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...
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Dawn is breaking when she creeps from the house.
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(@orionbooks, 2 May 2023, hardback, 560 pages, borrowed from @NACLibraries, #POPSUGARReadingChallenge, a book with a main character who's 42 years old)
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I'm a huge fan of the author thanks to his The Passage trilogy so couldn't wait to read The Ferryman. I loved this book. I read a lot of dystopian fiction. There's something I really like about this genre because there are so many possibilities. I don't think I've ever read any two books that are the same. I couldn't stop reading the book when I started. Like The Passage Trilogy this is well-written and totally engrossing. I loved everything about this book; the plot, the setting and the characters. There are plenty of twists and turns and at times I was very confused - but in a good way. This is a fantastic book. I'd recommend it.
