This group also seem to tap into the vein of Americans make the news lately. From over-the-top religious types and white-supremacists to NRA gun nuts - all of which seem to make up a large part of Trumps followers (there is even a presidential candidate with parallels to the current President). Thankfully there are a few more 'sensible' (or centerist) people - such as the teenager Shana (accompanied in a rickety old UV by her Dad), who is thrust right into the middle of this maelstrom when her sister becomes the first 'wanderer' and Shana becomes the first 'Shepherd'. The characters in Wanderers are no exception. Wendig writes characters that are relate-able, realistic (often fatalistic) and full of life. The lack of any pattern and obvious cause is even more concerning - as are the growing crowds of 'wanderers' that despite no observable method of communication, manage to flock together on their mystery journey.įiguring out just whats going on forms the basis of Chuck Wendig's new novel, Wanderers. A virus that seems to strike at random, causing the infected to become catatonic but wonder along seemingly oblivious as a collective herd sounds like an uncomfortable way to go.

From huge extra terrestrial rocks hurtling through space or climate change making our world uninhabitable to Trump pressing the wrong button at the wrong time. There seem to be a worryingly large number of ways we, as a species, could become extinct.

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