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The Ferryman
- Narrated by: Scott Brick, Suzanne Elise Freeman
- Length: 19 hrs and 55 mins
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Summary
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...
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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- S S.
- 03-03-24
Lengthy sci fi exploration - could do with tightening up
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.
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- stuart catterson
- 25-05-23
Fabulous
Loved it start to finish. Trouble is that all good books come to an end. Great concepts. I liked that at times I wondered which reality I was in. Kept me on my toes. Well written, well read, a superb yarn. Thank you to all involved.
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- Andrew
- 08-06-23
Great standalone book.
Really enjoyed the listen, Was hooked by halfway and ruined a night's sleep to finish. Well worth it.
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- J. Harris
- 28-07-23
incredible, blew me away
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.
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- NR
- 18-03-24
interesting listening, though confusing
liked the interesting characters, story was interesting to listen to,but too confusing towRds the end.
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- Jo
- 05-05-23
Didnt disappoint!
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!
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- Amazon Customer
- 23-05-23
A great idea but not falls a bit short
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.
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- John Boyle
- 16-11-23
Thoroughly Enjoyable
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.
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- Gerald
- 27-12-23
Very imaginative story
I thought the author really came up with a very imaginative and topical story. However, I thought Scott Brick was not right for this book. Listening became soporific when he was reading; he drones a bit and sounds like he is about to burst into tears. The book pobably needed tighter editing because it seems to drag in places. But overall, what a great achievement from one of my favourite authors.
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- Elaine Brien
- 17-05-23
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After reading the authors previous trilogy which I found entertaining but perhaps better served as a duology I presumed wrongly that he couldn't write a compact story, how wrong I was. This is a hugely entertaining, thought provoking and taut novel that is satisfying on every level. Mr Cronin's writing is wonderful throughout, can't wait for his next idea from his imagination. This book reminded me of Stephen King writing science fiction. Recommended
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