Wayward

<p><b>'Move over King, Chuck Wendig is the new voice of modern American horror' </b>Adam Christopher<br><b>__________________________________________________________________________</b><br><br><b>The thrilling sequel to the bestselling <i>Wanderers</i>, a 'career-defining epic [that] deserves its inevitable comparisons to Stephen King's <i>The Stand</i>'. (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>)</b><br><br>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.<br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>Against these threats, Benji, Marcy, Shana and the others have to find hope in each other. Because the only way to survive is together.<br><br><b>PRAISE FOR WANDERERS:</b><br><br>'A suspenseful, twisty, satisfying, surprising, thought-provoking epic.' <b>Harlan Coben, #1<i> New York Times </i>bestselling author of<i> Run Away</i></b><br><br>'A true tour de force.' <b>Erin Morgenstern, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Night Circus</i></b><br><br>'With <i>Wanderers</i>, Chuck Wendig levels up and when you consider the high level he was already writing at, that's saying something.' <b>John Scalzi, <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author of <i>Crucible</i></b></p>