I did a few of these posts years ago, when I wanted something like a Waiting on Wednesday post, but for books that had already been released (and usually already on my physical or virtual bookshelves). I found the TBR Thursday meme at Book Blather and realized it was just what I was going for.
Today’s pick is a book that came out fairly recently: Wanderers by Chuck Wendig.
A decadent rock star. A deeply religious radio host. A disgraced scientist. And a teenage girl who may be the world’s last hope. In the tradition of The Stand and Station Eleven comes a gripping saga that weaves an epic tapestry of humanity into an astonishing tale of survival.
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 are 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 βshepherdsβ 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 themβand an ultraviolent militia threatens to exterminate themβthe fate of the sleepwalkers depends on unraveling the mystery behind the epidemic. The terrifying secret will either tear the nation apartβor bring the survivors together to remake a shattered world.
I own a couple of Chuck Wendig’s other books but haven’t read them yet, but I think this will be the first one of his that I have to read. I’ve heard nothing but very good things about it and I’m so intrigued by that premise.
It’s a chonky book (I have the hardcover and it’s nearly 800 pages!), so it may take me a while, but I really want to read this one before the end of the summer.
