{"product_id":"9781444763607-early-riser","title":"Early Riser","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe brilliantly funny novel from the Number One bestselling author of Shades of Grey\u003cbr\u003eJasper Fforde's first standalone novel - full of the imagination, wit and intelligence that has made Fforde a Number One bestseller.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fforde \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003epours his brilliant imagination into every corner of this world' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fforde\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ekeeps the puns and neologisms coming thick and fast while exploring every facet of his novel's intriguing premise' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvery Winter, the human population hibernates.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring those bitterly cold four months, the nation is a snow-draped landscape of desolate loneliness, and devoid of human activity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWell, not \u003ci\u003equite.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Your name is Charlie Worthing and it's your first season with the \u003cb\u003eWinter Consuls\u003c\/b\u003e, the committed but mildly unhinged group of misfits who are responsible for ensuring the hibernatory safe passage of \u003cb\u003ethe sleeping masses. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e You are investigating \u003cb\u003ean outbreak of viral dreams \u003c\/b\u003ewhich you dismiss as nonsense; nothing more than a quirky artefact borne of the sleeping mind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When the dreams start to kill people, \u003cb\u003eit's unsettling.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When you get the dreams too,\u003cb\u003e it's weird. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When they start to come true,\u003cb\u003e you begin to doubt your sanity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But teasing truth from Winter is never easy:  You have to \u003cb\u003eavoid the Villains and their penchant for murder,\u003c\/b\u003e kidnapping and stamp collecting, ensure you aren't eaten by Nightwalkers whose thirst for human flesh can only be satisfied by comfort food, and sidestep \u003cb\u003ethe increasingly less-than-mythical WinterVolk. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut so long as you remember to wrap up warmly, you'll be fine.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Jasper Fforde:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Forget all the rules of time, space and reality; just sit back and enjoy the adventure' \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'True literary comic genius' \u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Ingenious' Terry Pratchett\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40944002007137,"sku":"9781444763607","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26871459.jpg?v=1721317576","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781444763607-early-riser","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}