But the Graves family has a secret weapon in this battle: their love for one another. This dark magic puts them at the heart of a battle of good versus evil and a fight for the soul of the family-and perhaps for all of the world. He meets a strange boy who becomes his best friend, a boy with secrets of his own and a taste for dark magic. A sequel, Wayward, was published in 2022. The novel focuses on a group of people whose lives are impacted after multiple individuals begin making a zombie-esque trek across the United States. Now, Nate and Maddie Graves are married, and they have moved back to their hometown with their son, Oliver.Īnd now what happened long ago is happening again…and it is happening to Oliver. Wanderers is a 2019 novel by American author Chuck Wendig. Long ago, something sinister, something hungry, walked in the tunnels and the mountains and the coal mines of their hometown in rural Pennsylvania. Long ago, Maddie was a little girl making dolls in her bedroom when she saw something she shouldn’t have-and is trying to remember that lost trauma by making haunting sculptures. Long ago, Maddie was a little girl making dolls in her bedroom when she saw something she shouldn’t haveand is trying to remember that lost trauma by making haunting sculptures. 'Move over King, Chuck Wendig is the new voice of modern American horror' Adam Christopher 'A rich, rewarding tale' The Guardian A family returns to their hometown - and to the dark past that haunts them still - in this masterpiece of literary horror by the New York Times bestselling author of Wanderers When Nate's father dies, he leaves behind a final gift for his son: his childhood home.

Long ago, Nathan lived in a house in the country with his abusive father-and has never told his family what happened there. : Long ago, Nathan lived in a house in the country with his abusive fatherand has never told his family what happened there. The guy can write science fiction, dark supernatural thrillers, and post-apocalyptic fiction, all of it breathtakingly good. A new masterpiece of literary horror by the New York Times bestselling author of Wanderers about a family returning to their hometown-and to the dark past that haunts them still

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