{"product_id":"9781409182078-ferryman","title":"The Ferryman","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Brand New Epic from the Visionary Author of The Passage Trilogy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe much-anticipated new novel by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of the Passage Trilogy - a mind-bending masterpiece for our world today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Next to impossible to put down . exciting, mysterious, and totally satisfying.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEPHEN KING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*****\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe islands of Prospera lie in a vast ocean: in splendid isolation from the rest of humanity, or whatever remains of it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCitizens of the main island enjoy privileged lives, attended to by the support staff who live on a cramped neighbouring island, where whispers begin to grow into cries for revolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, life for Prosperans is perfection - and when it's not, their bodies are sent to the mysterious third island: a facility named The Nursery, to be rebooted and restart life afresh.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProctor Bennett is a Ferryman, who shepherds the soon-to-be retired into the unknown. He never questioned his work until the day he is delivered a cryptic message:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The world is not the world.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese simple words unravel something that he has secretly suspected. They seep into strange dreams - of the stars and the sea - and the unshakeable feeling that someone is trying to tell him something important.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSomething greater than anyone could possibly imagine, which could change the fate of humanity itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*****\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A mind-bending novel full of big ideas and a rollercoaster's worth of twists and turns - so powerful and thrilling!' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNDY WEIR, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Martian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40810222714977,"sku":"9781409182078","price":24.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/products\/stand_14033312_jpg.jpg?v=1705551675","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781409182078-ferryman","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}