The second book, The Map of the Sky (featuring H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds), was released in late 2012.

Palma said of the development that the story could not be written from a single point of view nor by a narrator who followed only one character.

[2] The story follows three interwoven plots: The Map of Time won the 2008 Ateneo de Sevilla XL Prize,[5][6][7] and was mostly well received.

"[3] The Washington Post praised the book but remarked, "Fans of serious science fiction may find the story too metafictional.

)"[8] The Los Angeles Review of Books said that a passage in the book (during which H. G. Wells criticizes some writing) is similar to problems with Palma's writing, "inevitably produc[ing] boredom in the reader, or if not, then a profound aversion to what he is reading", but also stated, "Palma demonstrates a real skill at storytelling, especially character development and narrative suspense.