The Second Sleep
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The Second Sleep
FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR
WHAT IF YOUR FUTURE LIES IN THE PAST?
One word - wonderful. Two words - compulsive reading. Three words - buy it tomorrow. Four words - tonight, if possible. — STEPHEN KING
'A thoroughly absorbing, page-turning narrative.' — SUNDAY TIMES
'Genuinely thrilling.' — DAILY TELEGRAPH
Dusk is gathering as a young priest, Christopher Fairfax, rides across a silent land. He must arrive at a remote village in the wilds of Exmoor before night falls. He's lost and becoming anxious as he slowly picks his way across a countryside strewn with the ancient artefacts of a civilisation that seems to have ended in cataclysm.
What Fairfax cannot know is that, in the days and weeks to come, everything he believes in will be tested as he uncovers a secret that is as dangerous as it is terrifying...
'Harris takes us on a thrilling ride while serving up serious food for thought.' — SUNDAY EXPRESS
'A truly surprising future-history thriller. Fabulous, really.' — EVENING STANDARD
'The book's real power lies in its between-the-lines warning that our embrace of the internet represents some kind of sleepwalk into oblivion. It's a provocative, tub-thumping sci-fi of which H. G. Wells might have been proud.' — DAILY MAIL
'Harris' latest work intelligently warps historical fiction and tackles issues of religion, science and the apocalypse in the process. As he flexes his imagination, you will be left pondering as often as you are page-turning.' — HERALD
'A brilliantly imaginative thriller.' — READER'S DIGEST
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The Second Sleep by Robert Harris has been praised for its absorbing and fast-paced narrative, with elegant writing and well-developed characters. Critics commend Harris's ability to craft an engaging and thrilling storyline that raises profound questions about history, progress, and civilisation's fragility. The novel's intelligent approach has been noted for encouraging reflection on contemporary societal issues while maintaining a captivating plot.

Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781787460966
Publisher: Cornerstone
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 09 July 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Arrow Books Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 25.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 302g
Pages: 432
About the Author
Robert Harris is the author of fifteen bestselling novels- the Cicero Trilogy - Imperium, Lustrum and Dictator - Fatherland, Enigma, Archangel, Pompeii, The Ghost, The Fear Index, An Officer and a Spy, which won four prizes including the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, Conclave, Munich, The Second Sleep, V2 and Act of Oblivion. His work has been translated into forty languages and nine of his books have been adapted for cinema and television. He lives in West Berkshire with his wife, Gill Hornby.
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