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The Stranded

The Stranded (Book 1)

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A gripping near-future thriller: love triangles, betrayals and fights for freedom in a world turned upside-down . . . for fans of Suzanne Collins, Emily St John Mandel, and Bong Joon-ho's Snowpiercer.

Welcome to the Arcadia.

Once a luxurious cruise ship, it became a refugee camp after being driven from Europe by an apocalyptic war. Now it floats near the coastline of the Federated States - a leftover piece of a fractured USA.

For forty years, residents of the Arcadia have been prohibited from making landfall. It is a world of extreme haves and have nots, gangs and make-shift shelters.

Esther is a loyal citizen, working flat-out to have the rare chance to live a normal life as a medic on dry land. Ben is a rebel, planning something big to liberate the Arcadia once and for all.

When events throw them both together, their lives, and the lives of everyone on the ship, will change forever . . .

© Sarah Daniels 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Critics Review

This debut is gorgeously written and the setting, aboard the cruise ship Arcadia in the not-too-distant future, immediately hooks the reader from the early pages (the world-building is fantastic).
Independent
An addictive, original debut that will leave readers clamoring for more.
Kirkus Reviews
Daniels crafts an invigorating microcosm of society aboard the Arcadia via a protagonist whose ever-expanding worldview imbues this cinematic-feeling thriller with suspense and intrigue.
Publisher's Weekly
The novel is fast paced and plot driven . . . There's something for everyone here
Booklist
An impressive debut novel which manages to add something new and different to the genre.
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Author Sarah Daniels
Narrator Seroca Davis, Jonathan Andrew Hume, Troy Glasgow
Series The Stranded
Duration 11 hours and 51 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9780241586365
Format Audiobook
Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK
Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction: Science fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Thrillers
Availability AU, GB, IE

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