The Ferryman A Novel
The Ferryman A Novel by Justin Cronin, published by Random House Publishing Group on May 7, 2024, is a standalone narrative that explores the lives of survivors on a hidden island utopia. This edition spans 560 pages and is presented in English. The story centers around the islands of Prospera, where citizens live in apparent perfection, supported by staff from a neighboring island. However, beneath this idyllic surface, whispers of revolt and unsettling truths begin to emerge.
Readers will follow Proctor Bennett, a ferryman tasked with overseeing the retirement process for the island’s citizens. His routine existence is disrupted when he receives a cryptic message that challenges everything he believes. This revelation leads him to question the nature of his world and the fate of humanity itself. The novel delves into themes of dystopia, suspense, and the complexities of existence, inviting readers to uncover the mysteries that lie beneath the surface of this seemingly perfect society.
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Next to impossible to put down . . . exciting, mysterious, and totally satisfying.”—STEPHEN KING
From the author of The Passage comes a riveting standalone novel about a group of survivors on a hidden island utopia—where the truth isn’t what it seems.
A POLYGON BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
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. They are attended to by support staff who live on a cramped neighboring island, where whispers of revolt are brewing—but for the Prosperans, life is perfection. And when the end of life approaches, they’re sent to a mysterious third island, where their bodies are refreshed, their memories are wiped away, and they return to start life anew.
Proctor Bennett is a ferryman, whose job it is to enforce the retirement process when necessary. He never questions his work, until the day he receives a cryptic message:
“The world is not the world.”
These simple words unlock something he has secretly suspected. They seep into strange dreams of the stars and the sea. They give him the unshakable feeling that someone is trying to tell him something important.
Something no one could possibly imagine, something that could change the fate of humanity itself.
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