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Justin Cronin on the books, movies and TV that impressed The Ferryman

Comment and Comment From Lost to The Tempest, the author of The Ferryman reveals the cultural influences behind his new science fiction novel – the first pick for New Scientist’s book club By Justin Cronin Justin Cronin, author of The FerrymanTim Llewellyn The Ferryman Justin Cronin Orion (UK); Ballantine Books (US) The Ferryman was born

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From Misplaced to The Tempest, the writer of The Ferryman reveals the cultural influences behind his new science fiction novel – the primary choose for New Scientist’s ebook membership

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Justin Cronin, writer of The Ferryman

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Orion (UK); Ballantine Books (US)

The Ferryman was born on a starry autumn evening.

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I used to be taking a stroll earlier than mattress when, abruptly, two issues dropped into my head. The primary was a phrase: “Oranios”. The second was a scene: an previous man on a pier experiencing some sort of breakdown, and a second man, any individual official, making an attempt to speak him again from the ledge. I had no thought what these two issues needed to do with one …

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