Justin Cronin: The Ferryman
The Ferryman
Buch
- Orion Publishing Group, 05/2024
- Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9781409182092
- Bestellnummer: 11614362
- Umfang: 538 Seiten
- Gewicht: 41 g
- Maße: 198 x 129 mm
- Stärke: 42 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 2.5.2024
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
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Klappentext
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. . .
Citizens 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.
Meanwhile, 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.
Proctor 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:
"The world is not the world..."
These 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.
Something greater than anyone could possibly imagine, which could change the fate of humanity itself...
*****
'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. The Ferryman, like the very best speculative fiction, is a transcendent meditation on the human condition, delivered through gorgeous prose, characters who steal your heart, and riveting storytelling that is guaranteed to put the rest of your life on hold until you've turned the final page. Fiction doesn't get better than this.'
BLAKE CROUCH, author of Dark Matter
Biografie
Justin Cronin stammt aus New England und studierte in Harvard. Er besuchte den berühmten Iowa Writers Workshop und lebt heute mit seiner Frau und seinen Kindern in Houston, Texas, wo er an der Rice University Englische Literatur unterrichtet. Er veröffentlichte zwei Romane, für die er mehrfach ausgezeichnet wurde. Die Übersetzungsrechte an seinem jüngsten Roman "Der Übergang", an dem er über vier Jahre arbeitete, wurden innerhalb kürzester Zeit in 23 Länder verkauft. Justin Cronin
The Ferryman
EUR 10,37*