{"product_id":"the-book-of-m-a-novel-isbn-9780062669612","title":"The Book of M: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrad Thor's Summer 2018 Fiction Pick for THE TODAY SHOW!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY \u003cem\u003eElle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e • \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRefinery29\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e • \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePopSugar \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e• \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVerge\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor of \u003cem\u003eLA Times \u003c\/em\u003ePrize finalist \u003cem\u003eThe Cartographers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Book of M\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eis devastating and inventive as Shepherd examines the value of memory, packing in imaginative twists as she goes.” —\u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Eerie, dark, and compelling, [\u003cem\u003eThe Book of M\u003c\/em\u003e] will not disappoint lovers of \u003cem\u003eThe Passage \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eStation Eleven.\" —Booklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHAT WOULD YOU GIVE UP TO REMEMBER?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in a dangerous dystopian world, \u003cem\u003eThe Book of M\u003c\/em\u003e tells the captivating story of a group of ordinary people caught in an extraordinary catastrophe who risk everything to save the ones they love. It is a sweeping debut that illuminates the power that memories have not only on the heart, but on the world itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne afternoon at an outdoor market in India, a man’s shadow disappears—an occurrence science cannot explain. He is only the first. The phenomenon spreads like a plague, and while those afflicted gain a strange new power, it comes at a horrible price: the loss of all their memories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOry and his wife Max have escaped the Forgetting so far by hiding in an abandoned hotel deep in the woods. Their new life feels almost normal, until one day Max’s shadow disappears too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnowing that the more she forgets, the more dangerous she will become to Ory, Max runs away. But Ory refuses to give up what little time he has left with the love of his life. Desperate to find Max before her memory disappears completely, he follows her trail across a perilous, unrecognizable world, braving the threat of roaming bandits, the call to a new war being waged on the ruins of the capital, and the rise of a sinister cult that worships the shadowless.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs they journey, each searches for answers: for Ory, about love, about survival, about hope; and for Max, about a new force growing in the south that may hold the cure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike \u003cem\u003eThe Passage\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eStation Eleven\u003c\/em\u003e, this haunting, thought-provoking, and beautiful novel explores fundamental questions of memory, connection, and what it means to be human in a world turned upside down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon't miss the latest captivating novel by Peng Shepherd:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Cartographers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eOne afternoon at an outdoor market in india, a man’s shadow disappears—an occurrence that science cannot explain. He is only the first. The phenomenon spreads like a plague, and while those afflicted gain a strange new power, the magic comes at a horrible price: the loss of all their memories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo years later, Ory and his wife, Max, have escaped the Forgetting by hiding in an abandoned hotel deep in the woods outside Arlington, Virginia. Their new life feels almost normal, until their greatest fear happens to them, and Max’s shadow disappears too. Knowing that the more she forgets, the more dangerous she will become to the person most precious to her, Max runs away while Ory is out foraging for supplies—but he refuses to give up what little time they have left together. Desperate to find Max before her memory disappears completely, Ory follows her trail across a perilous, unrecognizable world, braving the threat of roaming bandits, the call to a new war being waged amid the ruins of the capital, and the rise of a sinister cult that worships the shadowless. On their separate journeys, each searches for answers: for Ory, about love, about survival, about hope; and for Max, about a mysterious new force growing in the south that may hold the cure.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Book of M\u003c\/em\u003e is exciting, imaginative, unique, and beautiful. Shepherd proves herself not just a writer to watch, but a writer to treasure.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDarin Strauss, bestselling author of Half a Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A beautiful and haunting story about the power of memory and the necessity of human connection, this book is a post-apocalyptic masterpiece and the one dystopian novel you really need to read this year.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Captivating . . . Like \u003cem\u003eThe Passage\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eStation Eleven\u003c\/em\u003e, this haunting, thought-provoking, and beautiful novel explores fundamental questions of memory, connection, and what it means to be human in a world turned upside down.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheMarySue.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Eerily magical . . . At the heart of the novel is a timeless question about the meaning of memory.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I love a good dystopian page-turner, and Peng Shepherd’s debut novel is the real deal. . . . Shepherd mixes in elements of multiple genres, like post-apocalyptic thriller and fantasy. But at its core, it’s a meditation on memories and personhood, as Shepherd asks which one defines the other.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It is an incredible concept, and she is a brilliant, brilliant new fiction writer. This is someone who you’re eventually going to have on this couch—she’s that good.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrad Thor, #1 New York Times bestselling author, on the Today show\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is an apocalyptic thriller with heart. . . . \u003cem\u003eThe Book of M \u003c\/em\u003eis devastating and inventive as Shepherd examines the value of memory, packing in imaginative twists as she goes.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“For fans of \u003cem\u003eStation Eleven\u003c\/em\u003e, this summer release will have you engulfed from beginning to end.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePopsugar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Shepherd’s] first novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Book of M\u003c\/em\u003e, tells the fantastic story of ordinary people caught up in a catastrophe in which people lose their shadows — and their memories.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePBS (Arizona)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Book of M\u003c\/em\u003e tells the captivating story of a group of ordinary people caught in an extraordinary catastrophe who risk everything to save the ones they love. It is a sweeping debut that illuminates the power that memories have not only on the heart, but on the world itself.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Nerd Daily\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Beautifully written, Peng Shepherd delivers an extraordinary story about love, hope, the unquenchable search for answers that may never come, and, ultimately, survival . . . The characters all have such depth to them that it’s impossible to not become invested in the story, which twists and turns often.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Real Book Spy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I was both disturbed and inspired by Max’s and Ory’s journey through apocalypses large and small. Peng Shepherd has written a prescient, dark fable for the now and for the soon-to-be. \u003cem\u003eThe Book of M\u003c\/em\u003e is our beautiful nightmare shadow.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Tremblay, award-winning author of A Head Full of Ghosts and The Cabin at the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Brilliant debut . . . \u003cem\u003eThe Book of M \u003c\/em\u003eis right up there with \u003cem\u003eStation Eleven\u003c\/em\u003e: achingly beautiful literary novels about a changed world.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRefinery29\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Outstanding and unforgettable . . .\u003cem\u003eThe Book of M\u003c\/em\u003e is a scary, surprising, sad and sentimental story that will be deeply felt by readers while capturing their imaginations and hearts.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage (Top Fiction Pick)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Reminiscent of books like Stephen King’s \u003cem\u003eThe Stand\u003c\/em\u003e, Emily St. John Mandel’s \u003cem\u003eStation Eleven\u003c\/em\u003e, and Michael Tolkin’s \u003cem\u003eNK3 . . . \u003c\/em\u003eshe keeps the journey interesting, makes us care about her characters, and invites us to think about how we are all the stuff of dreams.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Book of M\u003c\/em\u003e shines consistently, first in the sense of magical wonder that permeates each of its pages, and second, in the emotional depth that Shepherd is able to draw out of her characters... brutal and brilliant in equal measure.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Contemporary Clerk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In her debut novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Book of M\u003c\/em\u003e, Peng Shepherd has created a fantastical scenario where people not only lose their past but can also re-create the world any way they want . . . Shepherd’s tale pushes the post-apocalyptic story in a new and exciting direction, making readers ponder questions about reality, self-perception and relationships.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Prepare to fall in love with your own shadow. And to lose sleep. Shepherd is urgently good, and has written one of those books that makes you look up at two in the morning, to a world that’s new, newly scary, and freshly appreciated: what all the great stories do.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Lipsky, New York Times bestselling author of Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself and Absolutely American\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A beautifully written existential apocalypse, following everyday people on a search for love, memory and meaning across the richly realized and frighteningly familiar ruins of America.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher Brown, author of Tropic of Kansas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Sheperd’s debut is graceful and riveting, slowly peeling back layers of an intricately constructed and unsettling alternate future.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“First-time novelist Shepherd has crafted an engaging and twisty tale about memory’s impact on who or what we become. For aficionados of literary dystopian fiction such as Emily St. John Mandel’s\u003cem\u003e Station Eleven\u003c\/em\u003e or those who enjoy stories of cross-country travel.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Fans of \u003cem\u003eStation Eleven\u003c\/em\u003e, listen up!...This one is g-r-e-a-t.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Eerie, dark, and compelling, this will not disappoint lovers of \u003cem\u003eThe Passage \u003c\/em\u003e(2010) and \u003cem\u003eStation Eleven \u003c\/em\u003e(2014)\u003cem\u003e.”\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888907710693,"sku":"NP9780062669612","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062669612.jpg?v=1730230076","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-book-of-m-a-novel-isbn-9780062669612","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}