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Wayward

Wanderers, Book 2

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By: Chuck Wendig
Narrated by: Xe Sands, Dominic Hoffman
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They sleepwalked through an apocalypse; now they have to rebuild.

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.

©2022 Chuck Wendig (P)2022 Penguin Audio
Dystopian Fiction Horror Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Scary
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Critic reviews

"The thrilling sequel to the bestselling Wanderers, a 'career-defining epic [that] deserves its inevitable comparisons to Stephen King's The Stand." (Publishers Weekly)

"Move over King, Chuck Wendig is the new voice of modern American horror." (Adam Christopher)

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A marathon listen

It’s a great final to a book a marathon listen but well put together a bit predictable but the world created has depth shown through each character.

I also appreciate the marathon size book makes me want to spend my credit knowing the writer is all in! It shows respect for the reader.. for those of you that think it’s too long take a brake and listen to something else and come back to it..

Well narrated and produced well done all around

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Great narration of a fantastic story.

A book about a post-pandemic world, written during an actual ‘f…ing’ pandemic! This is speculative fiction at its best (perhaps only Margaret Atwood’s ‘Maddaddam’ trilogy might do it better). Chuck Wendig takes a searing look at all aspects of society affecting the world, not to predict the future but to ask all the ‘what if…’ questions he can fit in one book (this in ‘The Wanderers’ the first in this two parter) and give some of the answers here - ‘Wayward’.
It is remarkable, especially to listen to the circumstances in which he wrote the book amid the effect of an actual ‘f…ing’ pandemic as he says in his afterword.
It is ironic, it is emotional, it is sarcastic, it is compelling and is a fantastic finale to what he began in ‘The Wanderers’.
Terrific imagination, immersive prose. Highly recommended.

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killer sequel

now the cold Turkey begins. I need stasis to avoid post listen emptiness. Chuck Wendig MF Rock God of the book world, thank you

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Disappointing

Wanderers is great. This, unfortunately, never really gets going and has none of the energy of the first book.

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