The Stranded

<p><b>'Gorgeously written . . . immediately hooks the reader from the early pages (the world-building is fantastic).' </b><i><b>I</b></i><b><i>ndependent</i></b><br><br>Welcome to the<i> Arcadia</i>.<br><br>Once a luxurious cruise ship, now it is home to the stranded. For forty years, they have lived, and died, on the water.<br><br>A place of extreme haves and have-nots, gangs and make-shift shelters, its people are tyrannized by a country they can see but can't get to. A country that says it doesn't want them.<br><br>Esther is a loyal citizen, working flat-out for a rare chance to live a life on land. Nik is a rebel, intent on liberating the Arcadia once and for all.<br><br>Together, they will change the future . . .<br><br><b>WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT <i>THE STRANDED:</i></b><br><br><b>'A pacy, gripping read that plunges you into this near-future dystopia from the first page.'</b><br><br><b>'A real page-turner, with relatable characters and lots of twists and turns . . . if you loved <i>Station Eleven </i>this will be right up your street'</b><br><br><b>'This is honestly one of the best action centred books I've read in a while! Think Titanic meets <i>The Hunger Games</i>!.'</b></p> <p><b>'Gorgeously written . . . immediately hooks the reader from the early pages (the world-building is fantastic).' </b><i><b>I</b></i><b><i>ndependent</i></b><br><br>Welcome to the<i> Arcadia</i>.<br><br>Once a luxurious cruise ship, now it is home to the stranded. For forty years, they have lived, and died, on the water.<br><br>A place of extreme haves and have-nots, gangs and make-shift shelters, its people are tyrannized by a country they can see but can't get to. A country that says it doesn't want them.<br><br>Esther is a loyal citizen, working flat-out for a rare chance to live a life on land. Nik is a rebel, intent on liberating the Arcadia once and for all.<br><br>Together, they will change the future . . .<br><br><b>WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT <i>THE STRANDED:</i></b><br><br><b>'A pacy, gripping read that plunges you into this near-future dystopia from the first page.'</b><br><br><b>'A real page-turner, with relatable characters and lots of twists and turns . . . if you loved <i>Station Eleven </i>this will be right up your street'</b><br><br><b>'This is honestly one of the best action centred books I've read in a while! Think Titanic meets <i>The Hunger Games</i>!.'</b></p>