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When teenager Dylan emerges from the wreckage of a train crash onto a bleak Scottish hillside, she meets a strange boy who seems to be waiting for her. But Tristan is no ordinary teenage boy, and their journey across the desolate, wraith-infested wasteland is no ordinary journey. A moving, epic love story that's exciting, scary, funny, thought-provoking, and truly original.Product details
Paperback: 380 pages
Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre (March 1, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1848779631
ISBN-13: 978-1848779631
Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.9 x 8 inches
Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.5 star See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #88,904 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)#368 in Books > Teens > Literature & Fiction > Action & Adventure > Survival Stories
#760 in Books > Teens > Romance > Contemporary
Editorial Reviews
Review
I really enjoyed Ferryman, it was a page-turner, exciting, thought-provoking, though it did end with some unanswered questions for me, so could there be a sequel in the pipeline? Either way it's still a fantastic book, a real breath of fresh air and a book I think teens will really enjoy. Bookapoet 'Ferryman was happy, sad, gripping, beautiful, heart wrenching and everything in between.' -- Read and Repeat blog 'good characters, great development, compelling story, KISSING and lovely prose' Ella Bee Reads I loved it. Could not put it down! McFall has created great characters, a romance I loved and a landscape that is fresh. Highly reccommend! readingawaythedays.blogspot.co.uk 'will touch your heart and make you believe that there is more to life than what we can see. A stunning original debut from an author we will need to watch out for in the future.' Serendipity Reviews 'Ferryman is an addictive read which will tear your heart out and rip it to shreds, but carry on reading because this story needs to be told!' Readaptor blog 'Ferryman is a book that will have you hooked from the very first page, hooked to every word and storming through the book, 100% addicted.' The Book Addicted Girl 'I will certainly be keeping an eye out for more books by Claire McFall.' Luna's Little Library
About the Author
Claire McFall teaches English in a secondary school. She is the author of Bombmaker.
Customer Reviews
5.0 star
Such an incredible story!
ByChris Bradleyon June 13, 2013|Verified Purchase
I was drawn in and intrigued from the very beginning, and I couldn't put the book down until I finished it! Claire does an incredible job of putting you on the edge of your seat, wondering what's going to happen next and how the story is going to end. I can't wait for her next release!
5.0 star
Five Stars
Bybing xuon April 17, 2017|Verified Purchase
good story
4.0 star
Four Stars
ByShengchun W.on July 16, 2016|Verified Purchase
The book is kind of weary and delivered slow.
5.0 star
Five Stars
ByAmazon Customeron June 1, 2016|Verified Purchase
It's love that makes people strong and powerful.
5.0 star
The Ferryman
BySusan Jenner-Shillon January 16, 2014|Verified Purchase
This book was brilliant! Pure escapism or was it?! The charters were likable a lovely book with intrigue throughout. Great!
5.0 star
a budding love story up against pretty tough odds
Byun clienton December 16, 2015
A perilous journey through the afterlife, a budding love story up against pretty tough odds, vivid landscapes both desolate and beautiful where the weather reflects your emotions, and a heroine that's dead 90% of the book – what’s there not to like? The cover and title prompted me to pick it up, the back blurb and first pages incited me to buy it and the content kept me turning pages right to the end.
FERRYMAN is an absorbing YA story about challenges and emotions – abandonnement, fear, pain, trust, courage, love - all explored without the constraints of everyday life. The tale is wonderfully mythological but with the author’s unique spin. I particularly enjoyed the Wasteland setting - everyone’s “own personal wilderness”, with its beauty and its pitfalls. The evil creatures are typical but oddly enough do not feel cliché. Something about them seem original – perhaps even just right? I think it has something to do with the way they are presented to us. I came away having experienced them, having felt them. Unlike some YA, Claire McFall's storytelling leaves room for touches of captivating prose, the type that invites me to linger a moment to enjoy a description or feel an emotion. Definitely a goodread. Looking forward to more titles from this author.
I recommend this book not only to teenagers but also adults who enjoy the subject matter. At just 334 pages, this book makes for a nice little getaway.
5.0 star
absbsolutely incredible
ByJessicaon March 12, 2017
This is an INCREDIBLE book that I cannot put it down once I start reading. Combining mystery and imagination, every chapter is presented so detail that I feel like I've finish a movie. It gives me power and strength, the faith to believe what is laying in the deep inner side of our heart.
3.0 star
Ferryman
BySarah (Feeling Fictional)on June 9, 2013
Dylan was travelling across Scotland to meet her father for the first time when the train she was on was involved in an accident. Regaining consciousness alone and in the dark tunnel she is terrified and can't work out why there are no rescue workers on hand to help her. When she finally stumbles out of the tunnel she finds herself completely alone on a Scottish hillside. That is until she spots Tristan, a teenage boy who seems to be waiting for her. But who is Tristan and where are all the other passengers? Why is Tristan so determined to get her to follow him and what kind of creatures could be making the terrifying noises she keeps hearing in the distance?
I wanted to read Ferryman from the moment I first heard about it, I was incredibly intrigued by the concept for the story and curious to see how it would play out. It's hard to say too much about the story because it would be easy to give things away but I found the world that Claire McFall has created was really interesting and I was kept hooked because I wanted to see how things would play out for Dylan and Tristan. The writing style is beautiful and descriptive but it took me a while to get used to the way the perspective would change from one paragraph to the next. It felt like I spent quite a lot of time backtracking as I tried to make sense of things and that did throw me out of the story more than once.
Although I found the world interesting I have to admit that I wasn't a huge fan of either of the main characters. I never really felt that we got to know Tristan well enough to understand Dylan's fascination with him, in the beginning he pretty much ignores her or is rude to her and although he opens up later on I just never felt that connected to the relationship between them. I think my main problem was that I found Dylan very hard to relate to. Her reactions just didn't feel realistic to me, she accepts what has happened to her far too easily and without really batting an eyelid but then gets completely hysterical when she is separated from a boy she has only known for a few days. Perhaps if I'd been more invested in the relationship with Tristan I might have found that easier to believe her reaction but it just had me rolling my eyes in frustration.
There were a lot of good things about the story though, the concept was great and the world was well thought out and described beautifully. I would have loved to have learnt about more about some of the other people who had crossed Tristan's path because I'm sure he would have some very interesting stories to tell. Nearly all of the reviews I have seen for Ferryman have been incredibly positive so even though there were some things that didn't work for me personally I am definitely in the minority in that regard so I would hate to put anyone off giving it a try. If you're looking for a paranormal romance that doesn't involve your standard vampires or shape shifters but instead brings something unique to the genre then it might be worth checking this out.
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