{"product_id":"the-wayfinder-1","title":"The Wayfinder","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eThe Wayfinder\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eAdam Johnson\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780374619572\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eMCD\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2025\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e736\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of Ten Best Books of 2025 by \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed one of Ten Best Books of 2025 by \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Novel of 2025 by NPR and \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eNamed a Best Historical Novel of 2025 by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"A powerful and original epic . . . Deadly politics, tragic romance and dangerous sea journeys keep the drama at a spirited boil.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An epic of extraordinary abundance . . . modern and mythological . . . wondrous enough to endure.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An epic that feels less created than unearthed . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Wayfinder \u003c\/i\u003eis sui generis--a tapestry of South Pacific myth, archetypal quest, political allegory, environmental jeremiad and feminist revision that feels both ancient and impossibly relevant.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTalking corpses, poetic parrots, and a fan that wafts the breath of life--this is the world young Kōrero finds herself thrust into when a mysterious visitor lands on her island, a place so remote its inhabitants have forgotten the word for \u003ci\u003estranger\u003c\/i\u003e. Her people are desperate and on the brink of starvation, and the wayward stranger offers them an impossible choice: they can remain in the only home they've ever known and await the uncertainty to come, or Kōrero can join him and venture into unfamiliar waters, guided by only the night sky and his assurance of a bountiful future in the Kingdom of Tonga. What Kōrero and her people don't know is that the promised refuge is no utopia--instead, Tonga is an empire at war and on the verge of collapse, a place where brains are regularly liberated from skulls and souls get trapped in coconuts with some frequency. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe perils of Tonga are compounded by a royal feud: loyalties are shifting, graves are being opened, and everyone lives in fear of a jellyfish tattoo. Here, survival can rest on a perfectly performed dance or the acceptance of a cup of kava. Together, the stranger and Kōrero embark upon an epic voyage--one that will deliver them either to salvation or to the depths of the Pacific. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvoking the grandeur of \u003ci\u003eWolf Hall\u003c\/i\u003e and the splendor of \u003ci\u003eShōgun\u003c\/i\u003e, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Adam Johnson conjures oral history, restores the natural world, and locates what's best in humanity. Toweringly ambitious and breathtakingly immersive, \u003ci\u003eThe Wayfinder\u003c\/i\u003e is an instant, timeless classic.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"MCD","offers":[{"title":"The Wayfinder | Adam Johnson | Hardcover | 9780374619572 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks R 1759008","offer_id":49192323907736,"sku":"1759008","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/91dyUM3A30L_90cea637-51a5-4f19-8bde-e9982b8c45e7.jpg?v=1780517339","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/the-wayfinder-1","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}