The Ferryman Institute

A Novel

By: Colin Gigl

Narrated by: Stephen Hoye

In this stunning, fantastical debut novel from a bold new voice in the best-selling traditions of Christopher Moore and Jasper Fforde, a ferryman for the dead finds his existence unraveling after making either the best decision or the biggest mistake of his immortal life.

Ferryman Charlie Dawson saves dead people - somebody has to convince them to move on to the afterlife, after all. Having never failed a single assignment, he's acquired a reputation for success that's as legendary as it is unwanted. It turns out that serving as a Ferryman is causing Charlie to slowly lose his mind. Deemed too valuable by the Ferryman Institute to be let go and too stubborn to just give up in his own right, Charlie's pretty much abandoned all hope of escaping his grim existence. Or he had, anyway, until he saved Alice Spiegel. To be fair, Charlie never planned on stopping Alice from taking her own life - that sort of thing is strictly forbidden by the institute - but he never planned on the president secretly giving him the choice to, either. Charlie's not quite sure what to make of it, but Alice is alive, and it's the first time he's felt right in more than 200 years.

When word of the incident reaches Inspector Javrouche, the Ferryman Institute's resident internal affairs liaison, Charlie finds he's in a world of trouble. But Charlie's not about to lose the only living, breathing person he's ever saved without a fight. He's ready to protect her from Javrouche and save Alice from herself, and he's willing to put the entire continued existence of mankind at risk to do it.

Written in the same vein as best-selling modern classics such as The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde and A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore, The Ferryman Institute is a thrilling supernatural adventure packed with wit and humor.

©2016 Colin Gigl (P)2016 Audible, Inc.

entertaining

Loved it. interesting idea for a book. Now I plan read this authors other works .

Fun

Very fun unpredictable.
And had a shout out too another fun book
It’s a Dirty Job by Christopher Moore

Funny, very well-written

Reminders of Christopher Moore, though far less crude. I did not find it misogynistic at all- that is an unfair criticism. I look forward to his future works.

Humor/Dark Comedy at its Best!

I loved this story. I loved everything about it, and Stephen Hoye was the perfect narrator for it.
I found myself re-listening to chapters over again just because it was THAT good.

Compassion and Humor dealing with death

Excellent Read. This book is about death and the role of one Ferryman who's job it is to convince the dead to move on to their next life. It is sad and dark but contains compassion and humor as the Ferryman tries to deal with his job and the bureaucracy of his organization. I listened to the audible version and found this to be a 4 star read.