The Ferryman
The Brand New Epic from the Visionary Author of The Passage Trilogy
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4.0 • 23 Ratings
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- £5.49
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Publisher Description
'Next to impossible to put down . . . exciting, mysterious, and totally satisfying.'
STEPHEN KING
READERS LOVE THE FERRYMAN:
'Part novel, part thriller and part Sci fi. Best book I've read in a long time!'
'Wildly exciting, moving and provocative, this one's worth a read'
'Great concept and engaging writing. One part had me snort out loud!'
*****
The islands of Prospera lie in a vast ocean: in splendid isolation from the rest of humanity, or whatever remains of it. . .
Surrounded by sun, and sea, and stars, their world is perfect. But every paradise comes at a price.
When the truth behind theirs is revealed, it will end a way of life, and start a revolution that will change the course of humanity itself.
And it will all begin with one person hearing these simple words:
"The world is not the world..."
*****
PRAISE FOR THE FERRYMAN:
'A mind-bending novel full of big ideas and a rollercoaster's worth of twists and turns - so powerful and thrilling!'
ANDY WEIR, author of The Martian
'All of my sky-high expectations were smashed... Fiction doesn't get better than this.'
BLAKE CROUCH, author of Dark Matter
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bestseller Cronin's first novel since his Passage trilogy is a fantastic extravaganza all its own, with a plot that hinges on unpredictable twists that run far ahead of reader expectations. Proctor Bennett, an elite resident of the socially regimented archipelago world of Prospera, works as a "ferryman," assisting aging fellow Prosperans to transition peacefully to their next "iteration," the reconstitution of their personalities in younger bodies. Proctor discharges his duties with great professionalism—until the ferrying of his own father goes dramatically awry, exposing cracks in Prospera's edenic veneer. Now a dangerous fugitive on the run from his own forced iteration, Proctor enters an unlikely alliance with rebellious subversives inhabiting the Annex, the island that is home to Prospera's disgruntled working class. Having established the foundations for what appears to be a classic dystopian tale, Cronin then pulls the rug out from under his story, audaciously expanding its scope far beyond the hermetic parameters that have shaped Proctor's account up to that point and pushing it into the realm of provocative conceptual science fiction. Cronin's firm command of the plot's sinuous dynamics, and his creation of believable characters shaped by well-wrought strengths and flaws, make this bold gesture work. The result is a sensational speculative tale that is sure to get people talking.
Customer Reviews
Don’t expect to much
Well crafted prose is the best thing going here. The twist at the end was just that, a common dream scenario used a thousand times. Reading this was like putting a quarter into the gumball machine and nothing comes out. Frustratingly pointless. Like if your partner woke up and started telling you about their dream which you don’t really feel invested in but you listen wondering where it is all going only to find out it was going nowhere and you will never get those five minutes back. Ugh.