The Ferryman: A Novel
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Next to impossible to put down . . . exciting, mysterious, and totally satisfying.”—STEPHEN KING
From the author of The Passage comes a riveting standalone novel about a group of survivors on a hidden island utopia—where the truth isn’t what it seems.
A POLYGON BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
The islands of Prospera lie in a vast ocean, in splendid isolation from the rest of humanity—or whatever remains of it.
Citizens of the main island enjoy privileged lives. They are attended to by support staff who live on a cramped neighboring island, where whispers of revolt are brewing—but for the Prosperans, life is perfection. And when the end of life approaches, they’re sent to a mysterious third island, where their bodies are refreshed, their memories are wiped away, and they return to start life anew.
Proctor Bennett is a ferryman, whose job it is to enforce the retirement process when necessary. He never questions his work, until the day he receives a cryptic message:
“The world is not the world.”
These simple words unlock something he has secretly suspected. They seep into strange dreams of the stars and the sea. They give him the unshakable feeling that someone is trying to tell him something important.
Something no one could possibly imagine, something that could change the fate of humanity itself.
From the author of The Passage comes a riveting standalone novel about a group of survivors on a hidden island utopia—where the truth isn’t what it seems.
A POLYGON BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
The islands of Prospera lie in a vast ocean, in splendid isolation from the rest of humanity—or whatever remains of it.
Citizens of the main island enjoy privileged lives. They are attended to by support staff who live on a cramped neighboring island, where whispers of revolt are brewing—but for the Prosperans, life is perfection. And when the end of life approaches, they’re sent to a mysterious third island, where their bodies are refreshed, their memories are wiped away, and they return to start life anew.
Proctor Bennett is a ferryman, whose job it is to enforce the retirement process when necessary. He never questions his work, until the day he receives a cryptic message:
“The world is not the world.”
These simple words unlock something he has secretly suspected. They seep into strange dreams of the stars and the sea. They give him the unshakable feeling that someone is trying to tell him something important.
Something no one could possibly imagine, something that could change the fate of humanity itself.
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At times, I wanted to quit and didn’t because I needed to know WTF was actually happening! As the reader, you definitely need to keep up with this one.
Very high expectations, sadly it lacked the originality of the Passage Trilogy though it’s still a thought provoking clever read.
The Ferryman is a gripping sci-fi action thriller. While I thought the start was a bit slow as I was establishing where the world-building was taking me, it didn’t last long before I was sucked into the storyline, trying to place which characters were the good guys and who the real bad guys were.
This is a book that I went into completely blind. By that I mean I didn’t read the blurb prior to starting this novel and based my request purely on how much I loved Justin Cronin’s The Passage trilogy. And I have NO regrets. There are no vampires or any supernatural creatures in this story, instead the monsters are purely of the human sort.
Once I got into the story, I couldn’t put this book down. The action was nonstop as Proctor ran toward the truth, stumbling a few times on the way. I couldn’t wait to understand everyone’s role in his and his friends’ quest to discover the truth about what was really taking place in their world.
The twists and turns kept me guessing. Just when I thought I had things figured out, BOOM, that was not the case. When all was revealed, it didn’t play out the way I thought it was going to. I love the unpredictable directions this book took while staying a familiar path.
I found the ending to be very satisfying and cannot wait to read the next book Justin Cronin writes.
*I received a free copy from the publisher for an honest review.
This is a book that I went into completely blind. By that I mean I didn’t read the blurb prior to starting this novel and based my request purely on how much I loved Justin Cronin’s The Passage trilogy. And I have NO regrets. There are no vampires or any supernatural creatures in this story, instead the monsters are purely of the human sort.
Once I got into the story, I couldn’t put this book down. The action was nonstop as Proctor ran toward the truth, stumbling a few times on the way. I couldn’t wait to understand everyone’s role in his and his friends’ quest to discover the truth about what was really taking place in their world.
The twists and turns kept me guessing. Just when I thought I had things figured out, BOOM, that was not the case. When all was revealed, it didn’t play out the way I thought it was going to. I love the unpredictable directions this book took while staying a familiar path.
I found the ending to be very satisfying and cannot wait to read the next book Justin Cronin writes.
*I received a free copy from the publisher for an honest review.
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