Wayward

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The sequel to Sunday Times bestselling author Chuck Wendig's apocalyptic literary masterpiece WANDERERS. 'Move over King, Chuck Wendig is the new voice of modern American horror' Adam Christopher __________________________________________________________________________ The thrilling sequel to the bestselling Wanderers, a 'career-defining epic that deserves its inevitable comparisons to Stephen King's The Stand'. (Publishers Weekly) Five years ago, they walked across America to a destination only they knew. The sleepwalkers, as the rest of the country named them, were followed by their shepherds- friends and family who gave up everything to protect them. They finally stopped in Ouray, a small town of Colorado that would become one of the last outposts of human civilisation. Because the sleepwalking epidemic was just the first in a chain of events that led to the end of the world - and the birth of a new one. The shepherds and the sleepwalkers, now awake, strive to rebuild the world that was taken from them. Among them are Benji, the scientist struggling through grief to lead; Marcy, the former police officer who just wants to protect those she loves; and Shana, the first to become a shepherd and whose bravery is sorely needed. But the people of Ouray are not the only survivors, and the world they're building is fragile. Cruelty builds under the leadership of self-proclaimed president Ed Creel, and in the very heart of Ouray itself is Black Swan, the A.I. who dreamt up the apocalypse. Against these threats, Benji, Marcy, Shana and the others have to find hope in each other. Because the only way to survive is together. PRAISE FOR WANDERERS- 'A suspenseful, twisty, satisfying, surprising, thought-provoking epic.' Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Run Away 'A true tour de force.' Erin Morgenstern, New York Times bestselling author of The Night Circus 'With Wanderers, Chuck Wendig levels up and when you consider the high level he was already writing at, that's saying something.' John Scalzi, New York Times bestselling author of Crucible

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"Chuck Wendig's Wayward proves that there's always more story to tell. If King had written a sequel to The Stand, it might look something like this monumental epic of a story. I don't think I'll get this book out of my head for a long time--maybe never."--James Rollins, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Kingdom of Bones

"As great as Wanderers was, Wayward is better: The best post-apocalyptic fiction combines grim extrapolation, great characters, and hope. Wendig nails it!"--Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author of Road of Bones

"Chuck Wendig has done it again. Salient, masterful, this is an author at the top of his game."--Adam Christopher, New York Times bestselling author of Empire State

"IMAX-scale bleeding-edge techno-horror from a writer with a freshly sharpened scalpel."--Kirkus Reviews

Praise for Wanderers

"This career-defining epic deserves its inevitable comparisons to Stephen King's The Stand."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A suspenseful, twisty, satisfying, surprising, thought-provoking epic."--Harlan Coben

"A true tour de force."--Erin Morgenstern

"A masterpiece with prose as sharp and heartbreaking as Station Eleven."--Peng Shepherd

"An inventive, fierce, uncompromising, stay-up-way-past-bedtime masterwork."--Paul Tremblay

"An American epic for these times."--Charles Soule

"Epic, electrifying, poignant--Wanderers is a tsunami of a novel."--Meg Gardiner

"A riveting examination of America--fiction that feels more real than reality itself."--Scott Sigler

"Beautiful and harrowing--and timely as hell in its depiction of a very real world on the edge of the abyss."--Richard Kadrey

"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

Author Bio

Chuck Wendig is the New York Times bestselling author of Wanderers, The Book of Accidents, Wayward, and more than two dozen other books for adults and young adults. A finalist for the Astounding Award and an alumnus of the Sundance Screenwriters Lab, he has also written for comics, games, film, and television. He's known for his popular blog, terribleminds, and books about writing such as Damn Fine Story. He lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, with his family.