Ferryman
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3.8 • 11 Ratings
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
After a deadly train crash, the afterlife is waiting for Dylan. But that’s only if she and her intriguing Ferryman can make it across the demon-infested wasteland—and if she can bear to let him go. When Dylan wakes up after her train has crashed, she thinks she has survived unscathed. But she couldn’t be more mistaken: the bleak landscape around her isn't Scotland, it’s a wasteland—a terrain somehow shaped by her own feelings and fears, a border to whatever awaits her in the afterlife. And the stranger sitting by the train track isn't an ordinary teenage boy. Tristan is a Ferryman, tasked with guiding Dylan’s soul safely across the treacherous landscape, a journey he has made a thousand times before. Only this time, something's different. The crossing, as ever, is perilous, with ravenous wraiths hounding the two at each day’s end, hungry for Dylan’s soul. But as Dylan focuses her strength on survival, with Tristan as protector, challenger, and confidant, she begins to wonder where she is truly meant to be—and what she must risk to get there. An international bestseller with a phenomenal following, the award-winning Ferryman (with its sequels Trespassers and Outcasts) is in development to be a major motion picture.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Originally published in the U.K. in 2013, this underwhelming paranormal romance takes inspiration from the Greek myth of Charon. On her way to reunite with her estranged father after 10 years, cued-white Scottish teenager Dylan is killed in a horrific train crash. After waking and escaping the wreckage, she emerges into a deserted landscape reminiscent of the Scottish highlands. There she meets brooding, handsome Tristan, a sandy-haired, cobalt-eyed boy near her own age who is soon revealed to be her personal ferryman, charged with leading her through the "land between worlds," a wasteland shaped by her subconscious, "to wherever going" after death. Along the perilous trek, Dylan and Tristan must face relentless wraiths, feral ghosts who prey upon new souls like hers. As they journey onward, however, the duo develops an unexpected connection—but Dylan can't remain in the wasteland, and Tristan can't follow her beyond. In focusing so heavily on the atmospheric setting, endless traveling, and blossoming relationship, the narrative occasionally feels lacking in emotional depth. Still, McFall (The Last Witness) spins an intimate tale of love and loss in this trilogy opener. Ages 12–up.
Customer Reviews
Mesmerizing
Absolutely mesmerizing and heartfelt story, completely captivating! I couldn’t put the story down. It brings you to a unknown world between life and death while carrying you through a almost awkward love story. Definitely a must read!
Nothing happened for half the book.
I got so bored. Halfway through I just skipped to the end. Still knew what happened. The characters’ chemistry made no sense-and it was creepy because he was eons old and she’s a teenager…? Ew.