Pre-order Releases Nov 17, 2026
About the book
The Sleeper
Librarian Maya is traveling home from Edinburgh to London when her sleeper train is struck by lightning. She wakes the next morning in a version of London she doesn’t recognize.
Not only is a stranger living in her apartment, but her husband Arthur has disappeared. Worse, in this reality, the Berlin Wall never fell, the Cold War never ended, and Britain is an authoritarian Soviet state. Maya’s parents did not kiss by the falling Berlin wall while on their gap year travels, and so Maya was never born.
Confused, alone, and with nowhere to go, Maya stumbles across the resistance movement, in which librarians like her play a key part. Sent undercover into the heart of government, Maya must navigate this terrifying world while desperately trying to find the people she loves—and a way home.
Featuring Holly Seddon’s signature “propulsive and thought-provoking” (Mark Edwards, author of The Wasp Trap), The Sleeper is a unputdownable and utterly unique thriller that will keep you guessing until the final page.
The book, The Sleeper: A Novel [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9781668087725 in Hardcover by Holly Seddon may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.
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Details
- Publisher
- Atria/Emily Bestler Books
- Author
- Holly Seddon
- Format
- Hardcover
- Release date
- Nov 17, 2026
- ISBN-13
- 9781668087725
- ISBN-10
- 1668087723
- Pages
- 336
- Carton quantity
- 20 copies
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The Sleeper in bulk: pricing
Volume pricing applies automatically in your cart. No codes, no account needed.
| Copies | Price per copy | You save |
|---|---|---|
| 25 – 99 | $17.11 | 41% off list |
| 100 – 249 | $16.24 | 44% off list |
| 250 – 499 | $15.37 | 47% off list |
| 500 – 999 | $14.79 | 49% off list |
| 1,000+ | $14.21 | 51% off list |
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