{"product_id":"early-riser","title":"Early Riser","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003eTHE \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Fforde \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003epours his brilliant imagination into every corner of this world'' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Fforde\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ekeeps the puns and neologisms coming thick and fast while exploring every facet of his novel''s intriguing premise'' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvery Winter, the human population hibernates.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring those bitterly cold four months, the nation is a snow-draped landscape of desolate loneliness, and devoid of human activity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWell, not \u003ci\u003equite.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Your 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 \u003cb\u003ethe sleeping masses. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e You are investigating \u003cb\u003ean outbreak of viral dreams \u003c\/b\u003ewhich you dismiss as nonsense; nothing more than a quirky artefact borne of the sleeping mind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When the dreams start to kill people, \u003cb\u003eit''s unsettling.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When you get the dreams too,\u003cb\u003e it''s weird. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When they start to come true,\u003cb\u003e you begin to doubt your sanity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But teasing truth from Winter is never easy:  You have to \u003cb\u003eavoid the Villains and their penchant for murder,\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003cb\u003ethe increasingly less-than-mythical WinterVolk. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut so long as you remember to wrap up warmly, you''ll be fine.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Jasper Fforde:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Forget all the rules of time, space and reality; just sit back and enjoy the adventure'' \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''True literary comic genius'' \u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Ingenious'' Terry Pratchett\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57317876105598,"sku":"NW9781444763607","price":12.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781444763607.jpg?v=1778652122","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/early-riser","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}