Perhaps I set my standards too high? Perhaps I was expecting the same thrill and exhilaration of his earlier works? Perhaps I should have prepared myself for the possibility of disappointment? All I can say is this book is dull. The entire Trilogy was amazing so when Justin Cronin finally announced a new novel after years of no works, I was over the moon. It may be that Justin Cronin’s The Passage was one of the first ever audio books I listened to, and still to this day remains my all time best ever listen. Oh Dear, Oh Dear I have been an Audible Member for over 12-years and this is the first review I have written. Something greater than anyone could possibly imagine, which could change the fate of humanity itself. They seep into strange dreams - of the stars and the sea - and the unshakeable feeling that someone is trying to tell him something important. These simple words unravel something that he has secretly suspected. He never questioned his work until the day he is delivered a cryptic message: Proctor Bennett is a Ferryman, who shepherds the soon-to-be retired into the unknown. 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. The islands of Prospera lie in a vast ocean: in splendid isolation from the rest of humanity, or whatever remains of it.Ĭitizens 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.

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