End of Mr. Y（ISBN=9780156031615）

Acursedbook.Amissingprofessor.Somenefariousmeningraysuits.AndadreamworldcalledtheTroposphere?ArielMantohasafascinationwithnineteenth-centuryscientists--especiallyThomasLumasand"TheEndofMr.Y,"abooknoonealivehasread.Whenshemysteriouslyuncoversacopyatausedbookstore,Arielislaunchedintoanadventureofscienceandfaith,consciousnessanddeath,spaceandtime,andeverythinginbetween.Seekinganswers,ArielfollowsinMr.Y'sfootsteps:Sheswallowsatincture,staresintoablackdot,andistransportedintotheTroposphere--awonderlandwhereshecantravelthroughtimeandspaceusingthethoughtsofothers.Thereshebeginstounderstandallthemysteriessurroundingthebook,herself,andtheuniverse.Orisitalljustahallucination?With"TheEndofMr.Y,"ScarlettThomasbringsusanotherfast-pacedmixofpopularculture,love,mystery,andirresistiblephilosophicaladventure.