Mapmaker - Hardcover

Praise for Galaxy Craze's "By the Shore"

"Breathtaking . . . Craze is note-perfect from beginning to end."
--"San Francisco Chronicle"

"Craze draws these characters with a feathery touch, just light enough to trace the essentials without leaving a smudge."
--"Los Angeles Times"

"Astoundingly well-written . . . Craze has created an ageless coming-of-age story."--"Seattle Weekly"

Praise for Galaxy Craze's "By the Shore"
"Breathtaking . . . Craze is note-perfect from beginning to end."
--"San Francisco Chronicle"
"Craze draws these characters with a feathery touch, just light enough to trace the essentials without leaving a smudge."
--"Los Angeles Times"
"Astoundingly well-written . . . Craze has created an ageless coming-of-age story."--"Seattle Weekly"

Praise for "Mapmaker"
"Bomback and Craze show us the world through the eyes of a young woman whose unique and remarkable gift is also a terrible burden. "Mapmaker "expertly brings the paranoid thriller into the age of surveillance, and the result is both moving and chilling."
--DB Weiss, co-creator, writer, and producer of "Game of Thrones"
""Mapmaker" is a must-read thriller, with a courageous and intelligent heroine, a compelling mystery, and an ending that will leave you hungry for more. Fast-paced, smart, and dangerous--I couldn't put it down!"
--Jennifer A. Nielsen, New York Times bestselling author of "The False Prince"
Praise for Galaxy Craze's "By the Shore
"
"Breathtaking . . . Craze is note-perfect from beginning to end."
--"San Francisco Chronicle"
"Craze draws these characters with a feathery touch, just light enough to trace the essentials without leaving a smudge."
--"Los Angeles Times"
"Astoundingly well-written . . . Craze has created an ageless coming-of-age story."--"Seattle Weekly"

Praise for "Mapmaker"
""Mapmaker" is the terrifying lovechild of swashbuckling exploration and ruthless human surveillance. You'll want to have your atlas handy, your cyber smokescreen installed and your wits about you for this one."
--Elizabeth Kiem, author of "Dancer, Daughter, Traitor, Spy"
"Bomback and Craze show us the world through the eyes of a young woman whose unique and remarkable gift is also a terrible burden. "Mapmaker "expertly brings the paranoid thriller into the age of surveillance, and the result is both moving and chilling."
--D.B. Weiss, co-creator, writer, and producer of "Game of Thrones"
""Mapmaker" is a must-read thriller, with a courageous and intelligent heroine, a compelling mystery, and an ending that will leave you hungry for more. Fast-paced, smart, and dangerous--I couldn't put it down!"
--Jennifer A. Nielsen, New York Times bestselling author of "The False Prince"
Praise for Galaxy Craze's "By the Shore
"
"Breathtaking . . . Craze is note-perfect from beginning to end."
--"San Francisco Chronicle"
"Craze draws these characters with a feathery touch, just light enough to trace the essentials without leaving a smudge."
--"Los Angeles Times"
"Astoundingly well-written . . . Craze has created an ageless coming-of-age story."--"Seattle Weekly"

Praise for "Mapmaker"
"[Readers will] identify with Tanya's inability to hide in our high-tech world."
"--Kirkus Reviews"
""Mapmaker" is the terrifying lovechild of swashbuckling exploration and ruthless human surveillance. You'll want to have your atlas handy, your cyber smokescreen installed and your wits about you for this one."
--Elizabeth Kiem, author of "Dancer, Daughter, Traitor, Spy"
"Bomback and Craze show us the world through the eyes of a young woman whose unique and remarkable gift is also a terrible burden. "Mapmaker "expertly brings the paranoid thriller into the age of surveillance, and the result is both moving and chilling."
--D.B. Weiss, co-creator, writer, and producer of "Game of Thrones"
""Mapmaker" is a must-read thriller, with a courageous and intelligent heroine, a compelling mystery, and an ending that will leave you hungry for more. Fast-paced, smart, and dangerous--I couldn't put it down!"
--Jennifer A. Nielsen, New York Times bestselling author of "The False Prince"
Praise for Galaxy Craze's "By the Shore
"
"Breathtaking . . . Craze is note-perfect from beginning to end."
--"San Francisco Chronicle"
"Craze draws these characters with a feathery touch, just light enough to trace the essentials without leaving a smudge."
--"Los Angeles Times"
"Astoundingly well-written . . . Craze has created an ageless coming-of-age story."--"Seattle Weekly"

Praise for "Mapmaker"
"A thriller that offers a frightening glimpse into how technology can be abused . . . Thought-provoking."
"--Publishers Weekly "
"[Readers will] identify with Tanya's inability to hide in our high-tech world."
"--Kirkus Reviews"
""Mapmaker" is the terrifying lovechild of swashbuckling exploration and ruthless human surveillance. You'll want to have your atlas handy, your cyber smokescreen installed and your wits about you for this one."
--Elizabeth Kiem, author of "Dancer, Daughter, Traitor, Spy"
"Bomback and Craze show us the world through the eyes of a young woman whose unique and remarkable gift is also a terrible burden. "Mapmaker "expertly brings the paranoid thriller into the age of surveillance, and the result is both moving and chilling."
--D.B. Weiss, co-creator, writer, and producer of "Game of Thrones"
""Mapmaker" is a must-read thriller, with a courageous and intelligent heroine, a compelling mystery, and an ending that will leave you hungry for more. Fast-paced, smart, and dangerous--I couldn't put it down!"
--Jennifer A. Nielsen, New York Times bestselling author of "The False Prince"
Praise for Galaxy Craze's "By the Shore
"
"Breathtaking . . . Craze is note-perfect from beginning to end."
--"San Francisco Chronicle"
"Craze draws these characters with a feathery touch, just light enough to trace the essentials without leaving a smudge."
--"Los Angeles Times"
"Astoundingly well-written . . . Craze has created an ageless coming-of-age story."--"Seattle Weekly"

Praise for "Mapmaker"
"Fans of Michelle Gagnon's "Don't Turn Around" will enjoy this work for its exploration of the dangers of a technology-connected world . . . [an] action-packed, plot-centric thriller."
"--School Library Journal "
"A thriller that offers a frightening glimpse into how technology can be abused . . . Thought-provoking."
"--Publishers Weekly "
"[Readers will] identify with Tanya's inability to hide in our high-tech world."
"--Kirkus Reviews"
""Mapmaker" is the terrifying lovechild of swashbuckling exploration and ruthless human surveillance. You'll want to have your atlas handy, your cyber smokescreen installed and your wits about you for this one."
--Elizabeth Kiem, author of "Dancer, Daughter, Traitor, Spy"
"Bomback and Craze show us the world through the eyes of a young woman whose unique and remarkable gift is also a terrible burden. "Mapmaker "expertly brings the paranoid thriller into the age of surveillance, and the result is both moving and chilling."
--D.B. Weiss, co-creator, writer, and producer of "Game of Thrones"
""Mapmaker" is a must-read thriller, with a courageous and intelligent heroine, a compelling mystery, and an ending that will leave you hungry for more. Fast-paced, smart, and dangerous--I couldn't put it down!"
--Jennifer A. Nielsen, New York Times bestselling author of "The False Prince"
Praise for Galaxy Craze's "By the Shore
"
"Breathtaking . . . Craze is note-perfect from beginning to end."
--"San Francisco Chronicle"
"Craze draws these characters with a feathery touch, just light enough to trace the essentials without leaving a smudge."
--"Los Angeles Times"
"Astoundingly well-written . . . Craze has created an ageless coming-of-age story."--"Seattle Weekly"

Praise for "Mapmaker"
"Bomback and Craze whip up a suspense-laden, modern mystery that pulls on the current obsession with technology, mapping, and tracking people s locations and how innocently supplied data can be turned to a darker purpose."
" Booklist"
"Fans of Michelle Gagnon s "Don t Turn Around" will enjoy this work for its exploration of the dangers of a technology-connected world . . . [an] action-packed, plot-centric thriller."
" School Library Journal"
"A thriller that offers a frightening glimpse into how technology can be abused . . . Thought-provoking."
" Publishers Weekly"
"[Readers will]identify with Tanya's inability to hide in our high-tech world."
" Kirkus Reviews"
""Mapmaker" is the terrifying lovechild of swashbuckling exploration and ruthless human surveillance. You'll want to have your atlas handy, your cyber smokescreen installed and your wits about you for this one."
Elizabeth Kiem, author of "Dancer, Daughter, Traitor, Spy"
"Bomback and Craze show us the world through the eyes of a young woman whose unique and remarkable gift is also a terrible burden. "Mapmaker "expertly brings the paranoid thriller into the age of surveillance, and the result is both moving and chilling.
D.B. Weiss, co-creator, writer, and producer of "Game of Thrones"
""Mapmaker" is a must-read thriller, with a courageous and intelligent heroine, a compelling mystery, and an ending that will leave you hungry for more. Fast-paced, smart, and dangerous I couldn t put it down!"
Jennifer A. Nielsen, New York Times bestselling author of "The False Prince"
Praise for Galaxy Craze's"By the Shore
"
Breathtaking . . . Craze is note-perfect from beginning to end.
"San Francisco Chronicle"
Craze draws these characters with a feathery touch, just light enough to trace the essentials without leaving a smudge.
"Los Angeles Times"
Astoundingly well-written . . . Craze has created an ageless coming-of-age story. "Seattle Weekly""

Praise for "Mapmaker"
Craze and Bomback present a united voice that leaves me breathless. They write in short, concentrated bursts, like a teenspeak submachine gun or a Silicon Valley-ified Hemingway.Fair warning: after finishing "Mapmaker"you might find yourself looking over your shoulder or leaving that smartphone at home for a few days. Put Yourself on the Map and watch out.
" Christian Science Monitor"
"Bomback and Craze whip up a suspense-laden, modern mystery that pulls on the current obsession with technology, mapping, and tracking people s locations and how innocently supplied data can be turned to a darker purpose."
" Booklist"
"Fans of Michelle Gagnon s "Don t Turn Around" will enjoy this work for its exploration of the dangers of a technology-connected world . . . [an] action-packed, plot-centric thriller."
" School Library Journal"
"A thriller that offers a frightening glimpse into how technology can be abused . . . Thought-provoking."
" Publishers Weekly"
"[Readers will]identify with Tanya's inability to hide in our high-tech world."
" Kirkus Reviews"
""Mapmaker" is the terrifying lovechild of swashbuckling exploration and ruthless human surveillance. You'll want to have your atlas handy, your cyber smokescreen installed and your wits about you for this one."
Elizabeth Kiem, author of "Dancer, Daughter, Traitor, Spy"
"Bomback and Craze show us the world through the eyes of a young woman whose unique and remarkable gift is also a terrible burden. "Mapmaker "expertly brings the paranoid thriller into the age of surveillance, and the result is both moving and chilling.
D.B. Weiss, co-creator, writer, and producer of "Game of Thrones"
""Mapmaker" is a must-read thriller, with a courageous and intelligent heroine, a compelling mystery, and an ending that will leave you hungry for more. Fast-paced, smart, and dangerous I couldn t put it down!"
Jennifer A. Nielsen, New York Times bestselling author of "The False Prince"
Praise for Galaxy Craze's"By the Shore
"
Breathtaking . . . Craze is note-perfect from beginning to end.
"San Francisco Chronicle"
Craze draws these characters with a feathery touch, just light enough to trace the essentials without leaving a smudge.
"Los Angeles Times"
Astoundingly well-written . . . Craze has created an ageless coming-of-age story. "Seattle Weekly""

Praise for "Mapmaker"
"[Bomback and Craze's] clever and resourceful heroine . . . [fuses] Mia Thermopolis with Jason Bourne . . . Taut and techy . . . Fair warning: after finishing "Mapmaker," you might find yourself looking over your shoulder or leaving that smartphone at home for a few days. "
" The Christian Science Monitor"
"Haunting and compelling Tanya repeatedly thinks she is successfully hiding only to discover that there is really no such thing as off the grid . . . tech-inspired readers will love the idea of MapOut, and they ll appreciate the point that the impact of new technology depends on who s wielding it."
" The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"
""Mapmaker" is the terrifying lovechild of swashbuckling exploration and ruthless human surveillance. You'll want to have your atlas handy, your cyber smokescreen installed and your wits about you for this one."
Elizabeth Kiem, author of "Dancer, Daughter, Traitor, Spy"
"Bomback and Craze show us the world through the eyes of a young woman whose unique and remarkable gift is also a terrible burden. "Mapmaker "expertly brings the paranoid thriller into the age of surveillance, and the result is both moving and chilling.
D.B. Weiss, co-creator, writer, and producer of "Game of Thrones"
""Mapmaker" is a must-read thriller, with a courageous and intelligent heroine, a compelling mystery, and an ending that will leave you hungry for more. Fast-paced, smart, and dangerous I couldn t put it down!"
Jennifer A. Nielsen, New York Times bestselling author of "The False Prince"
"Bomback and Craze whip up a suspense-laden, modern mystery that pulls on the current obsession with technology, mapping, and tracking people s locations and how innocently supplied data can be turned to a darker purpose."
" Booklist"
"Fans of Michelle Gagnon s "Don t Turn Around" will enjoy this work for its exploration of the dangers of a technology-connected world . . . [an] action-packed, plot-centric thriller."
" School Library Journal"
"Fast paced and well executed, this mystery thriller will have readers devouring page after page . . . A deep and dark look at technology and where it might be headed, with a commentary on how disappearing in our modern world is far more difficult than it once was."
" VOYA"
"A thriller that offers a frightening glimpse into how technology can be abused . . . Thought-provoking."
" Publishers Weekly"
"[Readers will]identify with Tanya's inability to hide in our high-tech world."
" Kirkus Reviews
"""Mapmaker"is an exciting thriller that keeps the suspense intently going.""
" Fresh Fiction
Praise for Galaxy Craze's"By the Shore
"
Breathtaking . . . Craze is note-perfect from beginning to end.
"San Francisco Chronicle"
Craze draws these characters with a feathery touch, just light enough to trace the essentials without leaving a smudge.
"Los Angeles Times"
Astoundingly well-written . . . Craze has created an ageless coming-of-age story. "Seattle Weekly""

Mark Bomback is a screenwriter whose credits include Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, The Wolverine, Unstoppable, Race to Witch Mountain, and Live Free or Die Hard. While primarily a writer of feature films, he recently co-developed the TV series Legends for TNT with Howard Gordon (Homeland). When his schedule permits, he teaches a class in screenwriting at his alma mater, Wesleyan University. He lives in Westchester County, New York, with his wife and four children.

Born in London, author Galaxy Craze moved to the United States in the '80s with her mother and younger brother. Before becoming a writer, she appeared as an actress in several independent films. A Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist and a national bestseller for her debut novel, By the Shore, she is also the author of the acclaimed Tiger, Tiger and Alloy Entertainment's The Last Princess series.