>THE GOLDEN SPECIFIC</i></u></b><br>"This delicious blend of magic, history, and science will continue to delight fans of intricate world-building and rich storytelling."&mdash;<i>School Library Journal</i><br><br>"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."&mdash;<i>Kirkus Reviews</i><br><br><br><u>RAVES FOR <i>THE GLASS SENTENCE</i></u><br><b> A <i>New York Times</i> Bestseller<br> An IndieBound National Bestseller<br> A Summer/Fall 2014 Indies Introduce New Voices Selection<br> A Top Ten Kid&rsquo;s Next Selection<br> A <i>Publishers Weekly</i> Flying Start<br> A <i>Washington Post</i> Summer Book Club Selection<br> A Junior Library Guild Selection<br> One of <i>Publishers Weekly</i>&rsquo;s Best Summer Reads<br> An Amazon Summer 2014 Reading Selection<br> An Amazon Top 20 Children&rsquo;s/YA Book of 2014<br> An ABC Best Book of 2014</b><br><br> <br> * &ldquo;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.&rdquo;&mdash;<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>, starred review<br><br> * &ldquo;A thrilling, time-bending debut . . . It&rsquo;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.&rdquo;&mdash;<i>Publishers Weekly, </i>starred review<br><br> *&ldquo;Stellar . . richly layered and emotionally engaging from the first page through to the intriguing cliffhanger end.&rdquo;&mdash;<i>BCCB</i>, starred review<br><br> * "A mind-blowing debut . . . The bookmaking behind this first novel is as elegant as the maps within it."&mdash;Shelf Awareness, starred review<br><br> <br> &ldquo;Wonderful. This author's imagination is just amazing.&rdquo; &ndash; Nancy Pearl on NPR.org<br> &#160;<br> &ldquo;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.&rdquo; &ndash; Gregory Maguire, <i>The New York Times Book Review</i><br> &#160;<br> &ldquo;Not since Philip Pullman's <i>The Golden Compass</i> have I seen such an original and compelling world built inside a book.&rdquo;&mdash;Megan Whalen Turner, <i>New York Times </i>best-selling author of <i>A Conspiracy of Kings</i><br> &#160;<br> <i>&ldquo;</i>Absolutely marvelous.&#160; It&rsquo;s the best book I&rsquo;ve read in a long time.&rdquo;&mdash;Nancy Farmer, National Book Award-winning author of <i>The House of the Scorpion</i><br><br> "A page-turner .&#160; . So imaginative."&mdash;Meghan Cox Gurdon, <i>The Wall Street Journal</i><br><br> &ldquo;Exuberantly imagined [and] exquisite."&mdash;Elizabeth Wein, New York Times best-selling author of <i>Code Name Verity</i>
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  ## Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  [Epigraph](../Text/epigraph.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  [List of Maps](../Text/maps.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Prologue: The View](../Text/prologue.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  [PART I](../Text/part01.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Antebellum](../Text/part01.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter One: Foundering Father](../Text/ch01.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter Two: A Potomac Son](../Text/ch02.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter Three: Lee’s Union](../Text/ch03.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  [PART II](../Text/part02.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  [Casus Belli](../Text/part02.html)
  
  
  
  
  
  