The Ferryman | 誠品線上

The Ferryman

內容簡介

內容簡介 《末日之旅》作者、紐時暢銷作家加斯汀．柯羅寧新作！✰ 紐時暢銷榜科幻烏托邦✰ 史蒂芬金大力推薦繁榮島公民的身心健康退化至10%以下，便會由擺渡人載至育苗島更新身體，抹除記憶，等待新生。但有位擺渡人奉命載送自己的父親時，發現不對勁⋯-----------------------------遺世獨立的博斯佩拉群島由一位名為「大設計師」的神秘天才所建立，島上居民皆能安穩度日、頤養天年，直到鑲嵌在手臂上的監控儀上出現低於百分十的生命指數。之後，人們就必須「退休」，搭上渡輪來到一座名為「育兒室」的島嶼，在此處，逐漸衰敗的軀體將重返盛年，記憶亦將被抹去，為重啟新生命預作準備！擔任擺渡人的Bennett素來奉公守法，護送(必要時，強制押解)屆齡退休的居民前往育兒島重生。但他近來卻老是心神不寧，連日的夜夢（博斯佩拉群島的人是不會作夢的！）已讓他坐立難安，手上生命監控儀的數字又突然急遽下降。一日Bennett竟收到上級指示讓他護送自己的父親到育兒島！過程中，Bennett的爸爸奮力抵抗，並偷偷塞了一張滿是密碼的紙條給兒子。混亂的Bennett開始質疑起他往日深信的一切……與此同時，那些博斯佩拉群島賴以維持正常運轉的「後勤人員」也開始躁動不安，抨擊島上社會階層的規範，動盪的氣氛滿溢，更有傳言一支反抗軍正在招兵買馬，準備背水一戰…… “Next to impossible to put down . . . exciting, mysterious, and totally satisfying.”—STEPHEN KINGFrom the New York Times bestselling 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.Founded by the mysterious genius known as the Designer, the archipelago of Prospera lies hidden from the horrors of a deteriorating outside world. In this island paradise, Prospera’s lucky citizens enjoy long, fulfilling lives until the monitors embedded in their forearms, meant to measure their physical health and psychological well-being, fall below 10 percent. Then they retire themselves, embarking on a ferry ride to the island known as the Nursery, where their failing bodies are renewed, their memories are wiped clean, and they are readied to restart life afresh.Proctor Bennett, of the Department of Social Contracts, has a satisfying career as a ferryman, gently shepherding people through the retirement process—and, when necessary, enforcing it. But all is not well with Proctor. For one thing, he’s been dreaming—which is supposed to be impossible in Prospera. For another, his monitor percentage has begun to drop alarmingly fast. And then comes the day he is summoned to retire his own father, who gives him a disturbing and cryptic message before being wrestled onto the ferry.Meanwhile, something is stirring. The Support Staff, ordinary men and women who provide the labor to keep Prospera running, have begun to question their place in the social order. Unrest is building, and there are rumors spreading of a resistance group—known as “Arrivalists”—who may be fomenting revolution.Soon Proctor finds himself questioning everything he once believed, entangled with a much bigger cause than he realized—and on a desperate mission to uncover the truth.

作者介紹

作者介紹 Justin CroninJustin Cronin is the New York Times bestselling author of The Passage, The Twelve, The City of Mirrors, Mary and O’Neil (which won the PEN Hemingway Award and the Stephen Crane Prize), and The Summer Guest. His other honors include a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and a Whiting Writers’ Award. A Distinguished Faculty Fellow at Rice University, he divides his time between Houston, Texas, and Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

商品規格

活動

• 6/29前 愛讀日｜圖書滿$888折$88
• 6/29前 愛讀日｜圖書滿$1,200折$120