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2020 Dragon Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee)
2020 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee)
2019 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Novel (nominee)
* NAMED ONE OF THE 'BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR' BY THE WASHINGTON POST, NPR, THE GUARDIAN, KIRKUS REVIEWS, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, LIBRARY JOURNAL AND POLYGON *
'Societal and climate change with a satisfying SF twist' - GUARDIAN
'An outstanding story about the human spirit in times of turmoil' - NPR
'A journey readers won't soon forget' - NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS
'I forgot to eat. Twice. It's that good' - REACTOR
A DECADENT ROCK STAR. A DEEPLY RELIGIOUS RADIO HOST. A DISGRACED SCIENTIST. AND A TEENAGE GIRL WHO MAY BE THE WORLD'S LAST HOPE.
Shana wakes up one morning to discover her little sister in the grip of a strange malady. She appears to be sleepwalking. She cannot talk and cannot be woken up. And she is heading with inexorable determination to a destination that only she knows. But Shana and her sister are not alone. Soon they are joined by a flock of sleepwalkers from across America, on the same mysterious journey. And, like Shana, there are other 'shepherds' who follow the flock to protect their friends and family on the long dark road ahead.
For on their journey, they will discover an America convulsed with terror and violence, where this apocalyptic epidemic proves less dangerous than the fear of it. As the rest of society collapses all around them - and an ultraviolent militia threatens to exterminate them - the fate of the sleepwalkers depends on unravelling the mystery behind the epidemic. The terrifying secret will either tear the nation apart - or bring the survivors together to remake a shattered world.
Genre: Science Fiction
'Societal and climate change with a satisfying SF twist' - GUARDIAN
'An outstanding story about the human spirit in times of turmoil' - NPR
'A journey readers won't soon forget' - NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS
'I forgot to eat. Twice. It's that good' - REACTOR
A DECADENT ROCK STAR. A DEEPLY RELIGIOUS RADIO HOST. A DISGRACED SCIENTIST. AND A TEENAGE GIRL WHO MAY BE THE WORLD'S LAST HOPE.
Shana wakes up one morning to discover her little sister in the grip of a strange malady. She appears to be sleepwalking. She cannot talk and cannot be woken up. And she is heading with inexorable determination to a destination that only she knows. But Shana and her sister are not alone. Soon they are joined by a flock of sleepwalkers from across America, on the same mysterious journey. And, like Shana, there are other 'shepherds' who follow the flock to protect their friends and family on the long dark road ahead.
For on their journey, they will discover an America convulsed with terror and violence, where this apocalyptic epidemic proves less dangerous than the fear of it. As the rest of society collapses all around them - and an ultraviolent militia threatens to exterminate them - the fate of the sleepwalkers depends on unravelling the mystery behind the epidemic. The terrifying secret will either tear the nation apart - or bring the survivors together to remake a shattered world.
Genre: Science Fiction
Praise for this book
"A defining moment in speculative fiction." - Adam Christopher
"If you ever wanted to know what America's soul might look like, here’s its biography." - Rin Chupeco
"A brilliant, Hollywood-blockbuster of a novel." - Peter Clines
"Wanderers is wonderful—a suspenseful, twisty, satisfying, surprising, thought-provoking epic of a novel. Chuck Wendig has taken his considerable talents to the next level. Dig in." - Harlan Coben
"Trust me: You're not ready for this book." - Delilah S Dawson
"A tsunami of a novel." - Meg Gardiner
"A harrowing portrait of an unraveling America . . . terrifyingly prophetic." - Christopher Golden
"Utterly brilliant and frighteningly plausible." - Kat Howard
"Beautiful and harrowing—and timely as hell." - Richard Kadrey
"A riveting examination of America." - Scott Sigler
"Wanderers is amazing—huge, current, both broad and intensely personal, blending the contemplative apocalypse of Station Eleven with the compulsive readability of the best thrillers." - Django Wexler
"An astounding adventure." - Fran Wilde
"If you ever wanted to know what America's soul might look like, here’s its biography." - Rin Chupeco
"A brilliant, Hollywood-blockbuster of a novel." - Peter Clines
"Wanderers is wonderful—a suspenseful, twisty, satisfying, surprising, thought-provoking epic of a novel. Chuck Wendig has taken his considerable talents to the next level. Dig in." - Harlan Coben
"Trust me: You're not ready for this book." - Delilah S Dawson
"A tsunami of a novel." - Meg Gardiner
"A harrowing portrait of an unraveling America . . . terrifyingly prophetic." - Christopher Golden
"Utterly brilliant and frighteningly plausible." - Kat Howard
"Beautiful and harrowing—and timely as hell." - Richard Kadrey
"A riveting examination of America." - Scott Sigler
"Wanderers is amazing—huge, current, both broad and intensely personal, blending the contemplative apocalypse of Station Eleven with the compulsive readability of the best thrillers." - Django Wexler
"An astounding adventure." - Fran Wilde
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