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The Ferryman

By: Justin Cronin
Narrated by: Scott Brick, Suzanne Elise Freeman
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'Next to impossible to put down . . . exciting, mysterious, and totally satisfying.'
STEPHEN KING

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

©2023 Justin Cronin (P)2023 Orion Publishing Group Limited Disaster Fiction Fiction Genetic Engineering Genre Fiction Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Genetics Mind-bending Island

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Critic reviews

"Next to impossible to put down...exciting, mysterious, and totally satisfying." (Stephen King)

"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)
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I was initially very curious about where this story was going but there were many points that I felt it was never going to get wherever that was
I was almost disappointed by what I thought the final reveal
was, only to have that develop further unexpected layers.
However overall I felt this story needed to be significantly cropped or made into a series.

Lengthy sci fi exploration - could do with tightening up

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Honestly one of the best books I’ve read since project hail marry and gives me vibes of shutter island. Would highly recommend and hope one day this will get turned in to a film!

Great plot and voice acting!

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One of the best books I have ever read. reminiscent of 1984 . Gripping, intriguing and making me think about life and living. I will now read everything else Justin has written! Great performances too.

incredible, blew me away

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liked the interesting characters, story was interesting to listen to,but too confusing towRds the end.

interesting listening, though confusing

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I was excited till the initial revelation. Then I hoped for more twists but ultimately I found it slightly tedious snd derivative of so many Philip Dick novels

Initially engrossing but ultimately boring

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As a fan of the passage trilogy, I was really excited to read another book from this author. This was just as immersive as I had hoped it would be. Beautifully narrated, and such an interesting and compelling story, another masterpiece Justin Cronin!

Didnt disappoint!

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I didn’t like the last quarter of the book as much as the earlier stuff, but the way in which the first part interrelated to the later material is very clever.. just a bit too SF for my taste.

Clever and intricate

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Great story, both narrators read the book so well and I didn’t want the story to end I enjoyed it so much :)

Loved this book!

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I really wanted to like this more than I did…it has a dreamlike quality, that’s overly descriptive in places…whilst part of the whole concept, it makes it really hard to keep up with what’s going on.

I loved the premise of it, there were some really engaging parts - like when the reveal comes and the message about climate change was also great but overall I found that chapters flew past where I had no idea what was going on!

Narration was fantastic.

A great idea but not falls a bit short

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Not what I was expecting having read the Passage. Gripping storyline. A little predictable in places, but this didn’t diminish the enjoyment.

Thought provoking and troubling at times.

The narration was excellent.

Thoroughly Enjoyable

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