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The Elsewhere Express

A lost soul, a magical train and a search for where she belongs.
Reading guide
The Elsewhere Express is presented as a single standalone novel, so there is no order to follow. Simply begin at the first page and follow Raya's journey aboard the train.
Raya, a young woman without a dream of her own, wakes on the Elsewhere Express after her thoughts wander too far on a subway ride home. She must find her compartment before time runs out, and she teams up with the artist Q as they explore the train's strange carriages. A mysterious stowaway then brings a dark magic that threatens the whole train, and Raya moves closer to discovering her life's true purpose.

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The Elsewhere Express is a wistful, Ghibli-esque fantasy by Samantha Sotto Yambao, the Sunday Times bestselling author of Water Moon. Raya has been drifting through life without a dream of her own until one night on the subway home her thoughts wander too far, and she wakes aboard the Elsewhere Express. The train offers its passengers purpose, peace and belonging, but only if Raya can find her own compartment before time runs out.

On board she meets Q, an intriguing artist, and together they make their way through a boarding car carpeted in meadow grass and a dining carriage where passengers picnic on lilypads. A mysterious stowaway brings a dark magic that threatens the whole train, and the story explores grief, loneliness and the search for where you belong. It is a gentle, hopeful fantasy for anyone who has ever felt a little lost.

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