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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 • The Guardian • Publishers Weekly • Nominated for the 2020 Stoker Award
A decadent rock star. A deeply religious radio host. A disgraced scientist. And a teenage girl who may be the world’s last hope. From the mind of Chuck Wendig comes an astonishing tapestry of humanity that Harlan Coben calls ‘a suspenseful, twisty, satisfying, surprising, thought-provoking epic.’
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 unraveling the mystery behind the epidemic. The terrifying secret will either tear the nation apart—or bring the survivors together to remake a shattered world.
‘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, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Run Away
‘A magnum opus that grapples with culture, science, faith, and our collective anxiety while delivering an epic equal to Steven King’s The Stand . . . a story about survival that’s not just about you and me, but all of us, together.’ —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"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 The Consuming Fire
Genre: Science Fiction
A decadent rock star. A deeply religious radio host. A disgraced scientist. And a teenage girl who may be the world’s last hope. From the mind of Chuck Wendig comes an astonishing tapestry of humanity that Harlan Coben calls ‘a suspenseful, twisty, satisfying, surprising, thought-provoking epic.’
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 unraveling the mystery behind the epidemic. The terrifying secret will either tear the nation apart—or bring the survivors together to remake a shattered world.
‘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, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Run Away
‘A magnum opus that grapples with culture, science, faith, and our collective anxiety while delivering an epic equal to Steven King’s The Stand . . . a story about survival that’s not just about you and me, but all of us, together.’ —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"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 The Consuming Fire
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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