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"Richard can t stop thinking about the clock. He lies in bed each night listening to its tick-tocking, to the pendulum s heavy swing. Why does his granddad open its old doors in secret and walk into the darkness beyond? One night, too inquisitive to sleep, Richard tiptoes from his bed, opens the cherry wood doors, and steps inside ..."""

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Shortlisted for the Slate 2013 Cartoonist Studio Prize Map of Days is a story that calls for multiple readings to share all of the nuances of the legend behind Earth's tides. It's a story that keeps readers at arm's length, and yet forces them to recognize the difficult decisions the boy is tasked with making. There are no easy decisions or moments for the boy in this book, and the story becomes a meditation on learning to accept that there are consequences to every action we take. --All The Wonders Fascinating, tragic, strange, and composed of very basic emotions like curiosity, sympathy, guilt, and acceptance, Map of Days is a truly unique work with art as compelling and complex as the subject matter. --Comicon.com

Map of Days is a story that calls for multiple readings to share all of the nuances of the legend behind Earth's tides. It's a story that keeps readers at arm's length, and yet forces them to recognize the difficult decisions the boy is tasked with making. There are no easy decisions or moments for the boy in this book, and the story becomes a meditation on learning to accept that there are consequences to every action we take. -All The Wonders

Map Of Days presents a captivating and unique world, where we find an utterly original tale. * The Quietus - February Comics Round-Up * experimental and luscious * Down the Tubes * It's a very quick, easy and enjoyable read and makes a lovely and unique change to the full length novels I mostly read. * Of Beauty and Nothingness * It took me a few years to get my hands on it and now I would move the earth to keep my beloved Map Of Days! * Headless Greg *

Shortlisted for the Slate 2013 Cartoonist Studio Prize Map of Days is a story that calls for multiple readings to share all of the nuances of the legend behind Earth's tides. It's a story that keeps readers at arm's length, and yet forces them to recognize the difficult decisions the boy is tasked with making. There are no easy decisions or moments for the boy in this book, and the story becomes a meditation on learning to accept that there are consequences to every action we take. -All The Wonders Fascinating, tragic, strange, and composed of very basic emotions like curiosity, sympathy, guilt, and acceptance, Map of Days is a truly unique work with art as compelling and complex as the subject matter. -Comicon.com

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Rob Hunter graduated from U.W.E Bristol in 2007 and has been working as a freelance illustrator since. Alongside his professional practice, Rob always makes time to pursue personal projects, such as his growing body of narrative work. His previous work includes The New Ghost and an adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's The Land of Nod.

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