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The Cloud Atlas follows 18‑year‑old Sergeant Louis Belk in Alaska during the last months of World War II. Deployed to defuse Japanese balloon bombs that drifted across the Pacific, Louis is drawn into a web of secrecy and danger. A brutal OSS spy hunter supervises the operation, while Lily, a Yup'ik Eskimo woman who claims to see the future, opens a different realm of mystery and desire for him. Together they navigate the harsh Alaskan wilderness, uncovering dark secrets and confronting the looming threat of the floating weapons. The novel intertwines war, adventure, and a love story set against the backdrop of an untamed frontier, offering readers both the thrill of a wartime mystery and the depth of a coming‑of‑age narrative.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Liam Callanan
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