The Second Sleep

A novel

By Robert D Harris | Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

About the book

From the internationally best-selling author of Fatherland and the Cicero Trilogy--a chilling and dark new thriller unlike anything Robert Harris has done before.

1468. A young priest, Christopher Fairfax, arrives in a remote Exmoor village to conduct the funeral of his predecessor. The land around is strewn with ancient artefacts--coins, fragments of glass, human bones--which the old parson used to collect. Did his obsession with the past lead to his death?
     Fairfax becomes determined to discover the truth. Over the course of the next six days, everything he believes--about himself, his faith, and the history of his world--will be tested to destruction.

Editions of The Second Sleep

Hardcover
ISBN 9780525656692
Paperback
ISBN 9780735275157
Paperback
ISBN 9780525567080
Paperback
ISBN 9780593168127
Paperback
ISBN 9780735275133
EBook
ISBN 9780735275140
EBook
ISBN 9780525656708
AudioStreaming
ISBN 9780735275164
AudioStreaming
ISBN 9780735279162
AudioStreaming
ISBN 9780593154946
AudioStreaming
ISBN 9780593154953
AudioDisc
ISBN 9780593154939

Read an Excerpt

From the internationally best-selling author of Fatherland and the Cicero Trilogy--a chilling and dark new thriller unlike anything Robert Harris has done before.

1468. A young priest, Christopher Fairfax, arrives in a remote Exmoor village to conduct the funeral of his predecessor. The land around is strewn with ancient artefacts--coins, fragments of glass, human bones--which the old parson used to collect. Did his obsession with the past lead to his death?
     Fairfax becomes determined to discover the truth. Over the course of the next six days, everything he believes--about himself, his faith, and the history of his world--will be tested to destruction.

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What is The Second Sleep about?

From the internationally best-selling author of Fatherland and the Cicero Trilogy--a chilling and dark new thriller unlike anything Robert Harris has done before.

1468. A young priest, Christopher Fairfax, arrives in a remote Exmoor village to conduct the funeral of his predecessor. The land around is strewn with ancient artefacts--coins, fragments of glass, human bones--which the old parson used to collect. Did his obsession with the past lead to his death?
     Fairfax becomes determined to discover the truth. Over the course of the next six days, everything he believes--about himself, his faith, and the history of his world--will be tested to destruction.

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Second Sleep?

Fiction > Thriller / suspense fiction

Where can I read a sample of The Second Sleep?

You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780525656692

Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Second Sleep?

Robert D Harris

Who is the Publisher of the book The Second Sleep?

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?

The Second Sleep is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780525656692) and paperback(ISBN 9780735275157) and paperback(ISBN 9780525567080) and paperback(ISBN 9780593168127) and paperback(ISBN 9780735275133) and ebook(ISBN 9780735275140) and ebook(ISBN 9780525656708) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780735275164) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780735279162) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780593154946) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780593154953) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780593154939)

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