{"product_id":"early-riser-paperback","title":"Early Riser - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJasper Fforde\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe latest standalone novel from Jasper Fforde, the bestselling author the Thursday Next series and the forthcoming standalone \u003ci\u003eThe Constant Rabbit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvery Winter, the human population hibernates.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring those bitterly cold four months, the nation is a snow-draped landscape of desolate loneliness, devoid of human activity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWell, not \u003ci\u003equite\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYour name is Charlie Worthing and it's your first season with the \u003cb\u003eWinter Consuls\u003c\/b\u003e, the committed but mildly unhinged group of misfits who are responsible for ensuring the hibernatory safe passage of the sleeping masses. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou are investigating an outbreak of viral dreams which you dismiss as nonsense; nothing more than a quirky artefact born of the sleeping mind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the dreams start to kill people, it's unsettling. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen you get the dreams too, it's weird. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen they start to come true, you begin to doubt your sanity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut teasing truth from the Winter is never easy: You have to avoid the Villains and their penchant for murder, kidnapping and stamp collecting; ensure you aren't eaten by Nightwalkers, whose thirst for human flesh can only be satisfied by comfort food; and sidestep the increasingly less-than-mythical WinterVolk. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut so long as you remember to wrap up warmly, you'll be fine.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJasper Fforde\u003c\/b\u003e gave up his career in the fim industry when his novel \u003ci\u003eThe Eyre Affair \u003c\/i\u003edebuted on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller list in 2002. He is the author of the Thursday Next series, the Nursery Crimes series, and \u003ci\u003eShades of Grey\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives and works in Wales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 11, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769519145248,"sku":"9780143111276","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0a20611cd23b438c59843f4165a34b6a.webp?v=1780350007","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/early-riser-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}